October 15, 2009
Source : http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_442405.html
Martin Huang carried out the unorthodox procedure on patients
PROMINENT plastic surgeon Martin Huang has been fined and censured by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) for performing an unorthodox procedure on patients.
He had injected animal foetal cells into the patients, purportedly to slow their ageing and to rejuvenate them. This procedure is generally not [...]
August 25, 2009
Source : http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Tech%2Band%2BScience/Story/STIStory_421031.html
WASHINGTON – US HEALTH officials are reviewing reports of liver injury in people who took Roche Holding AG’s weight loss drug Xenical or the over-the-counter version sold by GlaxoSmithKline.
30 liver injury cases involved 120mg doses of Xenical
THE FDA said 30 of the liver injury cases occurred outside the United States and [...]
August 6, 2009
It is interesting to learn that when ask to choose between $10,000 over permanent weight loss of 5kg, 72 percent of Singaporean chose money over weight loss. Following is the report:
Aug 6, 2009
Source : http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_413260.html
Lose 5 kg or gain $10,000?
Asked to choose between $10,000 and a permanent weight loss of 5kg, 72 per cent of [...]
February 1, 2009
It looks like a pretty good offer.
A new nose for only $350. Double eyelid surgery at just a little over $250.
These are the prices for plastic surgery done in a clinic in Hat Yai, Thailand.
Compare these to the cost of cosmetic surgical fixes in Singapore, which is at least 10 times more. Nose surgery, for [...]
December 23, 2008
WASHINGTON – THE US government warned prospective dieters on Monday to avoid close to 30 weight-loss products that contain unlisted and possibly dangerous ingredients.
The pills are advertised as ‘natural’ fat busters and have intriguing names like Imelda Perfect Slim and Zhen de Shou. Some suggest they are innovative ‘herbal’ remedies from Asia.
The Food and Drug [...]
