Evidence-based medicine (EBM) and electronic publication (EP) formed the basis of two back-to-back workshops (EBM Workshop—6 & 7 June 1998 and EP Workshop—8 June 1998) held recently in Singapore. It was not purely by coincidence that they were organised to follow one another. This article is available only as a...

The single most important determinant of the quality of an elderly person’s life is health. In the elderly, health matters affect all other areas of life, including his willing ness to seek and accept help. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top...

Alexandra Hospital is the first hospital in Singapore with a Day Hospital for the elderly. One of the main functions of the Day Hospital is to rehabilitate the disabled elderly. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view the full article.

Orbital lymphoma is a rare presentation of extranodal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, accounting for less than 1% of the total. The role of radiotherapy in its management is well-established. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view the full article.

Melioidosis was first described in 1911 among vagrants and morphine addicts brought into the mortuary in Rangoon, Burma. However, the disease received little attention until the Vietnam War when French and US military personnel were affected by it. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download...