LIFESTYLE & LEISURE


I was shocked to read this report in the Journal of Medical Ethics recently. The authors of the paper, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva, argue that newborn babies are not ‘actual persons’ and have no ‘moral right to life’. They claim that since this is not different from abortion, it...

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Overweight mothers-to-be get diabetes pill, metformin, to cut the risk of having a fat child. The National Health Service of UK has started trials to halt the obesity epidemic. If the trials are successful, treatment could be widespread in five years. Metformin is known to have the following...

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Pharmaceutical companies get medical scientists to invent new diseases to sell their wares. This was going on in the past in a more dignified and quiet style, but now it has all come out in the open This is a very strange world. Man is built to last as long as he lives. Diseases are only...

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Charles Ornstein  and   Tracy Weber (ProPublica) 10 May 2012
American Pain Foundation shuts down as senators launch investigation into makers of narcotic painkillers and groups that champion them A version of this story was published in The Washington Post. As the U.S. Senate Finance Committee launched an investigation Tuesday into makers of...

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After a long stint in the Middle East, the author lands in the US in 1997 and takes up an odd job before looking at other opportunities. The 31st part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business One fine morning I had a surprise visit from...

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It was time to bid adieu to the garment industry and go west; to remember the desert and invite the snow! The 30th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business   My return from Muscat was welcomed by the staff as I had close relations...

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Lena Groeger (ProPublica) 04 May 2012
If someone dies from complications in a surgery to remove an implant, the manufacturer may argue that it was the surgery—not the implant—that killed the patient Each prescription drug you take has a unique code that the government can use to track problems. But artificial hips and...

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If diabetes could speak, what would it say? If you act wisely, you could have a normal life expectancy even with me as your friend I am not a disease. I am only an abnormality of metabolism in the human body. While blood sugar is vital for humankind to survive, when the body finds it...

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A brief note from the “managing partner” that he was personally taking over the Muscat plant left everyone shocked. The glorious start in the garment industry came to an end. The 29th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business The Muscat...

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We must do all in our powers to bring back the glory of medical practice of yesteryears where the patient and the doctor were two trusting human beings “I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility...

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The UAE government should be credited for pushing the industry hard so that they established themselves well and secure a good name overseas. The 28th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business   Some six weeks or so after the surprise...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 April 2012
The study revealed that Individuals who are more familiar with television commercials of fast-food restaurants may have food consumption patterns that include many types of high-calorie food brands, or they may be especially sensitive to visual cues to eat while watching TV Obesity among...

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Health issues and accidents are part of work. Co-operation of the staff and a good health policy helped tackle these issues. The 27th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business   As a matter of government policy in the Gulf, medical...

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What happens if the factory owners simply vanished, leaving all the debtors in distress and the staff in a mess? The 26th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business Due to a great money control by banks, there was spate of rumours in the...

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Rewarding efficient employees and dealing with rebellious staff was part of the responsibilities at a garment factory. The 25th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business Though I had visited Sri Lanka once before I joined Gulf Industries, I...

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The inspection by the US team to the plants at Jebel Ali Free Zone and at Muscat raised concerns about the imposition of the quota system. The 24th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business I had come to Dubai to spend the weekend with the...

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Following the success of setting up the garment factory at the Jebel Ali Fee Zone, Finetex was invited to set up a joint venture plant in Muscat. The 23nd part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business The garment factories in the Jebel Ali Free...

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“Cure rarely, comfort mostly, but console always” was the advice of Hippocrates and still remains valid to this day of hi-tech stuff. To practice each one of them the doctor must be a great communicator “One kind word can warm three winter months”—a Japanese saying “Art” wrote,...

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Doctors, stunned by the increase in patients with gastro or digestive-system linked cancers, are suggesting the need to do away with sugar—and breakfast cereals Over the last few years, an amazing and visible change has taken place in India, and that has to do with the easy availability of...

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A cordial relationship with the staff by celebrating their festivals and giving them something special every day ensured that there was no absenteeism. The 22nd part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business Thanks to the very extra care that we...

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