Volume 45, Number 12
“Every man carries with him through life a mirror, as unique and impossible to get rid of as his shadow.”
Wystan Hugh Auden (1907 – 1973)
UK poet
Editorial
Improving Asthma Outcomes: Strategies for the Future
Despite accelerated research and major advances in the treatment of asthma in recent years, the disease burden remains high even in well resourced countries...
Original Article
Characteristics and Risk Factors for Mortality in Paediatric In-Hospital Cardiac Events in Singapore: Retrospective Single Centre Experience
Despite advances in resuscitation, survival from paediatric in-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCA) remains poor. Reported peri-resuscitative factors associated with mortality include
pre-existing haematological, oncological, immunologic, genetic...
Original Article
Anaphylaxis in Children: Experience of 485 Episodes in 1,272,482 Patient Attendances at a Tertiary Paediatric Emergency Department from 2007 to 2014
Anaphylaxis is a severe and potentially fatal allergic reaction that occurs rapidly after exposure to an allergen. There have been reports that the incidence...
Original Article
Relationship between Sleep Habits and Nighttime Sleep among Healthy Preschool Children in Taiwan
Both the quantity and quality of sleep affect the normal development of preschool children. Insufficient sleep quantity and poor sleep quality—defined as short sleep...
Letter to the Editor
Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Retail Chicken Meat in Singapore
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are rapidly expanding groups of enzymes that can hydrolyse the majority of beta-lactam antibiotics with the exception of carbapenems, and are...
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Review Article
Review on Epidemic of Obesity
Review Article
Rationale for Redefining Obesity in Asians
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Letter to the Editor
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Letter to the Editor
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Letter to the Editor