Commentary
Tissue Microangiography Using a Simplified Barium Sulphate Cadaver Injection Technique
The understanding of blood supply is the cornerstone of successful tissue transfer in reconstructive surgery. This understanding has been derived largely from cadaveric dissections,...
Effect of Antiangiogenic Agents on Experimental Animal Models of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Metastatic spread is the principal reason of treatment failure in solid tumours. Surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy have not manifestly altered the prognosis for...
Transurethral Surgery and the Adductor Spasm
Bladder tumours frequently arise from the posterolateral wall of the bladder1 over the course of the obturator nerve. It is during transurethral resection of...
Preparing for the silver boom: A falls prevention tool for older adults in the...
Each year, 28–35% of community dwelling adults over 65 years fall.1 This figure increases to about 50% for those above 80 years old.2 Falls...
Bugs for the Next Century: The Issue of Antibiotic Resistance
Emerging antibiotic resistance is a global problem. Antibiotic resistance results in morbidity and mortality from treatment failures and increased health care costs.
This article is...
Hospital Ethics Committees: Will America’s Model Work in Asia?
In the 1960s, some hospitals in the US set up special committees to review decisions regarding abortions, renal dialysis and human experimentation. As many...
The Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010
With the ageing population, degeneration of joints and osteoporosis and the resultant disability pose big public health problems in many countries of the world....
General Medicine—Revisited, Rejuvenated, Revitalised and Reemphasised
“The irresistible swing towards medical specialisation has brought advantages for patients but arguably this has gone too far.” It is time to review the...
Mental Disorders and Public Safety of the Community at Large—Does the Tarasoff Principle Apply...
In the course of their work, psychiatrists treat patients who, because of their mental disorders, may pose a danger to themselves and/or to others....
Statins and Bone Morphogenetic Proteins: New Pathways in Bone Formation
Osteoporosis is a major public health problem causing considerable morbidity and mortality in Asian women. It is estimated that half of the world’s hip...