VOLUME  37
ISSUE  03
JUNE  1996

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

E D I T O R I A L

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - A Beefy Problem?
A D Korczyn

Obesity - The Genetics Perspective
K H Sit


O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

Lyme Disease is not Prevalent in Patients Presenting with Annular Erythema in Singapore
C L Goh, A Kamarudin, M Khatija

A Profile of Acute Asthma Patients Presenting to The Emergency Room
J Abisheganaden, K N Sin Fai Lam, T K Lim

Cefuroxime Compared to Amoxicillin-Clavulanic Acid in the Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
H M L Oh, A W K Ng, S K Lee

Mortality of Patients While on Treatment for Active Tuberculosis
K L Tan, K N Sin Fai Lam, L S Chew

The Role of ^99MTechnetium(Tc) Diethyl-Iminodiacetic Acid (Ehida) Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of a Rare Cause of Obstructive Jaundice
F M Lai, M Paramsothy, J George, C H Yip

Breast Cancer - A Comparative Study Between Malaysian and Singaporean Women
C H Yip, E H Ng

Complications Following Metal Removal: A Follow-Up of Surgically Treated Forearm Fractures
J Chia, C R Soh, H P Wong, Y P Low

Causes of Death from Myocardial Infarction Before and After Thrombolysis Era: A Pathologic Study
A Leone

Cystic Fibrosis in Malay Children - A Report of Three Cases
M Z Norzila, B H O Azizi

Factors Responsible for Continuing Morbidity after Paracetamol Poisoning in Chinese Patients in Hong Kong
T Y K Chan, A Y W Chan, J A J H Critchley

The Effects of Cicletanine, a New Antihypertensive Agent on Insulin Release in Rat Isolated Pancreas by the Perfusion Technique
G R Mashori, A R Tariq, M M Shahimi, H Suhaimi

Insomnia in the Community
B K L Yeo, I S Perera, L P Kok, W F Tsoi

Delayed Intracranial Haemorrhage in Head Injury
M Zahari, A K Mohd Ali, S Chandrasekharan

Hyperplasia of Thymic Gland
Y M Lee, M T Koh, A Omar, A Majid

The Investigation of Chronic Constipation for Surgical Management
Y H Ho, H S Goh


R E V I E W    A R T I C L E

Role of Free Radicals in Gastrointestinal Cancer
A S Salim


I N V I T E D    A R T I C L E

Current Management of Obesity
J S Cheah


S O C I E T Y    R E P O R T

Working Party Report on the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore Part I - Helicobacter Pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease in Singapore
J Y Kang, K M Fock, H S Ng, K T Ho, A Chee


R A D I O L O G I C A L    C A S E S

Clinics in Diagnostic Imaging (13)
K L Chan, W C G Peh

Clinics in Diagnostic Imaging (14)
G C Ooi, W C G Peh


C A S E    R E P O R T S

An Unusual Cause of Dysphagia
M Y Y Tung, K K Tan

Simultaneous Open Dislocations of the Interphalangeal and Metacarpo-Phalangeal Joints in a Thumb - a Case Report
J C H Lee, H F See, C O Low

Sweet-Like Syndrome in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
M R Norhaya, S K Cheong, N H Hamidah, O Ainoon

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis - A Case Report
K P Leong, M L Boey

Two Brothers in a Malaysian Family with X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disease - A Case Report
A Hany, M K Thong, H P Lin


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