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On behalf of 103rd Council and Secretariat of Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore, we would like to wish all our Members who celebrate Chinese New Year a very: Happy Lunar New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai .新年新气象，恭祝大家新年快乐!    |
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On 08-Dec-2009, a group of about 25 community pharmacists from Japan visited Singapore & had an opportunity to meet up with PSS representatives to exchange some thoughts & experience.
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The PSS Secretariat office recently expanded with an additional staff who will help manage the office in lights of the heavier workload anticipated. It is with great pleasure we announce the appointment of Ms. Nurhanisah Ali to be our Accounts & Administrative Assistant. 
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We would like to share a good news of Yen Hon, Patient Care Pharmacist, Guardian Health & Beauty being awarded the prestigious Singapore Retailers Association (SRA ) Young Retail Executive of the Year Award during the SRA Ball 2009 held on 29th Oct.  Yen Hon receiving his Awards from Mr Lee Yi Shyan, Minister of State for Trade & Industry and Manpower |
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ICM Pharma Pte Ltd has been awarded the 2009 Enterprise 50 Awards, jointly organised by The Business Times in collaboration with KPMG in Singapore and supported by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, International Enterprise Singapore and SPRING Singapore. 
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Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers
(AP)
 AP - A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found.
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Study links sugary soft drinks to pancreas cancer
(Reuters)
 Reuters - People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.
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Children Raised by Lesbians Do Just Fine, Studies Show
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Children raised by lesbian parents fare as well as they would in heterosexual households, new research suggests.
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UK's Brown vows more cancer care as race heats up
(AP)
 AP - You know an election is coming when British politicians suddenly promise sweeping improvements to the National Health Service, a simultaneous source of national pride and worry.
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Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears
(AP)
AP - High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality — including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal — raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a U.S. report released Monday.
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3 Simple Steps Can Cut Childhood Obesity
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - A new study finds three household routines lower the risk of
obesity in children: having family dinners, getting enough sleep and limiting
weekday TV time.
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Cleaning Agent Tied to Parkinson's in Study
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The industrial cleaner
trichloroethylene (TCE) has been linked to an increased risk of
Parkinson's disease, U.S. researchers say.
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Study shows how Medicare rewards MDs for overuse
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Reuters - Medicare's move in 2005 to pay doctors to do bladder cancer surgery in their offices rather than in hospitals dramatically raised the number of procedures and overall health costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Soft Drinks Could Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- People who down two or more soft
drinks a week may have double the risk of developing deadly pancreatic
cancer, compared to non-soda drinkers, new research suggests.
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Men who eat soy may have lower lung cancer risk
(Reuters)
Reuters - Men who don't smoke and eat a lot of soy may have a lower risk of lung cancer, according to a new study.
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