World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on 14 June every year. On that day, countries all around the world express their appreciation for blood donors, whose generous gift of blood have saved the lives of millions of people they have never met. It is a precious gift indeed as...

Hypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure (BP) of 140 mmHg or higher or a diastolic BP of 90 mmHg or higher. However, health declines in persons whose blood pressure is above 115/75 mmHg. Hypertension is linked to an increased risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, renal...

Pathological gambling is categorized under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV-TR) as an impulse control disorder not elsewhere classified. The disorder is characterised by an excess preoccupation with gambling, need to gamble with increasing amounts of money in order to achieve the desired excitement,...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common malignancy in the world. It is estimated to cause approximately half a million deaths annually and is an epidemiologically important tumour. HCC arises mainly from patients with pre-existing chronic viral hepatitis and serological markers of chronic viral infection serve both to...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a major chronic disease globally. With increasing life expectancy, long-term complications of diabetes mellitus leading to significant morbidity and mortality have great impact on each patient’s health. Health-related quality of life refers to a person’s self-perceived functioning and well-being, and is increasingly used to...