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Car Fanatics. A recent(well not so recent) study concludes that men use same circuitary to identify their favourite cars as they use for identifying faces. Well thats kind of cool. This might mean that men see cars in a feminine frame. Compare both in terms of sleek looks, carved curves, leather interiors, deep penetrating lights, steamy radiators, blinking indicators and romantic shades etc. etc. etc.    "...alternative interpretations of the electrophysiological signals are possible. Even in the short time available, some suggest that the subjects' brains could be performing a more complex perceptual process, assigning a sociological meaning to the images seen." Via New scientist.com

Euthanasia. Yes thats the subject of our study in CHS(Community Health Sciences) rotation. Euthanasia is something surrounded by clouds of controversy. We intend to shed a little light on it in a Pakistani population. Never before has it been studied in Pakistan so we are the pioneers; the trend setters. Having said all this I must say it is not an easy task that lies ahead of us. We are already running short of time due to Eid holidays. Adding to this is the absence, be it in person or interest, of many of my group mates. I don't understand why we the muslims are so lazy and otiose. Always looking for excuses to run away from work, thats our attitude towards life. Responsibility as a concept is missing from our lives.Anyways adversities are there to deter us but we must learn to fight them.    Our project is basically a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Euthanasia in the Physicians and medical students of The Aga Khan University. We would like to know what ...

Take your pick. "Like a petulant 8-year-old, we keep asking why, why, why, why. In the end, the answer is either "just because" or "for God made it so." Take your pick." The article talks about the tedious question, "Can science Prove the existannce of God?" I think putting all the burden of proving God's existance over science's shoulders would be asking too much out of it. And that is where faith comes in. Either you believe or you don't. At my level of understanding i would say i am content with the former option.

Unsafe Injections. Unsafe injections pose a great deal of threat to the health of the people. They are a major cause of spreading sinister diseases like AIDS, Hepatitis and many more. The use of used syringes maybe cheap for some but it is a matter of life and death for the recipient. But the world is so engorged in making money that it wouldn't care. To get rid of the curse I method was introduced in which the metal syringe was cut, after use, from its stump, making its reuse impossible. But the 'innovators' in Pakistan found a way to overcome this hurdle by glueing the needle and the stump together. And thus it happened that a boy received an injection through one of such syringes and the needle broke in his buttock. All went unnoticed till the parents brought the crying soul back the next day with a swollen butt.    A WHO study claims that of all the injections administered in the year 2002 about 40% were given through used syringes. Astonishingly African sh...

We have this issue being debated, with keen interest on class mail of beliefs and rituals. The problem in question was brushing teeth while fasting. Some are of the view that it is permissible on the basis that brushing teeth is imperative as we have lots of public contact in the day when we deal with patients and we must not be smelling like rotten rats from our mouths. Also these people believe that actions are judged by the intentions behind them. Since the intention behind brushing is not to nourish hungry bellies thus it is permissible.    Now there is another group of self acclaimed philosophers who have struck back on the above notion with full force. They site fat'tawa in support of their notion claiming that tooth paste contains sweet taste and thus is not permissible while one is fasting. They have a point of view that one must not come up with reasons when adhering to islamic injunctions and follow them in full without any exception whatsoever.  ...

Americans can't win Iraqi hearts this way     "They came here and they told us to help them catch resistance fighters or their planes would destroy our homes and we would be arrested," said Ahmed Mohammad, 30. "I am a farmer, not a policeman. What can I do?" detailed news here via Daily The News