Editorial
Burden of End-Stage Organ Failures on Quality of Life and Impact on Society
This month’s issue of AAMS features various aspects of technology in Biomedical Engineering in the treatment of diseases and restoration of new organs. This...
Putting Health Risks from Radiation Exposure into Context: Lessons from Past Accidents
The response of the international media to the possible health effects of the radiation leaks that occurred at Fukushima, Japan, following the massive earthquake...
World Health Day 2011: Antimicrobial Resistance and Practical Solutions
On 7 April 2011, World Health Organisation (WHO) marked World Health Day 2011. This year’s theme is antimicrobial resistance. It is timely given the...
The Dollars and Sense of Managing Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Singapore
The tremendous advances in the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) beginning with the advent of streptomycin, followed by a whole range of highly effective anti-tuberculosis...
World Cancer Day 2011 – A World without Cancer One Day?
World Cancer Day is spearheaded by the global consortium International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and falls on 4th February every year. This year’s theme...
Pharmacogenetics and its Relevance to Clinical Practice
Pharmacogenetics is aimed at elucidating the influence of genetic variations on drug response. Genetic variations, of which single-nucleotide polymorphisms are the most
common, can affect...
New Insights into Mechanisms of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Journey of 100 Years
In Singapore, there were 7813 patients who suffered from acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the Year 2011, among whom 2100 (26.9%) had ST-segment elevation...
Preserving Medical Ethics and Professionalism: Meeting the Challenges of Modern Practice
Medical practitioners today are confronted with an unprecedented degree of complex challenges and expectations. At the same time, their conduct and services are placed...
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and Singapore
As most of us would know, the newly emerged coronavirus which has been named the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) appeared first in...
Dengue – Old Disease, New Challenges in an Ageing Population
Singapore has experienced yet another epidemic. With more than 13,000 cases reported as of mid July 2013, this could possibly be one of the...