Volume 39, Number 11

November 2010

Lung Cancer: Recent Advances

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related mortality in the world. It accounts for almost a million deaths annually and resulted in more deaths than prostate, breast and colon cancers combined. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view...

Pathological Video-Gaming among Singaporean Youth

Video-gaming and internet use are a part of the lives of children and adolescents today. Among countries that are highly wired with high speed internet access, Singapore had the second highest broadband penetration rate in 2008 next to South Korea in the world, with 88% of households having broadband...

Resource Consumption in Hospitalised, Frail Older Patients

The number of older adults in Singapore has been steadily increasing over the years and will continue to do so. In 2007, older adults aged 65 years and above accounted for 8.5% of the total population and by the year 2030, it is estimated that this group will account...

Morbidity of Parainfluenza 3 Outbreak in Preterm Infants in a Neonatal Unit

Parainfluenza type 3 virus (PIV-3) is an important nosocomial pathogen. It closely mimics respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in its clinical presentations, and in infants. It is the second commonest cause of pneumonia and bronchiolitis after RSV. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on...

An 11-year Review of Dermatomyositis in Asian Patients

Dermatomyositis (DM) is an acquired multisystem inflammatory disease with prominent, characteristic cutaneous manifestations and proximal muscle myopathy. A clinically distinct amyopathic variant with typical skin signs but no muscle disease had been described as well. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top...