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Did a search but nothing came up. Where do you guys go for health screening? Packages?

What health screening or checkup packages (not for car) are among the popular ones out there, and what to look out for ? Are the neighborhood clinic ones as good as those offered by hospitals ? How often do you do health sceening, and how comprehensive the coverage should be ? Please discuss and share experience, thanks.

SINGAPORE: Commuters may soon be required to put their belongings through an X-ray scanner and walk through a metal detector before entering fare gates at MRT stations. This is part of enhanced security screening being tested at several stations, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Monday (Nov 5). The trial will begin on Nov 12. LTA said the data from the trial will enable it to "streamline and optimise its security screening processes, and reduce the future impact on daily rail operations". "We will also collect feedback from commuters and public transport operators to improve the effectiveness of future security operations and emergency exercises." LTA chief executive Ngien Hoon Ping said the authority will continue to enhance its security measures to ensure that the transport system remained safe and secure for all commuters. "By the end of this year, public transport operators will also progressively introduce the use of handheld metal detectors in their security checks at bus interchanges and MRT stations," he added https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/commuters-to-undergo-security-screening-at-mrt-stations-as-part-10898938

Time again to do some health screening...I was checking online to see how the price is like currently...almost all package that is a little more comprehensive(I really mean just a little more comprehensive or probably it is one which most of us should go for)cost at least SGD400.... Altought I don't spend this money every month....Just once in one or two years....But I still feel the pinch...This make me wonder how can the poor afford this kind of money for health screening ??? Does the MIW have anything for the poor ?? SGD400 could have let let someone survive for at least a month.... Anyone here have any idea if health screening affordable or available to the poor???

Recently there was an article in the papers concerning Hepatitis C, and the need to get screened for it, although it is lesser known and not so prevalent as the other two hepatitis types. I have this autoimmune illness for some time already, which in some cases is linked to hep C, although the doctor at the hospital just recommend steroidal meds as and when needed to treat symptoms only - typical western med treatment - and tells me that autoimmune illnesses will come and go, and that's about all they can do. In fact, never even ask me to follow-up. I thought I better check up the hep C link on my own, but noticed that normal health screenings do not check for hep C, so does anyone have a clue where to get just this particular check done inexpensively? Can it be done at private clinic / polyclinic? Recommendations?

Do you guys know where in Kuala Lumpur has F1 screenings? going there this weekend and wants to stay connected to the race this weekend. Thanks loads.

Can brothers enlighten on the places that screen F1 races, preferrably with drinks on tap... Many thanks!

As fears of radiation from Japan's severely compromised Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant seemed to be growing by the minute, automakers have tried to assure car buyers that most of their products are produced far enough away from the crippled facility that fallout won't end up on their vehicles. However, Nissan USA wants to go a step further by performing a radiation inspection on all vehicles imported from Japan. Nissan is the first Japanese automaker to monitor its vehicles for radioactivity. The additional check will continue until all threats of contamination have subsided. Nissan is following through with the inspections even though The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association announced that it has found no harmful levels of radiation in any vehicles destined for export. I feel that vehicle contamination, if any, would be far less severe than crop contamination. However, I salute Nissan USA for taking the extra step to give consumers a peace of mind. Sales of Japanese car worldwide has already been hit by a strong Yen, hope that contamination concern will not further dampen the sales figure.

