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Time to readjust global focus ‘While the world keeps talking about the danger posed to human lives by cardiac conditions, cancer, and strokes, it is diabetes that is killing more people today than any other malady....		Mind your foot Diabetes is called the global epidemic of the 21st century. Recent figures provided by the International Diabetes Federation suggest that in 2003 there were 194 million people between 20 and 79 years of age worldwide with diabetes....
Just rituals Being sure of a meal after a few hours of fasting is a different experience from the rigorous ordeal a starving person undergoes with no hope of laying his hands on...		Pedestrian predicament Inadequate road space and bad planning cause problems for pedestrians and result in terrible roadaccidents...
Computing comedies As some wise soul said: “Technology is a great thing, if and when it works”. And, of course, for most of us technology is what I am writing this article on right now — a personal computer....		An aura of mystery A trip to Melbourne sounded too good to be true. I was very excited. My knowledge of the place was limited to the MCG ground, thanks to my passion for cricket. So I decided to do a bit of reading and find out a little more about the place....
Simplicity and unity prevailed As you grow old, Eids, birthdays, anniversaries become a “right to enjoy” only for youngsters while you yourself want to stay home and relax over the long holidays....		Some serious issues If we could have a better healthcare system, we would have served not only our own nation, but also some neighbouring countries in a much better way...
Hot Seat Imran Qureshi is a fashion choreographer, designer, stain glass artist — basically someone who has experimented with every possible art and craft form. Silk painting, sculpture and even dance have a special place in Imran’s life....		Sharing the burden In our society, traditionally, working women are not given the respect that they deserve. But in the current socio-cultural scenario, it has become imperative for many women to take up jobs in order to share their husbands’ burden and lead a comfortable life....
Mapping the world The small mountainous island of Sicily, Italian Sicilia, is located in the Mediterranean Sea, very close to Italy, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Messina of about 10 miles wide....		A linguistic study of Urdu THE book I am going to talk about may be taken as a charge sheet against the Muslim writers of Urdu as a whole. In fact, the very literary tradition of...
A test of character The tour to Pakistan may not offer any kind of respite to some of the swashbuckling players in the English camp, They cannot rest on their laurels for much longer. On Saturday, England’s Ashes heroes strode out in Multan to undertake their first challenge of a gruelling winter...		Englishmen may not find it easy THE manner in which the first two games on the tour — first a warmup fixture and then the First Class match at the Bagh-e-Jinnah — unfolded, it is only natural...
Everything for a smile AS was expected, the festival of Eid this year remained a subdued affair, as should have been the case, in view of the tragic earthquake that jolted the very roots of hundreds of thousands of people....		Adoption Pakistani style Unless there is unconditional devotion between parents and their adopted children, adoption should be shunned...
MOSAIC Illicit drug use has an estimated prevalence of five per cent of the global population (200 million), states a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Approximately 13 million are injection-drug users,...		Newsmaker After Kofi Annan, the latest public figure caught in a controversy over the now infamous UN Oil-for-Food programme for Iraq is India’s Kunwar Natwar Singh. Till recently the Indian Foreign Minister,...
Health Interactive QI am a 27-year-old male and in perfect health. My lips are ugly, dry, chapped and black throughout the year. I don’t smoke. Despite using lots of vaselines and balms, my lips stay the same....		Diabetes FAQs A. Anyone obese, with family history of diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, history of diabetes during pregnancy, high blood pressure, history of impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose...
From Here, There, and Everywhere TITRINOTE: An Indian truck carrying relief goods for earthquake affected people is on standby on the Indian side of the Line of Control ahead of the opening of the border....