Volume 47, Number 5
“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC – AD 65)
Roman philosopher
Editorial
Body, Heart and Mind: The Battle Against Tobacco Continues
Tobacco use continues to impact health on a global scale. In 2015, 11.5% of all deaths worldwide (or a total of 6.4 million deaths)...
Original Article
Is Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Asian Super Obese a Safe and Effective Procedure?
The obesity epidemic is a major public health concern worldwide. In Singapore, 8.6% of the population has a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2...
Commentary
Yellow Fever – What It Means for Singapore
Yellow fever (YF) is an arthropod-borne viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Hemagogus mosquitoes, belonging to the flavivirus family which includes dengue,...
Letter to the Editor
An Initial Experience Comparing Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision (RTME) and Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) for Low Rectal Tumours
Laparoscopic surgery is widely used for the surgical treatment of rectal cancer. However, very low rectal cancer presents with special difficulty. Laparoscopic dissection beyond...
Letter to the Editor
Neuroimaging in Juvenile Alexander Disease: Tumour-like Brainstem Lesions
Alexander disease (AD) is a progressive degenerative leukodystrophy, which typically presents in infancy. Neonatal, juvenile and adult-onset forms of AD are relatively rare, with...
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Review Article
Review on Epidemic of Obesity
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Rationale for Redefining Obesity in Asians
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Letter to the Editor
Sublingual ondansetron for treatment of acute gastroenteritis in children in the...
Letter to the Editor