Editorial
A Timely Investment: Coordinated Care for Depression and Anxiety Disorders
World Mental Health Day was established in 1992 by the World Federation for Mental Health to increase public awareness of mental health issues. Since...
Creativity and Innovation in Medical Education: It’s Time to Let the Trees Grow Freely
Albert Einstein once said: “All religions, arts, and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man’s life,...
Challenges Facing the Control of Leprosy in the Indian Context
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and mainly affects the skin, peripheral nerves, the eyes and the mucosa of the...
Heart Failure: A Problem of Our Age
With the advent of World Heart Day on 29th September 2011, it is timely to consider emerging global and local challenges in heart disease....
Pharmacogenetics for Oncology Practice
Pharmacogenetics (PG) refers to the hereditary basis of drug response and has held the promise of pharmacotherapy that is individualised both in the selection...
Responding to the Challenge of Multimorbidity in People with Serious Mental Illness
A consequence of the ageing population and the ever expanding range of life-prolonging medical advances is the increase in the number of people with...
Face to Face with the Master
Since the birth of the Academy of Medicine (AM) in 1957, many members have contributed to the postgraduate specialist training and championed the maintenance...
Alzheimer’s Disease: Clinical Trials and the Amyloid Hypothesis
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive fatal neurodegenerative disease whose numbers are approaching epidemic proportions as the world’s population ages. There are currently 35...
Hypertension: Time Always for Prevention via Dietary Salt Reduction
Hypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure (BP) of 140 mmHg or higher or a diastolic BP of 90 mmHg or higher. However,...
Blood Donation and Beyond
World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on 14 June every year. On that day, countries all around the world express their appreciation for blood...