Category: Wellness

Qs & As – Dr Ramesh R. Varier – Senior Physician – Ayurveda … however if detected in the very early stage, these diseases can very well be

we do not have to wait until old age to prepare ourselves to face its consequences …it seems that memory training can compensate for the ‘imperfections’of human brain. This is

We are luckier here: we like to visit relatives and friends, and we have no great difficulty making friends either. Socialising is in our islander genes I think,

“A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world : everyone you meet is your mirror.” — Ken Keyes As children

In Mauritius, we have all the ingredients to be healthy even if not materially wealthy

If in the early weeks or months the onset of diabetes is stressful in the absence of psychological support and advice, over the years one can live in

Chronique Hebdo — For the past ten years, the Ministry of Health has undertaken an information and awareness campaign on MBC to sensitize the public on diabetes and

When our ancestors came down from the trees to adopt bipedalism, it was not just for a leisurely walk as we would in the park at Candos.

Through thick and thin. Pour le meilleur et pour le pire. Okay, this has traditionally been upheld as a most valued ideal in a husband-wife relationship, which helps

This week we are slaughtering chickens at poultry farms. These birds are apparently infected with a microbe called Salmonella and are suffering from salmonellosis. The infection can be

There are plenty of life’s tiny delights for all of us. Delights that are tiny miracles in their own way. What more can one ask if one has

‘All too often, I think people confuse the noun “miracle” with the adjective “miraculous”. That which is miraculous need not be a miracle’

There is a ‘supply’ of hundreds of doctors every year, and there is a need to revisit the whole problem (of pre-reg training) in greater depth and width

Foot-and-Mouth Disease, again Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has come back after a century. In fact, a century ago Mauritius was hit by the disease, and the livestock was slaughtered

Combiflam is one of the most widely used painkiller medications in India. It is manufactured and marketed by the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi’s Indian branch, being one of