Is today’s society becoming too dependent on medication? We’re using medications as a crutch to not address and tackle the issues to dealing with health concerns. It seems it is because every other commericial or print ad that you see it’s for some kind of medication. We’re so used to fixing everything with a pill […]
A judgement caste in stone
The Supreme Court stay on OBC reservation is among several judgements unsympathetic to ‘lesser’ castes. The judiciary has to be socially accountable K. VEERAMANI On November 25, 1949, Dr BR Ambedkar sounded a grave warning in the Constituent Assembly: "On January 26, 1950, we will have equality in politics and inequality in social and economic […]
Is weight loss surgery a cop out from addressing an issue with food?
Does weight loss surgery give individuals a cop out from putting forth the effort to exercise? In the battle of weight issues in this day and age medical science is offering those who struggled to lose weight, but is it really as effective as they make it? It seems as if the people who get […]
Patient’s survival rests on time
Wake up in an ungodly hour of the night to find yourself gasping for breath. Or it could be your abdominal pain is unbearable. Or that your blood pressure shoots up to an unprecedented level? Without health insurance, whose monthly premiums are skyrocketing high and seemed unaffordable to those who only earn a measely monthly income, […]
Victims speak as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Barbara-Leigh Tonelli was 19 when she walked down the aisle and said the words “I do”. In her mind, there were no warning signs of domestic violence. However, not long after her wedding, Tonelli’s husband, a trained sniper in the military, began abusing her. “There were frequent random beatings,” Tonelli said. “There was constant berating, constant […]