Editorial
Proton pump inhibitors: When is it too much of a good thing?
The popularity of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) among both prescribers and patients may be ascribed to their relative low cost, efficacy and safety profile....
Ensuring safe sedation during gastroendoscopy
Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy started in Singapore in 1968 with diagnostic endoscopic gastric examination, using flexible fibre-optics GI endoscopy. Fibre-optic flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy were...
Merging Medicine with Science
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Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Medicine – A Dental Specialty Issue Whose Time Has...
The practice of Dentistry in Singapore has advanced rapidly, with the development and recognition of several specialty practices, coupled with the support of established...
A Fresh Start
In the May 2004 issue of the Annals, Dr Felix Sundram (the immediate past editor) described the history of this journal since 1972. As...
Stem Cells: Current Usage and Future Potentials
In recent years, the term “haematopoeitic stem cell transplantation” has replaced “bone marrow transplantation”. It is more precise and emphasises the “haematopoeitic stem cell”...
Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery in Singapore: The Next Lap
Fourteen years ago, an editorial in the Annals announced the coming of age of cardiology in Singapore. Among the issues raised in that editorial...
A Change in Editor
The first issue of the Annals (designated New Series) was published in the first quarter of 1972. The first editor of the Annals was...
Positron Emission Tomography – A Vital Component of Molecular Imaging
Contemporary medical imaging is progressing towards quantification of tissue function in addition to merely providing anatomical information, as illustrated by the rising use of...
Issues and Challenges for Myopia Research
Myopia is an ocular disorder of major public health and socioeconomic significance in many East Asian urban cities. In Singapore, the prevalence of myopia...