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...
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...
Incidence and Risk Factors for Development of New-onset Diabetes after Kidney Transplantation
The development of new-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a serious metabolic complication of kidney transplantation that predisposes patients to graft dysfunction, cardiovascular disease...
Validation of the Comprehensive ICF Core Sets for Diabetes Mellitus: A Malaysian Perspective
In Malaysia, the National Health and Morbidity Survey III (NHMS III) showed an increase in adult (aged 18 to 64 years old) onset diabetes...
Attenuation of Stress-based Ventricular Contractility in Patients with Heart Failure and Normal Ejection Fraction
Heart failure (HF) is a major health care burden: it is the leading cause of hospitalisation in persons older than 65 years, and confers...