With the increasing demands of contemporary life, higher levels of visual performance are expected. In modern societies such as Singapore, many more adults will join the workforce and perform complex tasks that require perfect visual function. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on...

Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) is an important cause of death and later neurological disability in full-term neonates worldwide. Perinatal asphyxia causes about 19% of the over 5 million neonatal deaths worldwide annually. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view the full...

Sleep physicians have only recently began to learn much about the epidemiology of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) from large, well conducted prospective community-based studies. These studies have helped identify the risk factors for identifying sleep apnoea, particularly in the Western population. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click...

Cancer patients who become severely neutropenic as a result of intensive myelosuppressive chemotherapy are at high risk for developing life-threatening infections, and unless they are treated at the first sign of infection, the rate of mortality is high. Because of the defect in the inflammatory response, the classic signs...

Hospitalisation is a stressful event for the older person. The physiological changes associated with ageing, such as decreased muscle strength and aerobic activity, reduced bone density, altered appetite and tendency towards urinary incontinence, predispose older patients to complications during hospitalisation. Studies have shown that about one-third of older persons...