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gadis_aries

Originally posted by Browneyes at 7-12-2006 09:12 AM
kalau dekat boleh aku tolong sapu moisturiser tu..

amboi suka nya kak b...

deaf4ever

Originally posted by midori88 at 7-12-2006 09:13 AM
hehe better check it out deaf, dah nak tahun baru nie kan..better beli 12 tuk stok setahun..hehehe..

beli satu dulu test...tapi expensive la...

kalo suka pun nak kena carik murah2 nye sikit ehheeheh

deaf4ever

Originally posted by gadis_aries at 7-12-2006 09:41 AM


dep, ko beli kat mana moisturiser & sabun tu? Pharmacy eh?

beli ngan doktor tu la, dia cakap cakap then aku main angguk angguk hehehe takpelah, kita ikhtiar kan...( walaupun rasa cam kena con je )

deaf4ever

Originally posted by gadis_aries at 7-12-2006 09:42 AM


amboi suka nya kak b...

kasi chan la aires, member dah 40 dah....

white man say life begins at 40 pe :bgrin:

gadis_aries

Originally posted by deaf4ever at 7-12-2006 12:09 PM



beli ngan doktor tu la, dia cakap cakap then aku main angguk angguk hehehe takpelah, kita ikhtiar kan...( walaupun rasa cam kena con je )

ooo

mahal tak dep sabun & moisturiser tu?

gadis_aries

Originally posted by deaf4ever at 7-12-2006 12:10 PM



kasi chan la aires, member dah 40 dah....

white man say life begins at 40 pe :bgrin:

:bgrin::bgrin:

deaf4ever

Originally posted by gadis_aries at 7-12-2006 12:11 PM


ooo

mahal tak dep sabun & moisturiser tu?

doktor tu jual aku sabun ph 5.5 tu 15 ketul, moisturizer 14 ketul

ok ke? :hmm:

sejak aku kena ketawa pasal main dengar cakap doktor je smalam, aku pun dah cam was was lak...

tapi ok la eh Aires?? nak baik kan? mesti keluar duit sikit la kan..betul tak? ( nak sedapkan hati sendiri :malu: )

gadis_aries

Originally posted by deaf4ever at 7-12-2006 12:25 PM



doktor tu jual aku sabun ph 5.5 tu 15 ketul, moisturizer 14 ketul

ok ke? :hmm:

sejak aku kena ketawa pasal main dengar cakap doktor je smalam, aku pun dah cam was was lak... ...

alah dep...nak baik punya pasal mahal pun takpe lah....

deaf4ever

Originally posted by gadis_aries at 7-12-2006 12:29 PM



alah dep...nak baik punya pasal mahal pun takpe lah....

cam gini la aku nak dengar.....betul tu aires :setuju::setuju:

SQ154

They are young, they speak well  
Doctors offering rapid HIV test say they see more 'Shenton Way' types




THE uncle who visits Batam frequently or the guy from Geylang's alleys.

You would have thought these were the people who would be making use of anonymous HIV tests offered by two private clinics here.

But doctors at the two authorised clinics say many who go for the test are 'Shenton Way types' - English-educated professionals between 20 and 40 years old.

In June, the Health Sciences Authority approved the 20-minute OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV Antibody Test as a rapid HIV test kit.

The ministry then gave the nod for the two clinics to conduct the tests.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

Doctors at the clinics say many of these young working professionals go to them after they learnt about anonymous testing through the Net and elsewhere.

Dr Chua Thiam Eng of Cambridge Clinic in Chinatown said 70 per cent of those he tested were from this group. He has seen 140 patients so far.

Dr Joyce Liang, a general practitioner at Anteh Dispensary in Geylang, said about 30 per cent of those she saw are executive types.

'They are very well-spoken and often come close to lunch time or just before I close at 5.30pm,' Dr Liang said.

Others who go for the test include students and blue-collar workers.

Of course, the doctors do not know exactly what work their patients do since the test is anonymous.

Since June, when the Government allowed anonymous testing, more than 200 people have been tested.

Today, an average of eight tests are done a week by both clinics.

About 80 per cent of those tested are Chinese, 7 per cent are Indians, 5 per cent Caucasian, 2 per cent Malays and about 6 per cent 'others'.

The majority are Singaporeans or permanent residents (81 per cent) and male (89 per cent).

Some go for the test because they have had multiple sex partners, others because they are ready to start a family. Of those tested, 61 per cent are single.

One frightening finding by the doctors is that not many of those who test positive return to the clinic to take the confirmation test.

Dr Liang said she has found three to four positives, but none of them has taken the confirmation test.

The OraQuick test, which takes saliva samples, has a 0.4 per cent, or one in 250, chance of giving a false positive.

Does she keep in contact with the people who tested positive?

'No, there is no way for me to do that,' she said. 'I tell them about the chance of it being a false positive and encourage them to return.'

