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HEALTH&FITNESS
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November14
By Verne Maree
W
hile it may be only human
to take good health for
granted, our lifestyle
cho i ces – nu t r i t i on ,
exercise and so on – can make all the
difference. But our genes also influence
our risk of disease, as do a number of
other factors beyond our control.
When a heart fails, cancer strikes or
gallstones cause sleepless nights, we
will need to find a medical specialist,
fast. Fortunately, Singapore is a world-
class medical hub with a host of top
practitioners in every conceivable field.
For this article, I asked a number
of them about just one of the leading
health issues that they deal with every
day – and, where appropriate, what we
can do to prevent them in the first place.
Questions
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The human body is a wonderfully
complex system of organs that
workboth individuallyandtogether
in ways that medical science
is still far from understanding
completely. But as the scientists
steadily expand our knowledge
of these intricate operations,
specialisation increases and our
options become wider.