Volume: 9

1. Floods – the consequence of human intrusion into nature Page:1—2
2. The Hippocratic commitment to patients: A declining trend in modern medicine Page:3—8
3. Interprofessional learning in nursing – a review Page:9—20
4. Oily fish, liquid wax esters and keriorrhoea – a review Page:21—25
5. Influence of rice and added sugar intakes on fasting plasma glucose and triacylglycerol levels amongst a population sample of Malaysian adults Page:26—31
6. Is there a correlation between co-morbidities and initial severity score of pneumonia in patients admitted with community acquired pneumonia? – a retrospective study Page:32—37
7. Pneumococcal surveillance in Malaysia and the need for carriage studies Page:1—2
8. Association between house dust mite (HDM) sensitisation and asthma control using skin prick test and HDM antigen specific IgE levels in saliva of Malaysian children Page:3—12
9. A comparative study on how medical students learn about the use of abbreviations in medical practice Page:13—21
10. Knowledge and practice of medical students of the usage of personal protective equipment: A comparison of two cohorts of students at the International Medical University Page:25—31
11. A cross sectional study of chronic pain relief after bekam (traditional malay “cupping”) therapy Page:32—36
12. A diagnostic workup of perioperative anaphylaxis reveals a selective type 1 hypersensitivity to cefazolin Page:37—39
13. The peer-review process for journals in the biomedical sciences; love it or loatheit, it won’t go away! Page:1—3
14. Comprehensive review of mnemonic devices and their applications: State of the art Page:4—9
15. E-cigarettes: Facts and legal status Page:10—19
16. Family response to presume consent system on organ donation from a review of literature Page:20—26
17. Discordance between medication adherence and blood pressure control in primary care clinics in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia: The problem of therapeutic inertia Page:27—32
18. Is Google search a useful medical diagnostic tool for third year medical students? Page:33—37
19. Factors deterring registered nurses from pursuing post graduate nursing degree in a private hospital in Penang, Malaysia Page:38—46
20. Primary hyperparathyroidism with vitamin D deficiency in third trimester of pregnancy Page:47—51
21. Leiomyosarcoma of the breast: A case report Page:52—54