Blood Donation and Beyond
World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on 14 June every year. On that day, countries all around the world express their appreciation for blood...
Hypertension: Time Always for Prevention via Dietary Salt Reduction
Hypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure (BP) of 140 mmHg or higher or a diastolic BP of 90 mmHg or higher. However,...
Quality of Life in Pathological Gamblers in a Multiethnic Asian Setting
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....
Wash-out of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Quantitative Region of Interest Analysis on CT
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common malignancy in the world. It is estimated to cause approximately half a million deaths annually and...
Health-related Quality of Life is Associated with Diabetic Complications, but not with Short-term Diabetic Control in Primary Care
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...