OsteoArthritis ~the wear and tear joint disease

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the commonest form of arthritis that occurs as a result of wear and tear of the joint. As the protective cushion over the bones within the joints, called cartilage, gets worn out gradually, the symptoms get worse. The joints begin to crackle, get stiff, then pain and ultimately cause limited mobility. Note: This [...]

Do not call them mad, please!

Published in The News Blog on February 22, 2012 :http://blogs.thenews.com.pk/blogs/2012/02/22/do-not-call-them-mad-please/ When I feel feverish, lethargic, sneeze and have a runny nose, all know I suffer from common cold, and that I am infected with a virus. If I tell them that I went to see my GP and am taking meds, they all know medications [...]

Know the bitter truth of Diabetes

PART-I “The tsunami wave of diabetes mellitus and its health and economic consequences is threatening much of the world. The need to prevent and control this debilitating chronic disease is urgent, before desperation sets in.” Journal of Royal Society of medicine. How does this  matter to us South Asians? Indian Subcontinent (which includes India, Pakistan, [...]

Sights and Sounds May Disappear, but Smell Shall Linger.

Published in TheNewsBlog February 7, 2012. http://blogs.thenews.com.pk/blogs/2012/02/07/sights-and-sounds-may-disappear-but-smell-shall-linger/ “When I miss her, I go to her closet to sense my daughter’s fragrance.” Arfa Karim‘s Mom said on her 17th birthday. The words from the teary eyed mother gave me goose bumps. She was certainly not talking about the perfumes that Arfa adorned, but the odour that she [...]

Painfully Humane

Published in TheNewsBlog on January 31, 2012. http://blogs.thenews.com.pk/blogs/2012/01/31/painfully-humane/ A couple of days ago I met a neighbour outside the house, walking her two cute cocker spaniels. We exchanged New Year Greetings and as a ritual I asked: “So how did you spend your new years eve?” “Oh I spent my evening feasting with my girls.” she [...]

You left us too soon, RIP Arfa Karim.

The most painful truth that I have ever had to face in my entire life: “Arfa Karim passed away”. In a  composed manner, true to the dignity of being the father of Arifa, he said: “She came to us for a very short time, but taught us a great deal.” Battling with life for several weeks [...]

The thin line of frustration tolerance

After reading the health blog “Living a healthy lifestyle’ a friend, who did not want to ask it in public, emailed, to inquire more about the mention of the phrase ‘frustration tolerance’. She mentioned of her son’s tendency to get frustrated very easily, then starts to get aggressive and blames others for everything. This reminded [...]

Salute you, Dr Ralph Steinman…

Ralph M. Steinmann MD, a senior physician is the first Nobel Laureatte to get the Nobel Award in Medicine ‘posthumously’. He was a physiciain who co- discovered ( with Zanvil A Cohn)  Dendritic Cells, in 1973, which are a new class of immune cells, being  important and unique accessories in the onset of several immune [...]

Heart Health presentation at Aurat Health Services for South Asian Community

A Heart Health presentation done on behalf of  Aurat Health Services ffor the South Asian Community at CPR and AED Event, Mississauga, Ontario.

Sometimes a Hug is All that We Need

It was several years or perhaps a decade ago when I had cut out this cartoon from the daily newspaper and stuck on my fridge with a magnet. Having lived in an Arab land where hugging is a usual form of greeting, I had learned how good it felt after having hugged a dear one. [...]