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Mum: I refuse to let myself feel the pain as long as son is here
She gave up her job to look after son full-time. -TNP - The New Paper


Muscular dystrophy has no known cure
Other people with the disease include actor Chew Chor Meng and swimmer, Pin Xiu. -TNP 		I don't want to stay home and wait for death
Youth with terminal illness turns street peddler. -TNP
Fann Wong down with H1N1
It is not known whether she contracted the virus while filming abroad. -AsiaOne 		Taiwan has lowest birth rate in world
It is also the lowest rate in history, cited a demograpgher. -AFP
Army to the rescue to rebuild obese woman's home
170kg M'sian woman has been housebound for the past two years due to her obese condition. -The Star/ANN 		Consumer drug ads drive up health costs: US study
Drugmakers appear to build the cost of the ads into their prices. -Reuters
JB new haven for plastic surgery
More S'poreans are crossing the causeway for cheaper cosmetic enhancements. -Daily Chilli 		How to reduce exposure to BPA in plastic
Avoid plastic containers with the plastic identification code 7, is one of them. -ST
Danger lurks in plastic
Bisphenol A is found in plastic, but the authorities say very low levels of the chemical are unlikely to harm one's health. -ST 		Patient's hubby: We have already forgiven the pharmacists
More important for them to learn from their mistakes, he says. -TNP
Hospital: We apologised & acknowledge error
Rapid infusion of the drug was internationally accepted mode of administration, says hospital. -TNP 		KKH drug scare woman speaks
She talks about the drug overdose she was mistakenly prescribed at the hospital. -TNP
Born with two holes in heart
After a month of being diagnosed, his condition worsened and began turning blue. -NST 		Types of party drugs
Three types of common party drugs that are available. -The Star/ANN
Designer drugs that can kill catching on among the young
They are more easily available and hard to trace through standard police urine tests. -The Star/ANN 		Party drugs that kill
Kids as young as 11 take these drugs, which can cause brain damage; Girls offer sex for drugs. -The Star/ANN
Woman gives birth to 6.15kg baby
She said she did not eat anything unusual during her pregnancy. -NST 		Dieting and counselling for obese woman
170-kg woman had to drag herself around the house because her knees would fail her when she tried to stand up. -The Star/ANN
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