Background: There are different publications on the relationship between the infections and development of allergic diseases. Aims & Objective: To examine the relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and allergic rhinitis during childhood. Materials and Methods: 50 dyspeptic patients, 30 patients suffering from allergic rhinitis (overall 48 paediatric and 32 adolescent age groups) add...

BACKGROUND The aim was to study the glycaemic control of type 2 diabetic patients, and to identify factors associated with unacceptable glycaemic control (defined as HbA1c >8.0%). METHODS Analysis of data collected in a cross-sectional survey of type 2 diabetic patients in eight SingHealth Polyclinics in January 2009. HbA1c value was measured on the day of the survey, while information on pat...

INTRODUCTION Understanding public perceptions of healthcare delivery is important to guide policy formulation and practice as well as to identify areas where public health communication needs to be strengthened to overcome misconceptions and allay unfounded concerns. We conducted a survey of Singapore residents to determine perceptions of the affordability and quality of healthcare in Singapore...

BACKGROUND High blood pressure (BP) is a leading contributor to cardiovascular mortality globally. There is scarcity of information on effective health systems interventions to lower BP and reduce cardiovascular risk in Southeast Asian countries. We conducted a pilot exploratory trial on 100 adults aged 40 years or older with uncontrolled hypertension to optimize the design for a structured mul...

INTRODUCTION Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem where majority of patients are managed in the primary care. The major risk factors are advanced age, hypertension and diabetes mellitus, and risk factors control is paramount to prevent progression to CKD. The objective of the study is to describe the epidemiology and quality of care of patients with CKD stages 3 to 5 at...

Classical dengue fever is characterized by the clinical features of fever, headache, severe myalgia and occasionally rash, which can also be caused by a number of other viral and bacterial infections. Five hundred and fifty eight patients who fulfilled the criteria of clinical diagnosis of acute dengue from 4 government outpatient polyclinics were recruited in this prospective field study. Of t...

OBJECTIVES To determine knowledge and attitude of Saudi mothers towards their preschool children's oral health. METHODS One hundred and one mothers (of children aged 16 to 40 months) attending well-baby clinics at Security Forces Hospital Polyclinics in Makkah Al-Mukarrama participated in the study. A questionnaire was used to collect the required information. RESULTS A great majority (92.1...

OBJECTIVE Errors made by clinicians in dental practice require changes in the original planning of patient management. The purpose of this study was to analyze events that led to wrong tooth extraction. METHOD AND MATERIALS A total of 54 insurance claims for wrong tooth extractions were reported and evaluated by Medical Consultants International from 1993 to 2004. Data were collected and anal...

Data monitoring outbreaks of disease in a region and specific populations (epidemiology) requires the support of an integrated data from all related surveillance unit. The integration of data between surveillance units (health centers, polyclinics, hospitals) must be design and good properly managed so as to enable health leaders and analysts to acquire, integrate, analyze and monitor the data ...

General practice has often been told it needs to change. But exactly how is less clear. Everybody seems ready to define and redefine the problem, but fewer are willing to say how to solve it. Take NHS England’s Improving General Practice—a Call to Action, published late last year. Any GP reading this would struggle to discover what action was actually being called for, as the document describes...