Volume 39, Number 1

January 2010

Challenges Facing the Control of Leprosy in the Indian Context

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and mainly affects the skin, peripheral nerves, the eyes and the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract. There has been a decline in the global annual new case detection rate (NCDR) for leprosy since 2001. This article is available only...

Comparison of Oral Glucose Insulin Sensitivity with Other Insulin Sensitivity Surrogates from Oral Glucose Tolerance Tests in Chinese

Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus are at an increased risk of developing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases leading to higher morbidity and mortality. These complications cause serious economic burdens, not only to patients, but also to the family and society. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click...

Thrombocytopenia and its Related Factors: A Hospital-based, Cross-sectional Study

Thrombocytopenia is a common clinical problem found in laboratory results during health examinations. Blood platelets play an essential role in haemostasis, thrombosis and coagulation of blood. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view the full article.

Non-haem Iron-mediated Oxidative Stress in Haemoglobin E Beta-thalassaemia

Thalassaemia is a genetic haemoglobinopathy in which the production of normal haemoglobin is partly or completely suppressed because of a defective synthesis of 1 or more of its component globin chains. In haemoglobin (Hb) E beta-thalassaemia, an individual inherits 1 gene for Hb E from 1 parent and 1...

Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome: Data from the Singapore Polyposis Registry and a Shifting Paradigm in Management

Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS) is an uncommon autosomal dominant hamartomatous polyposis syndrome associated with mucocutaneous melanocytic macules. Melanin deposition occurs most commonly in the perioral region and buccal mucosa, but these maccules may also be found on the hands, feet and perianal regions. This article is available only as a PDF....