Editorial
Medicalising the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Traditionally the treatment of opioid dependence in Singapore has not been viewed as a public health problem, but rather as a social problem that...
Paediatrics to Geriatrics: The Continuum
In many parts of Asia today, paediatricians are still grappling with the childhood problems of infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases and malnutrition. In Singapore, it...
Lessons From the SARS Crisis – More Relevant Than Ever
This issue of the Annals contains articles on the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). One might wonder what else there is to write about...
Commercial Renal Transplantation – Body Parts for Sale
A 45-year-old Singaporean was seen for review by a nephrologist at a restructured hospital. She had been on follow up by a private nephrologist...
Empowering Physicians and Patients Through Greater Knowledge of Drugs, For Safety’s Sake
Recently, a number of events occurred in the world of drug safety surveillance, also known as pharmacovigilance, which were mere blips on the radar...
Age-related Macular Degeneration: An Emerging Challenge for Eye Care and Public Health Professionals in...
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a severe ocular disease characterised by progressive deterioration of the macula, the most sensitive central back portion of the...
Making $ense of Growth Hormone Therapy for Normal Short Children
The advent of recombinant growth hormone 20 years ago, which led to increased, albeit expensive, supplies of growth hormone (GH) in the market, has...
Re-defining Neurological Syndromes: The Genotype Meets the Phenotype
Since time immemorial, generations of medical students and physicians have always been taught that a thorough and detailed history and examination is the foundation...
Infectious Disease Eradication: Poliomyelitis as a Lesson in Why “Close” is Not Good Enough
The current polio epidemic in Indonesia is a reminder that infectious agents know no political or race boundaries. Like most of the world, this...
Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy
Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) is an important cause of death and later neurological disability in full-term neonates worldwide. Perinatal asphyxia causes about 19% of the...