Editorial
Towards 2020 Vision in Singapore
With the increasing demands of contemporary life, higher levels of visual performance are expected. In modern societies such as Singapore, many more adults will...
Editorial
Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy
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...
Original Article
The Clinical Predictors of Hypertension and Sleepiness in an Asian Population with Sleep-disordered Breathing
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...
Original Article
Clinical Experience with Three Combination Regimens for the Treatment of High-risk Febrile Neutropenia
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...
Original Article
Factors Associated With Functional Decline of Hospitalised Older Persons Following Discharge From an Acute Geriatric Unit
Hospitalisation is a stressful event for the older person. The physiological changes associated with ageing, such as decreased muscle strength and aerobic activity, reduced...