Editorial
Sleep, Public Health and Wellness: The Elephant in the Room
The rising cost of health care and the burden of chronic illness are perennial concerns. Remarkably, there exists a measure that around 30% of city dwellers can implement
to reduce their risk of accidents, coronary artery disease, diabetes, cancer and all-cause mortality while improving their cognitive performance. Unlike costly supplements...
Editorial
Epilepsy: Looking Beyond Seizures
World Epilepsy Day falls on 26 March 2013. As we observe this important date in Singapore, it is perhaps instructive to take a step back to review epilepsy as a disease, to reflect on progress made, and as yet unresolved challenges.
Epilepsy is a fairly common disease affecting 5 to...
Original Article
Management Plan to Reduce Risks in Perioperative Care of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Averts the Need for Presurgical Polysomnography
A significant proportion of patients with underlying obstructive sleepapnoea (OSA) remain undiagnosed when they present for surgery. Epidemiologic data have placed
the prevalence in the general adult Western populations with a diagnosis of OSA at up to 5%,3 with a higher incidence in certain subpopulations such as males and obese...
Original Article
Kidney Cancer and Diabetes Mellitus: A Population-Based Case-Control Study in Taiwan
Kidney cancer accounts for 3% to 4% of all cancers. In a systematic review by Mathew and et al,2 the incidence of kidney cancer was the highest in France (16.1 per 100,000
man-years) and the lowest in India (0.9 per 100,000 woman-years) during 1988 to 1992. A trend analysis in...
Original Article
Effectiveness of Assertive Community Management in Singapore
In Asia, various community programmes have been adopted and studied in several countries in an effort to promote de-institutionalisation, community psychiatric services and reduce relapses or readmission rates. In Manila, Philippines, the National Mental Hospital has successfully reduced hospitalisation by 70% after introducing the Acute Crisis Intervention Services (ACIS),...