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March 2007

Editorial

Teaching of Anatomy in the new millennium
Bay BH, Ling EA
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 182-183

Medicine in Stamps

Theodor Bilharz (1825-1862): discoverer of schistosomiasis
Tan SY, Ahana A
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 184-185

Review Article

Cadavers as teachers in medical education: knowledge is the ultimate gift of body donors
Prakash, Prabhu LV, Rai R, D'Costa S, Jiji PJ, Singh G
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 186-190

Original Article

Risk factors associated with low bone mineral content in very low birth weight infants
Rohana J, Hasmawati J, Zulkifli SZ
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 191-194
Effect of vitamin E supplementation on bone metabolism in nicotine-treated rats
Norazline M, Kee PL, Lukman HI, Nazrun AS, Ima-Nirwana S
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 195-199
Reheating of soy oil is detrimental to bone metabolism in oestrogen deficient rats
Ima-Nirwana S, Ahmad Nazrun S, Yee LJ, Loh HC, Yew SF, Norazlina M, Abdul Gapor MT, Kamsiah J
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 200-206
Vitamin D levels for optimum bone health
Masud F
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 207-212
The pursuit of thinness: an outcome study of anorexia nervosa
Lim SL, Sinaram S, Ung EK, Kua EH
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 222-226
The Bioenteric Intragastric Balloon (BIB) as a treatment for obesity:poor results in Asian patients
Ganesh R, Rao AD, Baladas HG, Leese T
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 227-231
Comparative evaluation of obesity measures: relationship with blood pressures and hypertension
Ghosh JR, Bandyopadhyay AR
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 232-235
Immediate food hypersensitivity among adults attending a clinical immunology/allergy centre in Singapore
Thong BYH, Cheng YK, Leong KP, Tang CY, Chng HH
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 236-240
Comparison of two doses of corticosteroid in epidural steroid injection for lumbar radicular pain
Owlia MB, Salimzadeh A, Alishiri Gh, Haghighi A
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 241-245
Does the implementation of radiation oncology outpatient infection control measures adversely affect patient satisfaction with doctor-patient interaction?
Shakespeare TP, Tang JI, Shen L, Lu JJ, Mukherjee RK, Lee KM, Wynne CJ, Back MF
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 246-251

Case Report

Delayed fungal infection following augmentation mammoplasty in an immunocompetent host
Tian HH, Tan SM, Tay KH
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 256-258
Doubtful descent, dilemma and diagnosis: a case of Kallmann syndrome
Chakraborty PP, Chowdhury SR, Mandal SK, Bandyopadhyay D
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 259-262
Visual disturbances in dengue fever: an answer at last?
Chang JPE, Cheng CL, Asok K, Fong KY, Chee SP, Tan CK
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): e71-e73
Chronic neutrophilic leukaemia
Gan GG, Pasagna JJF, Eow GI, Nadarajan VS
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): e74-e76
Pure choriocarcinoma of testis with rare gingival and skin metastases
Bhatia K, Vaid AK, Rawal S, Patole KD
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): e77-e80
Intratracheal metastasis secondary to soft tissue liposarcoma
Nair S, Kumar P, Ladas G
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): e81-e83
Laryngocoele presenting as acute airway obstruction
Leong SCL, Badran K, McCormick MS
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): e84-e86
Primary splenic flexure volvulus
Mittal R, Samarasam I, Chandran S, Mathew G
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): e87-e89
A persistent left superior vena cava
Paval J, Nayak S
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): e90-e93
Laparoscopic management of iatrogenic high rectovaginal fistulas (Type VI)
Palanivelu C, Rangarajan M, Senthilkumar R, Madankumar MV, Kalyanakumari V
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): e96-e98

Medical Education

Clinics in diagnostic imaging (114). Rupture of the right testis
Muttarak M, Thinyu S, Lojanapiwat B
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 264-269

Letter to the Editor

Surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibility of urinary pathogens in a tertiary care hospital
Arya SC, Agarwal N, Agarwal S
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 270-271
Authors' reply: Surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibility of urinary pathogens in a tertiary care hospital
Das RN, Chandrashekhar TS, Joshi HS, Gurung M, Shrestha N, Shivananda PG
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 270-271

CME Answers

CME January 2007 answers
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(3): 272

Book Review