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Dearest Fellow HKMA Members, I am now having an angioplasty symposium in Seoul, Korea. Luckily, there is no missile flying over my head yet. I will be back in Hong Kong in a few days’ time. If you haven’t heard about an...
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Editorial Board

CME Bulletin & Online Editorial Board 2013
持續醫學進修專訊及網上版編輯委員會


Chief Editor 總編輯
Dr. WONG Bun Lap, Bernard
黃品立醫生

Board Members 委員會成員:
Dr. CHAN Hau Ngai, Kingsley
陳厚毅醫生
Dr. CHAN Man Kam
陳文岩醫生
Dr. CHAN Yee Shing, Alvin
陳以誠醫生
Dr. CHENG Chi Man
鄭志文醫生
Dr. CHEUNG Hon Ming
張漢明醫生
Dr. CHIU Shing Ping, James
趙承平醫生
Dr. CHOI Kin, Gabriel
蔡 堅醫生
Dr. CHOW Pak Chin
周伯展醫生
Dr. CHU Kin Wah
朱建華醫生
Dr. FONG Chung Yan, Gardian
方頌恩醫生
Dr. FUNG Yee Leung, Wilson
馮宜亮醫生
Dr. HO Chung Ping, MH
何仲平醫生
Dr. HO Hung Kwong, Duncan
何鴻光醫生
Dr. KONG Kam Fu, James
江金富醫生
Dr. KWOK Ka Ki
郭家麒醫生
Dr. KWOK Tin Fook
郭天福醫生
Dr. LAM Tzit Yuen, David
林哲玄醫生
Dr. LEUNG Chi Chiu
梁子超醫生
Dr. LI Siu Lung, Steven
李少隆醫生
Dr. LI Sum Wo, MH
李深和醫生
Dr. POON Tak Lun
潘德鄰醫生
Dr. SHIH Tai Cho, Louis
史泰祖醫生
Dr. TSANG Kin Lun
曾建倫醫生
Dr. TSE Hung Hing
謝鴻興醫生
Dr. WONG Shou Pang, Alexander
王壽鵬醫生
Dr. YEUNG Chiu Fat, Henry
楊超發醫生
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Spotlight Self Study Paper May 2013: Quality of life among alcohol-dependent patients: How satisfactory are the available instruments? A systematic review
A. Luquiens, et al. / Drug and Alcohol Dependence 125 (2012) 192–202.AIM: The purpose of this systematic review was to compare quality-of-life instruments used as outcome measures in randomized clinical trials for alcohol-dependence treatment...
Cardiology and Dermatology Articles May 2013
Cardiology: A recent paediatric ECG case   Dermatology: A gentleman with red dots on legs  
Cardiology and Dermatology Articles May 2013
Cardiology: A recent paediatric ECG case   Dermatology: A gentleman with red dots on legs  
General Medicine Article May 2013: A 20-year-old male complaining of periodic “racing” of his heart
A 20-year-old man presented to the clinic with concerns about the periodical “racing” of his heart. The symptoms did not seem to be related to any activity, and they had occurred intermittently for about a year...
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Article May 2013: A 28-year-old female with a tender breast mass
A 28-year-old woman presented with tenderness and redness in her right breast. She denied fever and recent illness or injury, and she had been in good general health...

