Commentary
Surveys of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on the Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic
Statistical surveys are in general an efficient and flexible means of collecting a wide range of information from large numbers of respondents. These are...
2009 Pandemic Influenza H1N1: Paediatric Perspectives
The pandemic H1N1 influenza virus, containing genes from avian, human and swine influenza viruses, emerged in North America, and caused illness in more than...
How Clinician-Scientists Think
In 1984, a 29-year-old internal medicine resident named Barry Marshall, was working in the Freemantle Hospital in Perth, Australia, when he became intrigued with...
Tuberculosis – An Under-appreciated Disease
Tuberculosis (TB, as usually abbreviated) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in many countries, and a significant public health problem worldwide. The...
Right-Siting of Medical Care: Role of the Internist
Healthcare expenditure, whether in developed or developing countries, is burgeoning, and its provision is also non-negotiable. Productivity is possible only in a state of...
Raising Children in Singapore: A Paediatrician’s Perspective
Singapore has made remarkable achievements in improving maternal and child health in the last four decades since its independence. The infant mortality rates have...
Cholera in Zimbabwe
Cholera in Zimbabwe remains uncontrolled, with cholera-associated deaths continuing to be reported in 9 of the nation’s 10 provinces. In the 4 months since...
Consequences of Childhood Obesity
The global escalation of childhood obesity is a major concern, as excessive adiposity is the root cause of leading metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, and...
Haze and Dengue: The Unanswered Questions
Almost every year, Singapore experiences some deterioration of air quality due to trans-boundary haze, largely due to its geographical proximity to Indonesia where wildfires...
Habituation Following Tinnitus Retraining Therapy in Tinnitus Sufferers
Tinnitus is a common otologic symptom that can be defined as the perception of noise in the absence of a sound stimulus. Tinnitus is...