By Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia |
SINGAPORE: It was recently announced that the Health Ministry is working on a pilot scheme with nursing homes to implement palliative care.
But are nursing homes, many of which are run by the voluntary welfare organisations, ready to take this on? Most of Singapore’s 59 nursing homes rely on volunteer doctors.
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Ovarian Awareness of Kentucky is presenting its “2008 Lunch & Learns” this month. The free programs promote awareness of ovarian cancer. Lunches are from noon to 1 p.m., except where noted. The schedule is:
Baptist Hospital East, 4000 Kresge Way, second floor, private dining rooms 1 and 2.
Southwest Regional Library, 10375 Dixie Highway.
Sept. 30, 6 p.m.:
The Cancer Center of Indiana, 2210 Green Valley Road, New Albany.
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Can’t think of a gift for your fitness buff? That is sooooo easy. Let’s brainstorm:
Countless runners brave low temperatures to get their daily workouts in. Brooks Running offers two products that keep fingers warm even when it’s snowing or sleeting. The Wanganui Cabrio Mitten ($28) features a fingerless fleece glove with a fold-over fleece mitten; and the Paradox Mitten ($38) marries a fleece mitten with a removable wind/water-resistant shell.
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