25/05/2013
Antipsychotics linked to sudden cardiac death risk
DENVER – Both the second-generation as well as the first-generation antipsychotic agents proved independently associated with greater than threefold increased risks of sudden cardiac death, according ...
25/05/2013
Hypertension hurts memory, attention in children
WASHINGTON (IMNG) – Children with hypertension performed worse on tests of attention, and verbal and visual recall, according to some early findings of an ongoing study.A low socioeconomic status seem...
25/05/2013
EU approves rivaroxaban for secondary prevention
The European Commission has approved the use of rivaroxaban in combination with antiplatelet therapy to help prevent atherothrombotic events after acute coronary syndrome.The drug was approved at a do...
25/05/2013
Antipsychotics linked to sudden cardiac death risk
DENVER – Both the second-generation as well as the first-generation antipsychotic agents proved independently associated with greater than threefold increased risks of sudden cardiac death, according ...
24/05/2013
Laser-assisted PDT cleared majority of AKs in immunocompromised patients
BOSTON (IMNG) – Fractional laser-assisted photodynamic therapy can effectively treat actinic keratoses in organ transplant recipients, but at a cost of more intense postoperative skin reactions than w...
17/05/2013
Strategy outlined for treating severe refractory cutaneous lupus
BUENOS AIRES (IMNG) – Clinicians facing cases of severe refractory cutaneous lupus erythematosus – including in patients who smoke – have several treatment options, according to a prominent CLE resear...
25/05/2013
EU approves rivaroxaban for secondary prevention
The European Commission has approved the use of rivaroxaban in combination with antiplatelet therapy to help prevent atherothrombotic events after acute coronary syndrome.The drug was approved at a do...
25/05/2013
Investigational noninterferon HCV treatment effective across patient groups
ORLANDO (IMNG) – Both 12- and 24-week regimens of an investigational interferon-free therapy for hepatitis C were associated with high sustained virological response rates at 12 weeks post treatment i...
25/05/2013
Hydration prevents complications in E. coli HUS
PORTLAND, OREGON (IMNG) – Adequate intravenous hydration is the single most important intervention to prevent renal and other complications from Shiga-toxin–producing Escherichia coli hemolytic-uremic...
25/05/2013
Investigational noninterferon HCV treatment effective across patient groups
ORLANDO (IMNG) – Both 12- and 24-week regimens of an investigational interferon-free therapy for hepatitis C were associated with high sustained virological response rates at 12 weeks post treatment i...
25/05/2013
Antipsychotics linked to sudden cardiac death risk
DENVER – Both the second-generation as well as the first-generation antipsychotic agents proved independently associated with greater than threefold increased risks of sudden cardiac death, according ...
25/05/2013
Hypertension hurts memory, attention in children
WASHINGTON (IMNG) – Children with hypertension performed worse on tests of attention, and verbal and visual recall, according to some early findings of an ongoing study.A low socioeconomic status seem...
25/05/2013
Novel biomarker may measure prostate cancer aggressiveness
SAN DIEGO (IMNG) – Prostate-specific antigen peptidase activity is higher in patients with less-aggressive prostate cancer than in patients with advanced disease, results from a pilot study demonstrat...
25/05/2013
Hydration prevents complications in E. coli HUS
PORTLAND, OREGON (IMNG) – Adequate intravenous hydration is the single most important intervention to prevent renal and other complications from Shiga-toxin–producing Escherichia coli hemolytic-uremic...
24/05/2013
New imaging promises improved breast cancer utility
BRUSSELS (IMNG) – Researchers developing advanced imaging techniques for breast cancer patients are striving to move beyond merely documenting the size and shape of tumors to also generate information...
18/05/2013
Intratumor heterogeneity drives need for multiple biopsies
BRUSSELS (IMNG) – When biopsying a primary breast cancer, once is probably not enough based on accumulating evidence of primary-tumor heterogeneity, but despite this evidence, taking multiple biopsies...
01/10/2010
Antidepressants Reduce Pain, Sleep Problems, Depressed Mood in Fibromyalgia
A recent study suggests that antidepressants reduce pain, sleep disturbances, and depressed mood in fibromyalgia. But antidepressants do not appear to reduce fatigue in fibromyalgia patients, accordin...


HK Author Key Publications

Disordered connectivity associated with memory deficits in children with autism spectrum disorders
Author(s): Chan A.S., Han Y.M.Y., Sze S.L., Cheung M.-C., Leung W.W.-M., Chan R.C.K., To C.Y.
Year: 2011  Volume: 5  Issue: 1
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Lymphocyte subset alterations related to executive function deficits and repetitive stereotyped behavior in autism
Author(s): Han Y.M.Y., Leung W.W.-M., Wong C.K., Lam J.M.K., Cheung M.-C., Chan A.S.
Year: 2011  Volume: 5  Issue: 1
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
 

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