She added that those who go for the test are usually the more socially-responsible ones.

But she asked: 'What about those who are still out there? What if this is just the tip of the iceberg?'

Dr Liang, who has been practising for 15 years in her Geylang clinic, said that before anonymous testing was possible, she had detected two cases of HIV.

IGNORANCE IS DISASTER

Dr Chua of Cambridge Clinic said: 'A lot of people are fighting this dilemma, 'Should I test and risk finding out that I am positive? Or I just stay ignorant - ignorance is bliss, right?'

'But I tell them, ignorance is not bliss, it is disaster. Getting tested helps you to live your life responsibly.'

Dr Tan Sze Wee, who heads Rockeby Biomed, which distributes OraQuick, said he is buoyed by the public's response to anonymous HIV testing.

'We look forward to the expansion of anonymous testing in more clinics with OraQuick,' he said.

Another anonymous HIV test, which involves a blood test rather than oral fluids, is available at the DSC Clinic in Kelantan Lane near Jalan Besar. (See report on facing page.)

In Singapore, 2,852 people, including 25 children are infected with HIV and 1,547 have Aids. A majority of those infected are men.


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Tests use saliva or blood

ORAQUICK works by detecting the HIV antibodies that develop in an infected person after about three months.

A swab is taken from a person's gums because this area contains capillaries that secrete the antibodies.

If the OraQuick HIV result is positive, the person has to do another test called the Western Blot to rule out false positives.

To do this, the person's blood sample will be sent to a laboratory with a code, and the results will be returned to the doctor with the same code - the patient stays anonymous throughout the process.

The number of new HIV/Aids cases in Singapore this year could hit a record high of 340, compared with 317 new cases last year. There has been an average of about 29 new cases a month this year.

ANOTHER TEST
Another rapid anonymous HIV test, which involves blood rather than oral fluids, is available at the DSC Clinic in Kelantan Lane.

Volunteer group Action for Aids says it has done such tests since 1991.

Its spokesman, Mr Lionel Lee, says the finger is pricked for blood and clients get their results in 15 to 20 minutes.

As of November, some 5,400 people have gone for tests there this year.



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Health checks to include HIV screening?

THE next time you go for a regular health check, you could be automatically tested for HIV/Aids.

That is if the Ministry of Health (MOH) decides to make HIV/Aids screening an opt-out routine test, reported Channel NewsAsia.

The ministry is now studying the feasibility of this measure in an aim to prevent further transmission by untested HIV-positive people.

And there are figures to back up such fears.

According to the World Health Organisation and UNAids, a United Nations joint programme on HIV/Aids, there are three HIV-infected patients for each one detected. Given that there are about 3,000 HIV patients in Singapore, this could mean a figure of around 12,000 HIV-positive people.

But there are some issues to deal with such as whether the MOH should subsidise the HIV-screening, which costs around $18, or how regularly one should be screened.

deaf4ever

Ubat kurus pembunuh
Oleh Ahmad Nazri Mohamad, Jamilul Anbia Mohd Denin dan Zuliaty Zulkiffli

Maut selepas turun 17kg: Isteri mengadu sakit pinggang selepas ambil pil, teh pelangsing


ALOR STAR: 揝elepas tiga bulan mengambil pil berkenaan, berat badannya berkurangan 17 kilogram (kg) daripada 72 kg kepada 55 kg menyebabkan isteri saya cukup seronok dengan perubahan dirinya.

揃agaimanapun, sejak November lalu, dia mula mengadu sakit pinggang dan mendapatkan rawatan di hospital,

midori88

17kg lam masa 3 bulan..mendadak tul kurus kalu camtu..sure something is wrong somewhere..

gadis_aries

seramnya...nak kurus sampai membawa maut

Browneyes

dah baca cerita ni.. aku syukur walaupun gemuk tapi aku masih hidup...

gadis_aries

January 5, 2007
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fatz

Originally posted by Browneyes at 16-2-2007 02:19 PM
dah baca cerita ni.. aku syukur walaupun gemuk tapi aku masih hidup...

biasa la...mak jin memang gemok...tapi sihat......

blackmore

Originally posted by fatz at 16-2-2007 21:58

biasa la...mak jin memang gemok...tapi sihat......

....eerrr...apasal cam aku jer yang terasa nie???...

deaf4ever

koyok air

so apa guna? bila nak guna?

Brown please explain

fatz

Originally posted by blackmore at 16-2-2007 10:38 PM
....eerrr...apasal cam aku jer yang terasa nie???...   

pi kat Borak....

deaf4ever

Originally posted by Browneyes at 16-2-2007 02:19 PM
dah baca cerita ni.. aku syukur walaupun gemuk tapi aku masih hidup...

memang, aku setuju..

lain2 orang sihat tu bentuk badan lain2....