Dr Syed Ahmed Mortada
Non communicable diseases: unleashing the Frankenstein
23 December 2017
Non communicable diseases (NCDs) are fast outnumbering their counterpart, the communicable diseases. The issue is hot on the
23 December 2017
Small steps towards a frog leap
11 November 2017
Future medicine will be banking on prevention. The best prevention is vaccination. Though some simple prevention at home vis-a-vis
11 November 2017
Ramadan fasting vs post Ramadan feasting
8 July 2017
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi won the 2016 Nobel Prize establishing the truth that fasting is good for health. He coined the
8 July 2017
Chikungunya vs Dengue
24 June 2017
The two vector borne diseases Chikungunya and Dengue are reigning supreme with their bludgeon and blunderbuss across the
24 June 2017
Sleepwalking: Fact or fiction?
15 April 2017
Somnambulism, noctambulism or sleepwalking is a combination of sleepiness and sleeplessness. It constitutes a sleep disorder of
15 April 2017
Discharging halitosis
4 February 2017
Halitosis, bad breath, fetor ex ore or smelly mouth all are related synonyms. As the mouth is worse than the anus, it is no wonder that
4 February 2017
CPR for saving lives
31 December 2016
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is one of the most startling discoveries of the modern science. The most scintillating success
31 December 2016
Tarry a while ...
22 October 2016
The furor in the media and the uproar of the masses against the recent issuing of death certificates on two living neonates by
22 October 2016