A doctor ̕s life is extremely satisfying despite the stress of performance and uncertainty of treatment outcome.It seems from research that job satisfaction is more dependent on the return of gratitude and respect that one attains on delivering service or a goods rather than the monetary gains. A...
The idea of Mother Earth was originated in 1970 by Gay Lord Nelson, a Senator of the USA. But the Mother Earth Temple is an original formulation of Parimal Dey, a social activist in East and north-east India. Recently, the reportervisited the place at 4, Vidyasagar Colony near Jadavpur under 99 ward...
S. Sridharan, a noted yoga expert from Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandir, one of the largest yoga centres of Asia. Q. We are focusing on problems affecting the working professionals especially stress, alienation, depression and insomnia. So how can yoga benefit them with the fact that there time is l...
I was in Taiwan recently when I met some surgeons who have been working on hernias for half their lifetime. They had been thinking about it, the ways to improve, the approach to take, the tailoring of the procedures. Yes, nothing is perfect, my readers. Everything in science is transient since...
Innumerable Indians are addicted to nicotine (one of the most habit-forming substances known to man) in various forms. Some smoke it while others sniff or chew it. Many harbour the misconception that chewing gutka or smokeless tobacco is less harmful than smoking. Most are not aware that gutka...
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is involved in formulating the health policy in India. It is also responsible for all government programmes related to family planning. The ministry comprises of the departments of Health & Family Welfare and Health Research. The Department of Health dea...
Medica is the new star in the health sector of West Bengal. It is growing fast in the eastern region with 11 running hospitals in different states of this region. It is planning to expand further bringing quality healthcare to the masses. Dr. Alok Roy, Chairman, Medica Group, spoke to BE’s Anustup...
In a unique event on July 23 at the Hotel Taj Bengal organised by Dr. Sarfaraz J. Baig, who was also the moderator, it was discussed amongst eminent panellists on “how to choose a doctor?”.Indeed, nobody ponders to think about it. The majority of us go by recommendations from our family doc...
India ranked a lowly 122 on a list of the world’s happiest countries, dropping four slots from last year and coming behind the neighbouring countries like China, Pakistan, and Nepal. The World Happiness Report 2017 maps happiness on the parameters of not only the GDP per capita but also social sup...
I can remember one post in my Facebook account – ‘Smile while you still have teeth’. The World Oral Health Day that falls on March 20 carries the theme, ‘Smile for Life.’ A smiling face is the index of a healthy mind and the primary condition of a good looking smiling face starts with good...