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July 2013

Editorial

Diabetes care: some improvements, more challenges, some opportunities!
Tan HH, Sum CF
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 361-363; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013133

Commentary

Diabetes care in Singapore: how an integrated approach can help meet the challenges ahead
Foo JP, Fock KM
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 364-367; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013134

Medicine in Stamps

Harvey Cushing (1869-1939): Father of neurosurgery
Pan P, Tan SY
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 368-369; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013135

Electrocardiography Series

Diabetes mellitus and heart disease
Ambhore A, Teo SG, Poh KK
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 370-376; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013136

Practice Integration & Lifelong Learning

Diabetes mellitus: the first visit
Tan G, De Roza J, Chen YT, How CH
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 377-381; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013137

Original Article

Impact of bariatric surgery on the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Singapore
Lee PC, Tham KW, Tan HC, Pasupathy S
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 382-386; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013138
Eicosapentaenoic acid improves insulin sensitivity and blood sugar in overweight type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a double-blind randomised clinical trial
Sarbolouki S, Javanbakht MH, Derakhshanian H, Hosseinzadeh P, Zareei M, Hashemi SB, Dorosty AR, Eshraghian MR, Djalali M
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 387-390; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013139
Usage of glucometer is associated with improved glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Malaysian public primary care clinics: an open-label, randomised controlled trial
Mastura I, Teng CL, Mimi O, Ho BK, Kusiar Z, Hasim R
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 391-395; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013140; Erratum in: Singapore Med J 2013; 54(8): 474.
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: are they mutually exclusive?
Fatima A, Khawaja KI, Burney S, Minhas K, Mumtaz U, Masud F
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 396-400; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013141
Relationship between thyroid-stimulating hormone and blood pressure in the middle-aged and elderly population
Jian WX, Jin J, Qin L, Fang WJ, Chen XR, Chen HB, Su Q, Xing HL
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 401-405; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013142

Review Article

Use and misuse of thyroid hormone
Topliss DJ, Soh SB
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 406-410; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013143

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Health Promotion Board-Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
Chan K, Chandler J, Cheong K, Giam PE, Kanagalingam D, Lee JJ, Leong JJ, Ng Y, Oh C, Shi M, Tan ASL, Tan CM, Tan TL, Utravathy V
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 411-416; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013144

Erratum

Erratum: Clinics in diagnostic imaging (147)
Tan TJ, Leong CH, Sim SJ
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 418; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013146

CME Answers

May 2013 CME Answers
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): 419

Case Report

Carbimazole-induced myositis in the treatment of Graves' disease: a complication in genetically susceptible individuals?
Lim AY, Kek PC, Soh WE
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): e133-e136; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013145
Percutaneous sonography-guided radiofrequency ablation in the management of parathyroid adenoma
Xu SY, Wang Y, Xie Q, Wu HY
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): e137-e140; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013092
Adrenal tumours in pregnancy: diagnostic challenge and management dilemma
Phoon WL, Kanalingam D, Chua HL
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): e141-e145; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013068
Simultaneous medullary carcinoma, papillary carcinoma and granulomatous inflammation of the thyroid
Kataria K, Yadav R, Sarkar C, Karak AK
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): e146-e148; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013115
Functioning thyroglossal cyst and concurrent ectopic thyroid in the floor of the mouth without an orthotopic thyroid gland
Dhingra S, Gulati A, Bansal A
Singapore Med J 2013; 54(7): e149-e151; http://dx.doi.org/10.11622/smedj.2013120