Volume 37, Number 3

March 2008

Embryonic Stem Cells and Parkinson’s Disease: Cell Transplantation to Cell Therapy

Although levodopa is currently a well-endorsed form of treatment for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the search for a safe, long-term and dyskinesia-free treatment remains an agenda for many clinicians and scientists alike. Amongst others, restorative cell therapies are considered a potential treatment for this debilitating disease. This article is available only...

Forty-one Cervicofacial Vascular Anomalies and Their Surgical Treatment – Retrospection and Review

Vascular anomalies of the head and neck can be categorised as either haemangiomas or vascular malformations. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view the full article.

Charity Colonoscopy Event to Commemorate the 185th Anniversary of Singapore General Hospital

Colorectal cancer is now the cancer with the highest incidence in Singapore. Similar to many developed countries, individuals here have a moderate to high risk of developing colorectal cancer in their lifetime. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view the...

Review of the Management Outcome of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis and the Role of Prophylactic Contra-lateral Pinning Re-examined

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is the commonest hip problem in the adolescent age group. The goals of treatment are aimed at avoiding the complications of osteonecrosis and chondrolysis, preventing further slips, and promoting physeal closure. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top...

The Relation Between Insulin Resistance Determined by Haemostatic Modelling and Slow Coronary Flow

Slow coronary flow (SCF) is a well recognised clinical entity, characterised by delayed opacification of coronary arteries in the presence of normal coronary angiogram. Many aetiological factors, such as microvascular and endothelial dysfunction, have been implicated. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on...