Effort thrombosis in a young triathlete: an unusual presentation of painless neck swelling secondary to right brachiocephalic vein thrombosis.

Effort thrombosis of the upper extremity is secondary to thrombosis of the axillary and/or subclavian veins that develop from heavy arm exertion. This case illustrates venous thrombosis of the right brachiocephalic vein...

Blood glucose screening in healthy neonates.

A comparison of genotype and markers of disease severity of chronic hepatitis C in patients with and without end-stage renal disease.

Introduction: This study was conducted to compare the genotype and markers of disease severity of chronic hepatitis C (CHC), namely viral load, alanine transaminase (ALT) levels and histopathological findings on liver bi...

Coping styles and lifestyle factors among hypertensive and non-hypertensive subjects.

The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between hypertensive patients and their coping style and associated lifestyle factors.

Ministry of health clinical practice guidelines: clinical blood transfusion.

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) publish clinical practice guidelines on Clinical Blood Transfusion to provide doctors and patients in Singapore with evidence-based guidance for blood...