The Health Sciences Authority (HSA), World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC) has organised a five day course for regulators from the region, to build up capabilities in drug safety.

In a a genome-wide association study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), or Cantonese Cancer as it is commonly known, has been identified by scientists from Singapore, China and the United States.

According to the Maritime and Port Authority, efforts to contain and clean up the oil spill resulting from a collision at sea last Tuesday have shown ‘positive results’, with the waters from Changi Naval Base to East Coast Park, including the Singapore Strait south of Changi, clear.

The Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, in an update posted on his blog Monday morning, relates how from denial he has gone on to face his heart problem `squarely'.

A CT angiogram on 29th April he writes ended his denial phase, by revealing he had a blockage in the Left Main Artery.

It has been reported that a goldsmith's shop was robbed by about three robbers and it was made clear that they made their way out with jewelery that was worth almost $500000.

It has been reported that the prices of the private homes in Singapore has defied all the property cooling measures that have been recently implemented and although the growth rate has been slightly moderated, they just continued to surge ahead in this year's first quarter.

Reports by Singapore Airlines (SIA) have revealed that it has lost an estimated S$40 Million in revenue opportunity from the flight cancellations and disruptions that have been happening in Europe.

The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) has agreed to extend Medifund to Singaporeans requiring HIV treatment from February 2010 saying, another S$8.5 million will be pumped in for funding help to the needy.

Since April 2008 to March 2009, institutions have received S$73.7 million in Medifund grants from MOH, which has also distributed S$59 million for needy patients.