Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Hold Your Horses! Ever Wondered How Much A Wedding Horse Has To Suffer

By MENAKA GILL | INNLIVE

Every week my hospital admits a white horse that has been hit by a truck or has gone so lame that it cannot walk anymore.

When doctors diagnose them they find that most of them are partially deaf and blind. Most of them die of their wounds and dehydration within a few days. These are "marriage horses."

Drought In India: Women Battle Cruelties Everyday And Exit Isn't An Option

By SWETA SALVE | INNLIVE

It's a women's drought", declared Avik Saha, my partner in imagining and designing this padyatra, and now my co-passenger. This was the third day of our padyatra in Marathwada. We had just gone past yet another queue of women and girls waiting for water with their pitchers and cans.

It took some time for his formulation to sink in. Avik is always on the lookout for a way to summarize what we have seen. I guess his astonishing range of experience - a high-flying real estate lawyer, a humble organic farmer, the patron of a classic guitar society and a connoisseur of indigenous seeds - accounts for his knack for thinking a step ahead of everyone else. I had learnt not to let his remarks go past me.

In Defence Of Zoos: How Captivity Helps Conservation

By LIKHAVEER | INNLIVE

The best modern zoos focus on conservation, education and research – not entertainment.

The death of Harambe the gorilla at Cincinnati Zoo, shot to protect a child who had fallen into his cage, has caused outrage. Some of the anger has now turned from “trigger-happy” staff towards zoos in general. Why, some are asking, is an endangered gorilla behind bars in the first place?

Tuesday, June 07, 2016

'Triple Talaq' And The Silence Of The Muslim Men

By KAUSER FATIMA | INNLIVE

Many Muslim women are against the Triple Talaq , Around 50 thousand women have signed a petition asking for legal ban against 'Triple Talaq'.

According to survey by Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) more than 90% women want an end to this practice. The campaign by these women is commendable but what is noticeable is the silence of most Muslim men on the topic of Triple Talaq . Many men do ascertain that the practice is unislamic, bad for the Muslim society but are not very vocal about their thoughts.

Is The Highly Photogenic Obama - Modi Friendship Real?

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

It's a friendship between two powerful men that transcends politics, transcends diplomacy.

It certainly looked like genuine affection when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pulled President Barack Obama into a bear hug as he stepped off Air Force One last year. An intimacy seemed to envelope the two as they sat in the garden of an old royal palace, smiling and chatting.

Monday, June 06, 2016

Medical Research: What Is Chronic Pain And Why Is It Hard To Treat?

By NEWSCOP | INNLIVE

Unrelieved pain contributes more to human suffering than any other disease.

A recent study by the National Institutes of Health found that more than one in three people in the United States have experienced pain of some sort in the previous three months. Of these, approximately 50 million suffer from chronic or severe pain.

Prices Of Cancer, Diabetes, Blood Pressure Drugs Slashed By 25% In Indian Markets

By LIKHAVEER | INNLIVE

Prices of 56 important medicines used in treatment of cancer, diabetes, bacterial infections and blood pressure have been capped by the government thereby reducing the cost by an average of around 25 percent.

Drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), however, has also increased prices of some of the smaller volume packs of commonly used intravenous fluid such as glucose and sodium chloride injections.

Productivity In Holy Ramadan Month: Balancing Ramadan And Responsibilities [Part I]

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

The holy month of Ramadan for many is a turning point in their lives, as it was in the life of the early Muslims. Due to their dedication towards this month, they spiritually prepared themselves for the rest of the year.

How Merciful is Allah! He gives you the chance to change your habits, and sets the scene for a better and more dedicated you, and He helps you through it – but the effort begins with YOU!