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Human Genetic Susceptibility to Tuberculosis
The World Health Organization has declared that the recent resurgence of tuberculosis (TB) is a global emergency. Southeast Asia, which is seeing the greatest...
Myopia: Gene-environment Interaction
Myopia affects up to 70% of adults in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan. The prevalence rates in these Asian countries are higher than...
The Genetics of Human Epilepsies
Epilepsies are one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting about 3% of individuals at least once in a lifetime. It thus represents a...
Cardiovascular Disease: Genes and Public Health
The excitement surrounding the Human Genome Project and its impending completion has raised expectations of the possibilities for genetics in common disease. It is...
In Memoriam: Professor Chao Tzee Cheng (1934-2000)
They say you should never add ice to Scottish malt whisky and that you should only add chilled mineral water. The water soothes the...
3rd Tan Tock Seng Hospital Oration: The Changing Fabric of Medicine—An Ethical and Social...
The legacy of Tan Tock Seng Hospital began with the founding of the Pauper Hospital in Pearl’s Hill in 1844.
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Management of Growth Arrest with Tissue-engineered Cells
Before I go on to the scientific aspects of my talk, I would like to pay tribute to Dr Yahya Cohen. Dr Cohen was...
Association or Agreement
Association and agreement between two factors are very different concepts, although the methods used to describe them appear similar. For example, the association between...
Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum after Endotracheal Anaesthesia
Pneumomediastinum is a well-recognised clinical entity. It may present either intraoperatively or postoperatively from a number of possible causes.
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Candida Arthritis in a Premature Infant Treated Successfully with Oral Fluconazole for Six Months
Candida arthritis in premature infants is regarded as a rare condition. The largest published series of 8 cases from one institution was from Bombay,...