Spinal Stenosis Back: pains and numbness can make your life numb
Dr Arvind G Kulkarni Back pains may not be just pains, but can be life devastating pains. A 55 year old male, Ramkumar Shandilya, used to get small back pains and took a few medications to get him through the day. But this pain gradually started to increase more and more with time and the […]
Avoid worries
Mahfooz Ahmad Bakshi Today we are worried about tomorrow, and tomorrow we will be worried about the next day. We always keep fear in our minds about the future, so we never let contentment live within us. Then we roam around and look for priests, molvis, etc. to check if someone has stolen our happiness […]
Positive thinking helps
Eijaz Mir The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose…..Khalil Jibraan Human being is gifted with a sense of rationality through which he could differentiate himself from other creatures of the world. The gift of mental health is the best possible gift one could […]
Don’t over indulge in desires
Mohammad Nadeem Parray Desire is a gift from Allah (SWT) to human beings. Desire between men to women was created by Allah (SWT). However, desire could also lead to big sin if a Muslim couldn’t handle it properly. Desire is close to beastly instinct, so Allah (SWT) gives human being a brain to deal with […]
Monsoon illness and safety tips
Umair Shafiq Khanday Monsoon brings with it multiple air-borne infections that are transmitted by tiny pathogens (disease-causing viruses) through the air, resulting in the common flu, viral fever, cold, cough, and sore throat. They are mostly mild and can cause minor infections. The monsoon season refreshes us from the sizzling summer heat. This change in […]
APJ Abdul Kalam: The greatest teacher ever
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit The journey of a poor boatman’s son, who sold newspapers to help his family after his school time, from the temple town of Rameswaram in the extreme south of the country to taking the highest seat of power in Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, is no less than a fairy-tale. It is […]
Managing viral Hepatitis B and C
Dr Sanjiv Saigal Worldwide, 296 million people are living with Hepatitis B while 58 million people are living with hepatitis C. India has approximately 40 million chronically infected individuals with hepatitis B, constituting 3-4% of population prevalence. The population prevalence of Hepatitis C in India is approximately 1%. Common causes of hepatitis Viral hepatitis caused […]
NEP-2020: Career and Technical Education
M Ahmad Education is the key to achieve full human potential, developing and promoting national development. Granting unlimited access to quality education is the solution for continued growth in economics, social justice and equality, scientific advancement, national integration, and cultural preservation. At the same time, the need for a skilled workforce is increasing in greater […]
Limiting our desires
Abid Hussain Rather ‘Desires make slaves out of kings, and patience makes kings out of slaves’….Imam Al Ghazali Every living creature on globe has some basic prerequisites for its existence. There are some basic entities like air, water, food etc. which a living being can’t do away with in order to survive on the surface […]
Monsoon care for eyes
Dr. Parul M Sharma Be it the scorching heat of the summers or the humidity of monsoons, our eyes often become a casualty to the vagaries of the season, especially in today’s world of increased screen usage . Hence, they need extra care and protection during these times. Some of the common eye conditions that […]