Please be advised that with effect from 1 Feb 2009, our new consultation hours are:
Mon - Fri: 8.30am to 1pm, 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Sat: 8.30am to 12.30pm
Sun: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Clinic Operating Times over Chinese New Year
We wish all our Chinese patients a very Happy and Prosperous year of the OX!
Please note that our clinic will be closed on New Year's Eve (25th Jan) till Tuesday (27th Jan). We will resume operations on 28 Jan.
May you all be in good health and remember not to eat too much Bak Kwa and pineapple tarts or I will have to see you after CNY for sorethroat!
Please note that our clinic will be closed on New Year's Eve (25th Jan) till Tuesday (27th Jan). We will resume operations on 28 Jan.
May you all be in good health and remember not to eat too much Bak Kwa and pineapple tarts or I will have to see you after CNY for sorethroat!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Vaccinations save Lives! So why are patients still so resistant?
I took my daughter to the playground last week and unfortunately Megan fell and hit her nose which started bleeding. Along came this very nice lady in her seventies who offered to help. She ran to the nearest house and got some ice and tissue paper for me and managed to comfort my little girl who was a little shocked from ordeal.
As she was comforting her, she recalled that her own daughter was as tiny as Megan was when she was in Primary 1. Of course, that daughter is now in her forties and living overseas. She came across as a really nice grandmotherly type person, so I asked how many grandkids she had. Regretfully she told me, she didn't have any. Then she went on to say that she had a son who died from chickenpox 10 years ago at the age of 36. He had caught the virus from his wife, but unfortunately for him, the chickenpox virus affected his lungs and he died from pneumonitis.
I felt saddened that such a thing could happened to such a nice lady. She told me her husband is still angry till this day and would still reminesce about the times he had with his son.
Nowadays, there is a chickenpox vaccine available, but a lot of parents are still hesitant to give their children the vaccination. The most common reason given is that they feel that chickenpox is every child's rite of passage. They themselves got chickenpox as a child, so they feel their kids should also go throught the same ordeal.
Just recently, I was also saddened to hear about the death of a 30 year old lady from Cervical Cancer. Her story can be found here. I do not know the details of her condition and it is not common for Cervical Cancer to affect such a young person so her situation may be an exception rather than the norm. However, for the general population, MOH has given the guidelines that sexually active ladies should have their Pap Smears done every 3 years so that Cervical Cancer can be detected early. And now there is also a vaccination that can prevent the girls from getting infected with the virus that can lead to Cervical Cancer. So again, this is another tragedy that could have been prevented with a vaccination.
But perhaps it is the elderly which are most often neglected when it comes to vaccinations. We all know that Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in the aged. This is why MOH recommends the elderly to be vaccinated with the Pneumoccal vaccine every 5 years and the influenza vaccine yearly. But the problem is that the elderly are often ignorant of this. And even if they do know about it, a lot of them do not wish to burden their kids for the extra cost of the vaccines. It really is a case of "Penny wise, Pound Foolish".
I guess some might say that life is unpredictable and that if it is your time to go, there is nothing you can do to stop it. That might be true, but for our dear granny at the playground, a simple chickenpox vaccination might just have nudged fate a little more to her side.
So the bottomline is this: Vaccinations saves lives, so make sure you and your family are up to date on all the available vaccines.
As she was comforting her, she recalled that her own daughter was as tiny as Megan was when she was in Primary 1. Of course, that daughter is now in her forties and living overseas. She came across as a really nice grandmotherly type person, so I asked how many grandkids she had. Regretfully she told me, she didn't have any. Then she went on to say that she had a son who died from chickenpox 10 years ago at the age of 36. He had caught the virus from his wife, but unfortunately for him, the chickenpox virus affected his lungs and he died from pneumonitis.
I felt saddened that such a thing could happened to such a nice lady. She told me her husband is still angry till this day and would still reminesce about the times he had with his son.
Nowadays, there is a chickenpox vaccine available, but a lot of parents are still hesitant to give their children the vaccination. The most common reason given is that they feel that chickenpox is every child's rite of passage. They themselves got chickenpox as a child, so they feel their kids should also go throught the same ordeal.
Just recently, I was also saddened to hear about the death of a 30 year old lady from Cervical Cancer. Her story can be found here. I do not know the details of her condition and it is not common for Cervical Cancer to affect such a young person so her situation may be an exception rather than the norm. However, for the general population, MOH has given the guidelines that sexually active ladies should have their Pap Smears done every 3 years so that Cervical Cancer can be detected early. And now there is also a vaccination that can prevent the girls from getting infected with the virus that can lead to Cervical Cancer. So again, this is another tragedy that could have been prevented with a vaccination.
But perhaps it is the elderly which are most often neglected when it comes to vaccinations. We all know that Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in the aged. This is why MOH recommends the elderly to be vaccinated with the Pneumoccal vaccine every 5 years and the influenza vaccine yearly. But the problem is that the elderly are often ignorant of this. And even if they do know about it, a lot of them do not wish to burden their kids for the extra cost of the vaccines. It really is a case of "Penny wise, Pound Foolish".
I guess some might say that life is unpredictable and that if it is your time to go, there is nothing you can do to stop it. That might be true, but for our dear granny at the playground, a simple chickenpox vaccination might just have nudged fate a little more to her side.
So the bottomline is this: Vaccinations saves lives, so make sure you and your family are up to date on all the available vaccines.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Cervical Cancer Vaccine
Who says prices keep going up and never come down?
We are happy to announce that the price of HPV vaccine which was $200 is now $148 and if you buy the total package for the 3 vaccines upfront, it now costs only $420 nett.
For patients who have already paid for the package previously, you will be reimbursed in the form of a credit note from us.
This is indeed good news as it now costs much less to have yourself and your loved ones protected against Cervical Cancer.
For more information please click here.
Please check our latest blog post for the latest promotion price.
We are happy to announce that the price of HPV vaccine which was $200 is now $148 and if you buy the total package for the 3 vaccines upfront, it now costs only $420 nett.
For patients who have already paid for the package previously, you will be reimbursed in the form of a credit note from us.
This is indeed good news as it now costs much less to have yourself and your loved ones protected against Cervical Cancer.
For more information please click here.
Please check our latest blog post for the latest promotion price.
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