Pandemic Roundup: Past, Present and Prospects
The COVID-19 pandemic is now more than two years old. It has changed the world in a previously unimaginable manner, and fast. We are all witnesses to that change and the new normal. Before...
Author: Shashikiran Umakanth
To Test or Not to Test: COVID-19, India, and the Controversy about Testing (In)adequacy
Jim O’Neill, a British economist, made a controversial and callous remark about India’s potential to handle a pandemic, “Thank God this didn’t start in somewhere like India, because there’s absolutely no way that the...
Change ahead. Are we ready?
When the whole world witnessed the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009-10, India was significantly affected too. When we are in the midst of another pandemic, of COVID-19, is there something that we can learn...
ಬದಲಾವಣೆ ಮುಂದಿದೆ – ನಾವು ಸಿದ್ಧರಾಗಿದ್ದೇವೆಯೇ?
ಕೋವಿಡ್-19 ರೋಗಕ್ಕೆ ಲಸಿಕೆ ಇದ್ದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಇಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೂ, ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿ ಔಷಧಿ ಇದ್ದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಇಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೂ, ನಾವು ಹಲವಾರು ರೀತಿಯ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಶಿಸ್ತನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲೇಬೇಕು. ನಾವು ನಮ್ಮ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ನೈರ್ಮಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸುಧಾರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲೇಬೇಕು.
ಹಬ್ಬ-ಸಮಾರಂಭಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ವಿಶೇಷ ಋತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಧುಮೇಹದ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ
ಭಾರತ ಆರಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ಅಧಿಕ ಧರ್ಮಗಳಿರುವ, 29 ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಹಬ್ಬಗಳನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸುವ, 6400 ಜಾತಿಗಳಿರುವ, ಪ್ರತಿ 100 ಕಿಲೋಮೀಟರಿಗೊಂದು ಭಾಷೆಯಿರುವ ದೇಶ. ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಆಹಾರಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯಧಿಕ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ ಇರುವ ವೈವಿಧ್ಯತೆಯ ದೇಶ. ಈ ವೈವಿಧ್ಯತೆಯೇ ಭಾರತೀಯರ ಜೀವನಾಡಿ. ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್, ನವೆಂಬರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಹಲವಾರು...
Scientific Writing: What Editors Want
Here are some thoughts about scientific writing from three avid writers, who are also journal editors. During a panel discussion, they answered many questions. Questions that often haunt us while we write to publish. Read on.
Understanding Antibiotics (Part 3)
Antibiotic resistance is a critical concept in the treatment of infectious diseases. As we have already discussed in the first part of this series, antibiotics are unlike other medicines. Antibiotics do not have a...
Understanding Antibiotics (Part 2)
Antibiotics are an important and special class of medications, as we learned in the first part of this series on understanding antibiotics. Now we know what antibiotics are – they are a valuable weapon...
Understanding Antibiotics (Part 1)
Antibiotics are an important type of modern medicine. But they are not just like any other. Most medications modify the function of our body to control or cure a symptom or a disease. However,...
Death – The Ultimate Reality
Life asked Death, “Why do people love me, but hate you?” Death responded, “Because you are a beautiful lie and I am the unpleasant truth.” As I read the above lines a long time...
Doctor-Patient Relationship
“The doctor didn’t even look at me before writing out a prescription!” “That patient’s relatives threatened me about the consequences if she doesn’t recover.” “The doctor was very critical and judgmental about me.” “That...
ನೀವು ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ನೀರು ಕುಡಿಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀರಾ?
“ನಾನು ತುಂಬಾ ನೀರು ಕುಡಿಯಲು ಪ್ರತಿದಿನ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.” “ನನ್ನ ಮೂತ್ರದ ಬಣ್ಣ ನೀರಿನಂತೆಯೇ ತಿಳಿಯಾಗಿರದಿದ್ದರೆ, ನಾನು ತುಂಬಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ನೀರನ್ನು ಕುಡಿಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಎಂದು ಅರ್ಥ.” “ಮೂತ್ರ ಮಾಡಲು ನಾನು ರಾತ್ರಿ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಬಾರಿ ಎದ್ದೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ, ಆದರೆ ನಾನು ಮಲಗುವ ಮೊದಲು ನಾನು ಒಂದು ಲೀಟರ್ ನೀರನ್ನು ಕುಡಿಯಲೇಬೇಕಲ್ಲಾ.”...
Drinking too much water?
“I make it a point to drink a LOT of water daily.” “If my urine colour is not as clear as water, I am drinking too less water.” “I get up four times at...
Eat Right, Eat Light
People often try anything to help them lose weight. The reasons to lose weight are many – to be healthy, maintain fitness, or to look and feel better. Most companies that promote special diets...
Venturi Oxygen Delivery
Oxygen supplementation during emergencies is a life-saving treatment. The atmospheric air contains 21% oxygen, which is inadequate for those with some types of breathlessness. We can enhance the amount of oxygen delivered to a...
