Pelvic pain often goes undiagnosed
Dr. Amod Manocha Pudendal nerve is one of the main nerves in the pelvis and is closely involved with genital sensation, urinary and bowel functions. Irritation or damage of this nerve often presents with pain and/or altered sensation in the genital, rectal region or deep inside the pelvis. Mimicking a plethora of symptoms, the patients […]
Useful foods during Ramadan
Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon The eating habits during the month of Ramadan are very different from the rest of the year. Excessive consumption of carbs, sugars, fats and beverages during Sahar and Iftar not only raises sugar levels but also causes many people to gain weight during Ramadan. Patients with diabetes should take these nine precautions […]
The second wave and Govt’s failure to contain it
Vijay Garg A survey by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has revealed four key points that may help to understand the dire state of the Covid-19 in the country, perhaps to curb the ever-increasing corona or find a way to help. One, the second outbreak of the corona virus in March this year […]
Letter to the Editor
Promote online yoga programmes The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga has offered online yoga training programmes is a step in the right direction. The programmes conducted under the Ministry of Ayush, which are health-promoting and anxiety-relieving, provide useful support to the common people to balance their daily lives in the changed scenario. In addition […]
COVID-19 and people with disabilities
M Ahmad The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of coronavirus disease, COVID-19, to be a pandemic due to the speed and scale of transmission. It is a global public health emergency affecting millions of people around the world. Most people with disabilities are not inherently at higher risk for becoming infected with or […]
Creation of the Universe and Evolution in Islam
Mir Jamid Afzal The descriptions of creation in the Qur’an are not intended as dry historical accounts but rather to engage the reader in contemplating the lessons to be learned from it. The act of creation, therefore, is frequently described as a way of drawing the reader into thinking about the order of all things […]
The changing dress styles
K S S Pillai Had Rip Van Winkle woken up from his twenty-year sleep now in Kerala, he would have been so baffled by the attire of people moving around him that he would have gone for another swig of the mysterious drink and slipped back to his second stint of stupor. While nature has […]
Immunity Boosting Millets
Asad Mirza A positive fallout of the Covid-19 could be described as a change in our eating habits and foods, which we consume. As everyone is trying to boost their immunity and stay active during in-home stretches, everyone is looking forward to get a balanced and nutritious diet, which could help them fight off the […]
Never say die
Junaid Abdullah ‘What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve’ (Napoleon Hill) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Azad rightly said that-“small dream is a big crime” because weak desires bring weak results, as small amount of fire definitely makes small amount of heat. I especially want to address the pillar of a nation (youth), […]
Book reading far better than social media use
Vijay GarG Still many people believe that the Internet has more benefits compared to reading books, they believe that internet is way faster. True, Internet is fast, and the power of the internet can’t be denied, but books are a slow process because they allow their users and readers to internalize, respond, react and transform. […]