Archive for May, 2007

Depression Among Youth

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

Irritable? Withdrawn? Frustrated?  Trouble falling asleep? Grade drops? Well, if your child is facing any or all of these problems, he may very well be suffering from depression.
Over the past few years, depression has emerged as a major problem among the youth. It has crept into colleges, the work place, […]

The Health Life of BUTTER

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Six thousand years of the yellow stuff you put on toast.
4000 BC: Nomads realise that sour milk shaken on a donkey’s back churns to butter.
1000 BC: Butter’s a bad omen for pagans, but the word derives from the Sanskrit ‘bhutari’, meaning ‘enemy of evil spirits’.
1253: Missionaries in Siberia drink kumiss - mare’s milk served with […]