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//////////////////////that while in the US people call out the baby's weight, in india they first remark on the color. i am saying that is nothing unusual since we do come in different range of colors even in the same family. that is what distingusihes one baby from the other in india immidiately.
//////////////////Actually "colourism" is more pervasive in India than in the US. In India
everyone of a darker shade than you is "black". For example I am not exactly
black but a chocolate brown, my body is fair (as it hasn't come in contact
with a lot of sun :) but for everyone of a lighter skin shade I am a "kalia"
or a "black." This is drilled into us from very early on, so on a conscious
level we accept it and internalise it, discrimination doesn't even strike as
being odd. But, nevertheless, subtle discrimination exists at the time of
marriage, in the workplace, in business interaction. I heard an employee
describe his female boss as a "Kali" meaning "Black woman" though she was
only a subtle shade darker than him.
//////////////////,...............?anthropologists, there were actually six major race groups in
> India historically. These ?wd include groups ?such as the
> Proto-australoids, ?Mongoloid, Dravidian, etc - ?groups that had
> distinct physical markers of identification. ?Mongoloids for instance
> were said to have entered India via the northeast (who have similarity
> with say the Chinese) , Proto-Australoids, as their research went,
> made up the many adivasi groups living in central, and south central
> India (and who have similarities with the aborigines).
> What i am trying to suggest is that what came to make up "Indians"
> later - include all these groups. and there was familiarity with each
> group by the other. For example, the collaboration with the 'vanars'
> in the ramayana has been interpreted by one between the 'aryans' and
> other native inhabitants, (cd be the adivasis as has been speculated).
//////////////Swearing 'helps to reduce pain'
TV chef Gordon Ramsay is notorious for his swearing
Uttering expletives when you hurt yourself is a sensible policy, according to scientists who have shown swearing can help reduce pain.
A study by Keele University researchers found volunteers who cursed at will could endure pain nearly 50% longer than civil-tongued peers.
FCKING ANALGESIA
///////////////////Obesity 'could be hereditary'
8 hours ago
Childhood obesity could be linked to parents' weight problems in a gender-specific way, research has suggested.
Girls whose mothers were clinically obese and boys whose fathers had the same condition were more likely to follow suit at a young age, according to a study.
///////////////////Infection driven urticaria and angio-oedema
The clinical history is consistent with a viral infection, with a low grade temperature and coryzal symptoms. Infection alone including viral, bacterial, and parasitic infections may drive urticaria and angio-oedema that will resolve on resolution of the infective cause. In these cases patients will have evidence of an infectious process, such as raised inflammatory markers or an elevated white cell count.5
/////////////////////COLOURISM IN INDE
//////////////////////////////////What are the most important unanswered questions in the humanities and social sciences?". "How can peace, prosperity and democracy be established in countries where they are lacking?"
////////////////////DARWINIAN SPIT
Human spite is a complex affair. It is not pure selfishness in the Darwinian sense, like a stag that picks a fight with another. Though it might be gored in the process, the stag is actually acting in its own best interests. If it ends up with more mates, then the chances of passing on its genes are increased, an evolutionary prize worth fighting for.
Nor is spite as we practise it true spite in the biologist's sense. That would involve diminishing our own evolutionary fitness just so we can lower that of some unrelated individual. That behaviour exists, but it is hard to come by, says Stuart West, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oxford. There is a particular type of parasitic wasp, for example, some of whose larvae do not develop into adults capable of reproduction, but instead kill unrelated larvae of the same species, freeing up resources for their siblings. And in several types of bacteria, spiteful cells produce chemicals that kill both themselves and other members of their kind, unless they carry a genetic marker of relatedness to the suicidal individual. That makes microbes the kings of true spite, says West.
//////////////////ORAL ALLERGY S FOLL VEG
: Birch pollen
Oral allergy syndrome is an allergic reaction to certain proteins in a variety of fruits, vegetables, and nuts, which develops in some people with pollen allergies. Oral allergy syndrome is nearly always preceded by allergic rhinitis and tends to occur most often in older children and adults. It is usually associated with birch pollen allergies, but it can also affect people with allergies to the pollens of grass, ragweed (more common in North America), and mugwort (more common in Europe).
It is referred to as an oral allergy syndrome because it usually affects the mouth and throat. Oral allergy syndrome is usually associated with the development of oral symptoms such as itching and burning of the palate, tongue, throat, chin, and lips. Patients may report lip swelling, gingivitis, rhinitis, and conjunctivitis. Rarely, they may develop gastrointestinal symptoms, urticaria, angio-oedema, asthma, and, in severe cases, anaphylaxis.
Some individuals report that peeling or touching the offending foods may result in a rash, itching, or swelling where the juice touches the skin. Symptoms usually develop within minutes of consuming or touching the food. Patients may find that cooking these foods, thereby denaturing the cross reactive proteins, allows them to tolerate the offending foods. If this is not the case, then avoidance is the mainstay of treatment.
Some patients will also have cross reactivity to the plant proteins contained in latex and you should question patients about any history of reactions to gloves, balloons, or condoms.21 Doctors should have a high clinical index of suspicion for latex allergy in any allergic reaction occurring in a medical setting because many items (such as gloves, tourniquets, and sphygmomanometer cuffs) will contain latex.
/////////////////H1N1 Notes: Severe Disease in Obese Patients
An MMWR report of 10 patients admitted to intensive care in Michigan with confirmed novel influenza A (H1N1) highlights that 9 of the patients were obese (BMI, 30 or above), 7 of them severely obese (BMI, 40 or above). Three of the patients died.
All 10 had acute respiratory distress syndrome and received mechanical ventilation. Five had pulmonary emboli, and nine had multiorgan dysfunction syndrome. Only three had underlying conditions considered risk factors for severe seasonal influenza.
"Clinicians should be aware of the potential for severe complications of novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection, particularly in extremely obese patients," the authors say.
Separately, the World Health Organization recently reported the third case of documented oseltamivir-resistant H1N1 infection. The CDC reiterated its recommendation to limit antiviral use to hospitalized or high-risk cases of suspected H1N1 infection. (Currently, the same criteria are used to identify patients at high risk for H1N1 and seasonal flu.)
MMWR article (Free)
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