Contentment is Within Us

Many a times, I have seen people endowed with all pleasure of life, still wanting peace and contentment. They have nearly all possible luxuries of life yet they wander in search of contentment and tra...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Seema.Nigar.Alvi on Sun, 27 Mar 2011        (0)        (4070)

A Calamity Jane I knew long ago

When I was young, I knew someone in school, a very plump, tanned girl in the eighth grade, with thick glasses and oily braids. She was quite a bookworm and kept to herself – even during lunchtime. She...   Read More

Posted by Lakshmi Gopal on Sun, 27 Mar 2011        (0)        (4055)

Praise can do wonders

Sincere praise can do wonders. We can give our children praise and attention to get the behaviour we want from them.  It is not very hard to praise anybody and neither it is hard to take praise from a...   Read More

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Sat, 26 Mar 2011        (0)        (3823)

Making Love last in Marriages

If love is blind, marriage can sometimes be an eye-opener. Love lasts as long as the attraction stays alive- the initial chemistry and the strong desire to connect. We need to work real hard to make l...   Read More

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Sat, 26 Mar 2011        (0)        (5177)

Positive Attitude

Keeping in mind the increasing rate of depression among people, I find it highly important to discuss the imperativeness of developing positive mental attitude, to beat the rising blues in life.Positi...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Seema.Nigar.Alvi on Sat, 26 Mar 2011        (0)        (3882)

Intricacies of Human Nature

I wonder what human nature is. The old story of evolution of man’s existence had undergone a revolutionary and drastic change resulting in the evolution of a finer form of being.All the way from the t...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Seema.Nigar.Alvi on Sat, 26 Mar 2011        (0)        (4704)

Crime Against Women

Whenever I read a newspaper or watch news on television, an important thing I notice, is the rising number of crimes being committed against women.  Surprisingly the instances are more frequent in met...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Seema.Nigar.Alvi on Fri, 25 Mar 2011        (0)        (5076)

Teenage Suicide

Today I came across the news of a 22-year old MBBS student who committed suicide following a 6-month suspension order from the college authorities. It is a very tragic incident.  Malpractice during th...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Trupti on Thu, 24 Mar 2011        (0)        (4980)

Haemorrhoids- the Painful Piles

Hemorrhoid or piles is one of the common problems associated with indigestion and constipation. In my clinical practice, I have came across many people being silent sufferers of this disease for years...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Seema.Nigar.Alvi on Thu, 24 Mar 2011        (1)        (5212)

Understanding Croup or Laryngotracheobronchitis

Our surrounding environment harbours a variety of micro-organisms, which attack our respiratory tract, via the air we breathe. A very common respiratory disease of children is croup or laryngotracheob...   Read More

Posted by Dr.Seema.Nigar.Alvi on Thu, 24 Mar 2011        (0)        (6050)