Editorial
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) — 150 Days On
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has been identified as a new clinical entity in the year 2003. It was on 12 March 2003...
Recent Advances in the Total Management of Colorectal Cancer
Considerable improvements in the survival and outcome of colorectal carcinoma have been made in recent years. These have been the result of advances in...
Adolescent Health—A New Perspective in Singapore
In the past five decades, there have been significant advances in the fields of Paediatrics and Adult Medicine in Singapore. However, the bridging field...
Coagulopathy related to trauma: Is it time for a goal-directed approach?
Trauma represents a leading cause of death globally, and post-traumatic haemorrhage accounts for 40% of early mortality in spite of recent improvements in modern...
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”...