Don’t lose faith, get back your face
Shattered to pieces! It certainly was not his fortune, as is usually said, after he had foolishly shot himself in the face on Valentine’s Day, after an argument with his girlfriend. Although his injuries were not life-threatening and had not made him blind, they were “devastating” and would have left him hideously disfigured, if not [...]
Understanding bereavement and how to cope with it
PBy Prof. Raveen Hanwella All that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity. —William Shakespeare, Hamlet The death of a loved one is a special type of loss and leads to mourning or bereavement. How do we cope, or help others to cope with bereavement? Bereavement brings friends and family together but can also isolate a [...]
Am I the child of my parents?
Who is my father? Who is my mother? This is the tragic scenario that some people face in life. It can come about due to a child being adopted either within this country or taken abroad after adoption or due to a child being abducted and then found later. The state-of-the-art laboratory at the Molecular [...]
Keeping Ulcerative Colitis in check
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a disease in which the lining of the colon (the large intestine) becomes inflamed and develops sores (ulcers), leading to bleeding and diarrhoea. The inflammation almost always affects the rectum and lower part of the colon, but can also affect the entire colon. Although ulcerative colitis cannot be cured, it can [...]
The soy story
You may have heard about soy foods in the news, including claims that soy prevents diseases such as cancer and heart disease. So what’s the story on soy? Soy, a versatile bean, is found in foods like soy milk, soy sauce, miso (soybean paste), tempeh (which is kind of like a soy cake), and tofu. [...]
