March 13, 2003

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Investing in Bone Health Doctors are renewing efforts to combat osteoporosis, the brittle bone disease that affects the lives of thousands of women and, on a smaller scale, men. The effort is considered crucial as doctors fear that its prevalence is rising among....		Mr Bush goes for the kill Mr. Bush is right, Saddam Hussein is a nasty man and nobody I know has the least objection to Mr. Bush killing him. It’s just the way he proposes doing it that worries me. Dropping 3,000 bombs in 48 hours on Baghdad is going...
Prey to ancient practices One of the latest victims of karo kari is Hasina, a nine-year-old girl from a tiny village called Khanan Chachar. She was used as “compensation” for her brother, Ahmed Ali, who was reportedly proven guilty of committing karo kari with Bashir...		No light at the end of the tunnel At the culmination of his 24-year long stint as a class-IV employee in a local government institution, Dawa Khan, 62, wanted to clear his Rs 37,000 debt by utilizing part of his post- retirement monetary benefits....
The well of fertility While going through a fortnight old issue of Dawn, by chance I came upon a story filed from Sialkot. Quoting a work entitled Tareekh-e-Sialkot, the correspondent tells the story of Puran, the son of Raja Salvahan of Sialkot....		Remembering the Saint Each year thousands of devotees gather at the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi for the annual urs celebrations. This year, last month, was no different as people from all walks of...
Inside Davos To be absolutely honest, I knew little about the World Economic Forum until I received a letter from them inviting me to attend the WEF’s Annual Meeting in January. Whatever little I did know was this, that the...		A harassing policy At six a.m. on a cold December morning, Sara Khan (name changed), was startled awake by a banging on her door. Three Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) agents entered. Without explanation, they searched her house and person, and...
Heart failure Q :I am currently taking the statin drug Zocor to lower my cholesterol. I also take coenzyme Q-10. Please advise if it lessens the effectiveness of Zocor....		The calendar flower The word ‘annual’, takes on a very full meaning when used in reference to the easily grown, bright and cheerful plant ‘Calendula officinalis’. Also referred to as ‘Pot Marigold’ or ‘English Marigold’, the supposedly humble Calendula...
Eight Days A Week Khushi opens with a narrator (no less than the voice of Big B) telling us that two babies born on the same day are destined to find true love. As a result, we watch Karan (Fardeen Khan looking quite dashing) and Khushi (the now...		Chicken on the menu Chicken pie Ingredients: 1 chicken or 1 kg 2 onions 2 green chillies 1/2 bunch coriander leaves...