Monthly Archives: May 2015
Most antidepressant drug combos in India are unapproved
The Wire May 17, 2015 The health of 120 million patients in India is in jeopardy because of the proliferation in the past decade of unapproved and unregulated combination drugs commonly used as anti-inflammatory, antidepressant and anti-psychotic medication, a new study has … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-psychotics, antidepressants, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, dextropropoxyphene, fixed drug combinations, irrational combinations, metformin, nimesulide, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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An upvote for Ayurveda from the Swiss government – alongside homeopathy
The Wire May 15, 2015 Despite the unsubstantiated science behind it, the Ayurveda medicine system was granted a vote of confidence by the Swiss government, swissinfo.ch reported on May 12. According to updates made to the Swiss Regulation of Complementary Medicine, … Continue reading
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Tagged anthroposophic medicine, ayurgenomics, Ayurveda, homeopathy, phylotherapy, Swiss Regulation of Complementary Medicine, traditional Chinese medicine
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What’s up with the Nepal earthquake?
In the study of giant hurricanes, the Saffir-Simpson scale provides a way to measure the relative magnitude of each storm. However, the scale has been calibrated on the basis of storms that have already occurred, and it’s not beyond nature to unleash a storm in the future that breaks the scale. Similarly, there haven’t been enough earthquakes logged in record books to know how many make a pattern, how much is too strong, or if there are time-bound ways to accurately predict earthquakes. Continue reading
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Tagged central seismic gap, décollement, double subduction, earthquakes, Eurasian plate, geoscience, Himalayas, Kshiroda plate, Roger Bilham, seismology, supercycles, tectonic plates
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Curious Bends – WhatsApp doc, nuclear nonsense, AIDS in Mizoram and more
1. As they amass a bigger nuclear arsenal, both India and Pakistan also attend a non-proliferation conference every year “While most of the momentum behind the humanitarian initiative comes from non-nuclear weapons states, its success ultimately depends on how it influences … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahnighoto, AIDS epidemic, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Mauna Kea, nuclear nonproliferation, public healthcare, seismology, Thirty Meter Telescope, Tuberculosis, US Geological Survey, WhatsApp doctors
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SpaceX nears big test to return human spaceflight to America
Since the end of the space shuttle era, no American spacecraft has ferried American astronauts to the International Space Station. While NASA has no problem with letting Russia stepping in and transporting the astronauts, escalating tensions with the Asian giant over its de facto annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea have left politicians bristling with the idea of having to depend on the Russians. A big step toward rectifying it comes on May 6. Continue reading
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Tagged Commercial Crew Program, commercial resupply services, Dragon crew capsule, Falcon 9, International Space Station, pad abort test, SpaceX, SuperDraco rocket engines, TurkmenistanAlem 52E
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Why I like writing
There’s no perfecting writing. It will always teach you about how to structure your paragraphs, which words to use where, what style or voice or inflections to adopt, or how best to tickle your audience. At the same time, you can see yourself getting better piece after piece. It’s the perfect drug. Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, catharsis, depression, knowledge, perfection, reasoning, writing
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