Lone Survivor
Once it was the most crowded place for patients seeking remedy. As the English system of medicine, overtook the traditional Unani system, Kulgam’s Gopalpora...
Murdered Motherhood?
Lack of facilities and staff in state run hospitals is putting the lives of Kashmir’s mothers and their babies in danger. Saima Bhat spends some...
Malwan’s Braid Choppers
Mysterious hair cutting incidents started in central India early this year and literally followed the road to Kashmir. Restricted to restive South Kashmir, Kulgam...
Bequeathing Vision
For the first time in history, 13 blind or one-eyed patients underwent eye transplants in Srinagar’s SMHS hospital and started seeing again, some after...
Technology Addiction
Parents are frequently talking about their kids using smart phones and other communication gadgets for ‘time-pass’. It is gradually leading to addiction and to...
Stomach Ulcers
Kashmir may be one of the few spots across Asia where stomach ulcers are above average, Zeenat Farooq details the prognosis and the treatment...
Eating Disorders
Zeenat Farooq
A balanced, healthy meal forms the basis of human health and avoiding unhealthy, high calorie food is a part of the learned behaviour....
Nutrition in Cancer
Minors fighting life-threatening diseases like cancer need special diets, writes Zeenat Farooq
Children need proper nutrition because they are at a growing age and their...
Understanding Addiction
By Zeenat Farooq
Addiction is the physical or psychological dependence on a substance that is beyond the control of the person. Usually, its demands go...
Probe the Fall
If an individual had an abrupt, unexplained fall, avoid keeping it a secret. Go to the doctor because it could an unexplained crisis in...
At God’s Mercy
The first counseling for a patient suffering from stressful situation is at home. But when the same home turns into a hell-hole, a patient...
Fig: Fruit of the Paradise
By: Zeenat Farooq
Common Fig or Ficus Carica is a flowering plant of Moraceae (mulberry family). A native of Middle East and Western Asia, Fig...
Radiating Carcinogens?
As Wazwan country plans massive wedding feasts - a yearly Rs 1879 crore economy, there are concerns about the source of millions of sheep...
Olive: A Blessed Fruit
By: Zeenat Farooq
Olive tree belonging to Oleaceae family found in the Mediterranean basin, Arabian Peninsula and in parts of southern Asia. Oleaceae family derives...
Honey in fasting
By Zeenat Farooq
Honey is a sugary liquid of high consistency and stickiness that is produced by honey bees from the nectar of flowers by...
