April is significant to sufferers and supporters of Parkinson’s disease (PD) for two events: the death of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II on 2 April 2005, and the birthday (April 11) of Dr James Parkinson, the British surgeon for whom the disease is named, and who described the...

Great strides in laparoscopic surgical techniques have been progressively made throughout the various surgical subspecialties. More procedures can be performed laparoscopically today than when the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy came to light in 1982. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on "Download PDF" to view the full...

Hyperleukocytic leukaemia is conventionally defined as leukaemia with an initial white blood cell (WBC) count or blast count greater than 100,000/mm3 . 1 It has a dramatic clinical presentation and represents a very challenging therapeutic problem due to the high early mortality. The many early complications and deaths are...

Giant cell tumour (GCT) is a distinct neoplasm of undifferentiated cells. The exact cell of origin is unknown. The multinucleated giant cells present are formed from the fusion of mononuclear cells. Giant cell tumour is more common in South East Asia than in the West. The incidence is about...

The Singapore healthcare philosophy aims to establish a healthy population through preventive healthcare programmes and public health education. Public education usually emphasises the adverse consequences of harmful habits like smoking, alcohol consumption, poor dietary habits and sedentary lifestyles that may contribute to chronic and fatal diseases such as ischaemic...