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While battle ropes have long been popular with elite athletes, they are also an excellent tool for beginners who want to build strength and cardiovascular health without being too hard on their bodies.

To level up your strength-training workout, embrace the battle rope

NEW YORK — Maybe you’ve seen them at the gym — heavy coils of rope anchored at the middle to a post or the floor. They may look like they were brought up from a dungeon or off the deck of a boat, but they’re called “battle ropes” — and they’re an effective and safe tool for strength training.

27/11/2022

Though people mainly associate panic attacks with the mind, they’re actually constellations of symptoms, both physical and cognitive.

The anatomy of a panic attack

27/11/2022

Beyond making tough moments a little easier, cultivating levity is good for your health.

When everything is heavy, a touch of humour can help

26/11/2022

The author believes that if employers would make an effort to get to know their domestic workers instead of threatening to confiscate their phones all the time, and not allowing them to communicate with their family and children back home, the days would be easier.

Commentary: Domestic helpers who are single mothers like me struggle with separation from children — more employers' empathy would help greatly

By Bhing Navato

25/11/2022

Illustration of a group of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria.

Bacterial infections the 'second leading cause of death worldwide'

22/11/2022

Ms Colette Dong, co-founder of a New York bouncing studio called The Ness, does a trampoline workout at the studio on Oct 27, 2022.

Bouncing your way to better health

20/11/2022

Type 2 diabetes remission is possible. A 33-year-old Singaporean did it by losing 8kg and more

By Eveline Gan

19/11/2022

Three travellers confirmed to have measles after flight from Singapore to Australia

18/11/2022

Innovative diabetes online platform boosts awareness of insulin therapy

By Brand Studio

17/11/2022

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Rowing is a total body workout that targets the muscles in your legs, back, core and arms.

A beginner’s guide to the rowing machine

13/11/2022

People frequently confuse prebiotics with probiotics — the live microorganisms found in foods like kimchi and some yogurts as well as in supplements that are intended to benefit health.

Are prebiotics important for gut health?

13/11/2022

Can’t sleep? Try sticking your head in the freezer.

Can’t sleep? Try sticking your head in the freezer.

13/11/2022

The latest hotly debated issue in dentistry centers on this question: Is it better to brush before, or after, breakfast?

Is it better to brush your teeth before breakfast or after?

12/11/2022

One scoop of white creatine monohydrate powder is seen in this file photo.

Creatine won’t magically give you abs. Here’s what it might do

12/11/2022

People in the study with repeat infections were more than three times more likely to develop lung problems, three times more likely to suffer heart conditions and 60 per cent more likely to experience neurological disorders than patients who had been infected only once.

Repeat Covid-19 is riskier than first infection, study finds

11/11/2022

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Self-testing offers people options to learn their status before or after a possible exposure, after large events or while travelling, says the author.

Commentary: Here’s one positive from Covid-19 — it could give a boost to HIV self-testing in Singapore

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives in ways too numerous to count. But not every effect has been a bad one.

By Asok Kurup , Andrew Chidgey

09/11/2022

In many cultures, ginger is one of the first things people reach for when faced with a sore throat. It’s often steeped in boiling water along with other herbs to make soothing teas.

Zinc? Honey? Ginger? What actually helps when you have a cold or the flu?

06/11/2022

Image provided by Blue Cube, showing a Blue Cube cold-plunge pool. Cold-plunge enthusiasts are spending big on home tubs and spa classes.

The S$7,000 ice bath

06/11/2022

The best way to navigate a surgery recommendation is to ask a lot of questions.

Facing surgery? Here’s how to prepare

06/11/2022

While social media can help people feel less alone, using it to evaluate symptoms has several downsides.

Teens turn to TikTok in search of a mental health diagnosis

05/11/2022

UK researchers cure man who had Covid-19 for 411 days

04/11/2022

Indonesia revokes firms' fever syrup licences amid probe into 150 deaths

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How to boost your immune system during cold and flu season

29/10/2022

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NurAaliyah Syakirah (pictured), 18, said that a diagnosis of her chronic pain had stopped her from spiralling into self-doubt and unhelpful thoughts that impede recovery.

Chronic pain in children, teenagers poorly understood and needs to be taken seriously

By Eveline Gan

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A health worker gets a swab sample from a child to be tested for Covid-19 coronavirus at a nucleic acid testing station in Beijing on Sept 24, 2022.

Chinese cities double down on zero-Covid as outbreaks widen

27/10/2022

Increased shedding after illness is not unusual. The good news is that it’s most likely temporary.

What to do if you’re experiencing hair loss after Covid-19

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Indonesia says child deaths from acute kidney injury rise to 133

Indonesia says child deaths from acute kidney injury rise to 133

21/10/2022

An easy litmus test for this is whether or not we wake up before our alarm goes off in the morning — if we don’t, we’re probably underslept, says the author.

Commentary: Here's a question to sleep on — how are some people able to get by with little sleep?

By Jemima Kelly

21/10/2022

Dr Cleo Chiong (pictured), 29, a family physician and registrar at St Luke’s Hospital, gives some insights into how to interact with and care for dementia patients.

6 things you need to know if your loved one has dementia

By Eveline Gan

15/10/2022

Time of eating is intrinsically linked to the circadian rhythm in humans, as we normally sleep when it’s dark out and eat when it’s daylight, says the author.

Commentary: Late-night eating may cause greater weight gain — new research points to why

13/10/2022

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung (right) receiving the Moderna-Spikevax bivalent Covid-19 vaccine from Dr Ong Guan Hong, medical director of Pancare Medical, on Oct 11, 2022.

MOH brings forward rollout of Covid-19 bivalent vaccine amid 'very fast' rise in cases of new Omicron variant

By Charlene Goh

11/10/2022

Forever chemicals were used in the manufacture of non-stick pans.

Commentary: 'Forever chemicals’ are in your pans, carpets and cosmetics — here’s how to protect yourself from them

By Joanne Roberts

11/10/2022

The Big Read in short: Are S'poreans eating healthily enough?

The Big Read in short: Are S'poreans eating healthily enough?

By Charlene Goh, Taufiq Zalizan

08/10/2022

In the largest study to incorporate activity tracker data, picking up the pace paid dividends for long-term health.

Hasten your walk for better health

08/10/2022

The latest nutrition survey in 2018 by the Health Promotion Board (HPB) found that despite an improvement in Singaporeans’ diet quality, high amounts of salt and sugar intake still remain a problem.

The Big Read: As health consciousness rises, can a nation of foodies live with less sugar, salt and all things nice?

By Charlene Goh, Taufiq Zalizan

08/10/2022