Review Article
CerbB2 Status in Breast Cancer: Pathologic Issues
The cerbB2 gene, also known as Her2/neu, encodes a transmembrane cell receptor with tyrosine kinase activity and epidermal growth factor receptor homology. All normal...
The Clinician Meets the Computer—Uneasy Bedfellows
Information technology has become a cornerstone of civilization as we know it. In its broadest definition, information technology encompasses all forms of technology required...
Leveraging on Information Technology to Enhance Patient Care: A Doctor’s Perspective of Implementation in...
Information technology (IT) has become truly pervasive in everyday life; however, in the field of medicine, we have yet to fully harness its full...
Immunotherapy in Autoimmune Diseases
In the early 1700s, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, wife of the British ambassador to Turkey, introduced the practice of variolation against smallpox into Western...
Recent Advances in the Obstructive Sleep Apnoea/Hypopnoea Syndrome
The past decade has seen a rapid increase in the number of patients being referred for investigation for the obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS)....
New Aspects of the Blood Coagulation Cascade, Anticoagulants and Vein Thrombosis in Asia
Injury to blood vessels triggers haemostasis, a process that has evolved to achieve two superficially incompatible outcomes: arresting blood loss while protecting vessel patency...
Evidence-based Health Promotion: Applying it in Practice
There has been a growing interest in health promotion among health professionals and policy makers in Singapore. This is partly in response to the...
Towards a Splint-free Repair for Flexor Tendon Injuries
The most problematic area in flexor tendon injuries is zone two. This zone is prone to injury as it is in the grasping part...
Biomechanics of the Shoulder
The shoulder is a complex of 5 articulating surfaces that together form the shoulder girdle. The glenohumeral joint together with the scapulothoracic articulation form...
Instrumentation in Spinal Surgery
Spinal instrumentation is defined as the use of mechanical devices that enhance or restore the segmental stability of the spine. Internal fixation of the...