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If Medisave is going to be used for BIG BILLS only the problem (1) medisave is used for medical expenses and should not be abuse but if one cannot decide on how to use THEIR OWN MONEY ????? (2) chicken and egg problem, if I cannot afford cash (out of pocket) to do screening to detect eg cancer early, what is use of using MEDISAVE when the disease is in their advance stage when then the BIG BILLS come (3) the median salary of Singaporean is $2K + (every can figure out if they can yearly put out that kind of sum just for check) strange that many things (include our own hard earn money, even when we decide for our own good) are beyond our control this is not a political issue but a policy issue that does not include a safety net for the less able, who the only money that can be use for check-up is from their MEdisave account if MOD thinks this is too political please delete it http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1032782/1/.html "If the people think they can do a better job than Khaw Boon Wan, then so be it. I think that is the beauty of democracy - one man one vote." Mr Khaw also commented on a suggestion to allow Medisave fund to be used for mammograms. Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Hwee Hua suggested this at a breast screening event on Saturday. But Mr Khaw disagreed with the suggestion. He said: "My general rule of thumb is this - anything less than $100 - $20, $30 - please pay out of your own pocket. I think Medisave should be reserved for big bills. So let's don't abuse Medisave. This is not to say I'm against (using) Medisave for screening, because some screenings can be very expensive." Mammograms, if subsidised, cost between $25 and $50.

So far any screening measures taken at both customs? I wouldn't want to be caught in a superjam where everyone needs their temperature taken at the checkpoints. Do update in this thread if they start anything. Thanks

MOH just issue orange alert for the swine flu. My company will be starting temperature screening for all staff. Is your company doing the same??

Reading the TNP now, saw this full pg coverage. Everyone enlisting into NS goes thru 7 level of rigorous screening before they are certified as combat fit or non combat fit. I enlist about 10yr ago. During my pre enlist medical check, i dun think i gone thru this screening lor.

Is this true? I heard from my female friend who got the contract of studying at NTU, and must 'sign on' to be a teacher. Well, she have to go for this body screening/checkup which checks on body and breast. Worst of all, she heard from her fellow friend that it might be a male doctor checking. Wow man..

Voluntary HIV-screening for all adult male inpatients at hospitals By Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 18 September 2007 1702 hrs Voluntary HIV-screening for all adult male inpatients at hospitals SINGAPORE: By year's end, all adult male patients admitted to hospitals will be asked if they would like to take a HIV-screening test. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan told Parliament on Tuesday he is also changing the Infectious Diseases Act soon so that no one will be able to claim ignorance of one's HIV-positive status as defence against charges of high-risk behaviour. He said: "All individuals who engage in high-risk sexual behaviour must go for regular HIV-testing. The Infectious Diseases Act makes it an offence for someone who is HIV-positive to have sex without informing his sexual partner of his HIV status. I will soon come to this House to amend the Act to clarify that ignorance of one's HIV status will not be a defence for those who engage in high-risk sexual behaviour." There are 3,338 known HIV-infected patients in Singapore, with 278 infected in the first eight months of this year. But what is worrying, Mr Khaw said, is the prevalence of undiagnosed HIV. A Health Ministry study conducted early this year found this to be 1 in 350, or a prevalence of 0.28 percent. In 2005, United Nations AIDS estimated that Singapore's total adult prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed HIV patients was at 0.3 percent - higher than the 0.1 percent for Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Korea. Later this year, Singapore hospitals will start testing adult male inpatients on a voluntary basis. Some MPs have asked if the screening could be made routine for the entire population, but Mr Khaw said this move may not be cost effective. Dr Lim Wee Kiak, MP of Sembawang GRC, said: "Perhaps the Ministry could consider adding HIV-testing as part of the testing so the entire male cohort of Singaporeans can be screened regularly when they're doing their re-service or when they go back to NS (national service) at the age of 25, 30 or 35." Replying, Mr Khaw said: "Population-wide screening or testing will, of course, have a trade-off that we have to make in terms of cost to the screening. And also you don't want to cause unnecessary inconvenience to the vast majority. "That's why if you study the US CDC (Communicable Disease Centre) recommendation, they are careful in that even in hospital setting, they recommend voluntary but routine screening only if the prevalence is above a certain level. "And in our case, our adult male prevalence rate has exceeded the threshold, but not for females. That is why we're doing (this) step by step. "And I think the first step that we'll be doing before the end of this year is to start offering HIV-testing on adult males. With the benefit of those data, we can then plan our strategy, going forward." Mr Khaw added that so far, no country has made HIV-screening compulsory. Whats ur view on this? Why only male? I think female also muz check...