Commentary
The Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010: For Prevention and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disease
The theme of this issue of the Annals, Academy of Medicine at the beginning of the year is suitably on osteoporosis. Osteoporosis, with its...
Osteoporosis—A Worldwide Problem and the Implications in Asia
Osteoporosis is a condition characterised by low bone mineral density, microarchitectural deterioration of bony tissue, and a consequent increase in fracture risk. With rapid...
The Role of Internet and Personal Digital Assistant in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
The Internet is a global network of networks that connect computers all over the world, so that anyone from any point in the network...
Bisphosphonates – A Word of Caution
Bisphosphonates are commonly prescribed for the treatment (and prevention) of postmenopausal and corticosteroid induced osteoporosis, Paget’s disease, hypercalcemia associated with malignancy and osteolysis (and...
Casemix in Singapore – 5 Years On
The development of casemix classification systems started in the late 1960s when clinicians at the Yale-New Haven Medical Centre asked Professor Robert Fetter of...
Medical Education in Asia: Is it a Time for Optimism?
Asia, the largest continent, is also an immensely diverse region with countries that vary in their socio-economic status, degree of urbanisation and health and...
The Haze and Health: A Blog About the Fog
The haze is an atmospheric phenomenon where pollutant particles accumulate in the air and obscure the normal clarity of the sky. In Singapore, this...
Identification of a Common Genetic Risk Variant (LRRK2 Gly2385Arg) in Parkinson’s Disease
For diseases with complex inheritance, the age-old debate regarding the relative contribution of gene-environment interaction never fails to generate interest, discussion and hypothesis within...
Comparison of Chinese Medicine Education and Training in China and Australia
Chinese medicine (CM) has a long history in China and in a number of Asian countries. Over the last 3 decades, CM has been...
Student Academic Committees: An Approach to Obtain Students’ Feedback
The shift of medical curricula from a traditional subject based to an integrated module-based system can be seen in many medical schools worldwide. The...