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The Evil Within Some of Us

Submitted by Harpreet Bhagrath on Mon, 2008-11-17 06:17. ::

In an incident that happened not too long ago in America, this sicko entered a single mother's apartment, raped her violently a number of times through the night, cut her open while he was raping her because he liked it that way, killed her by dawn and left. The worst part was that her nearly two years old baby was crying on the same bed the whole night. When police got to the scene two days later the baby had just died of hunger and crying and baby's mother died you know when.

Obesity and Self-Esteem

Submitted by Harpreet Bhagrath on Tue, 2008-10-14 16:35. ::

An attractive or a beautiful person experiences life in a different way than an ugly or obese person does. It’s the same as the divide between life experiences and the personalities of the rich man and poor man. Ugly as it may sound, it is one of the truths of our society.

Doctor’s Callousness – Is He to be Blamed?

Submitted by Harpreet Bhagrath on Tue, 2008-09-30 12:21. ::

Doctors are routinely accused of being callous towards their patients’ suffering; of treating them like projects to complete. Here’s my perspective, for what it’s worth.

I have always maintained that after a certain while of being in a profession, barring a few exceptions, you become your profession. A construction worker will behave like a construction worker. Doctors are no exception and you can pretty much tell a doctor apart from say, a lawyer or a journalist.

For the Dentally Challenged

Submitted by Harpreet Bhagrath on Fri, 2008-09-19 11:31. ::

A recent British study has suggested that lavender scent could somewhat offset the jitters that patients get at the dentist’s clinic. Here’s our Managing Editor Harpreet Bhagrath’s take on the news story that inadvertently seems to have touched him where it hurts the most.

Fruits, More Fruitful Than We Think

Submitted by Ishpreet Bindra on Sat, 2008-04-05 10:11. ::

Everyone loves fruits. They taste good, smell good and come in such bright colors that they even look good. But, the goodness of these tempting treats of nature goes way beyond all this. Here is a quick peek, into how we benefit much more from fruits than we think.

Apples
•Protect your heart.
•Prevent constipation.
•Block diarrhea
•Improve lung capacity
•Cushion joints

Apricots
•Combat cancerdefine
•Control blood pressure
•Save your eyesight
•Shield against Alzheimer's
•Slow aging process

Bananas
•Protect your heart
•Strengthen bones
•Control blood pressure

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