HEALTH TRENDS - Another influenza pandemic brewing
"THERE WILL be another influenza pandemic" and no government can afford to be caught off guard, according to World Health Organisation Director-General Dr. Lee Jong-wook. "There is a storm brewing that will test us all.

Change the games people play
WE ALL play games in this world. These games are played in the way we think, our behaviour and the roles we play. What are the games which you play? We hope by reading this article you will understand your life better and the games you play...

Don't let depression get you down
JOHN CAME home feeling depressed and irritable after he had spent all day unsuccessfully trying to mend sharp differences between two of his key department heads. After fighting traffic for two hours on the way home, he felt he needed to clear his mind...

You can restart breastfeeding
I WILL give some more information on relactation-based on request from readers, which I hope will be of assistance to mothers and fathers who would love to establish or re-establish breastfeeding. Most women dream about and desire to breastfeed...

Prune gains celebrity status
THE UNITED States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approved a name change for prune. It is now 'the dried plum'. Prune producers wanted to boost the image of the prune from a food for the elderly to a daily snack for the young and healthy.

Tattoos - harmless decoration or health hazard?
TATTOOS HAVE become the fashion accessory of the 21st century. No longer are these markings to be found only on the bodies of seamen, soldiers, prisoners and other unsavoury characters. It is reported that one in eight Americans has a tattoo.