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Connections and Conversations

Allison McWilliams :One of the most important self-management practices, which is a hallmark of anyone with well-developed EQ, is that of building an effective network. In today’s fast-paced, ever-changing, global economy, finding a job...

Suffering from Depression

Sara Gorman, PhD : A friend recently visited his doctor because of a bad cough that had lasted a few weeks. He didn’t otherwise feel sick and worried he might have lung cancer or...

Action against Snakebiting

Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh :As global momentum to tackle snakebite envenoming grows, immediate action across the WHO South-East Asia Region is both possible and necessarySnakebite is a serious cause of disability and death in...

Helping Kids Affected by Worry

Beth Kurland, Ph.D :As a child, and much into my adulthood, I spent countless hours worrying about things that I could not change, things that I had no control over, and often things in...

How Poetry can be Healer

Diana Raab :April is National Poetry Month-perhaps a good time to review the positive aspects of reading and writing poems. Poetry is a genre of writing in which succinct, vivid, and intense language is...

For a Healthy Friendship

Shainna Ali, Ph.D :We don’t learn enough about healthy relationships. Even when we do, the lessons often fall within the realm of romantic or familial bonds. As any other relationship, friendships are essential and...

Aftermath of Obstetric Fistula

Taufique Imran :Among all the morbid condition that can affect a woman in times of labor, having an obstetric fistula is considered the most debilitating and devastating. Because it not only involves physical consequences...

Age Gaps In Dating, Love, And Marriage

Theresa DiDonato, Ph.D :Are you flirting with someone older than you? Or are you annoyed with people saying you’re “robbing the cradle”? How much do age differences matter in dating?There’s no doubt age gaps...

Autism Crisis in Bangladesh

Rukhmila Zaman :The subject of autism continues to carry one too many misconceptions in Bangladesh amid perceptions that individuals who are autistic are mad, mentally retarded, physically disabled, mentally ill and/or possessed by demons....

The Best Way to Give Charity

Art Markman, Ph.D :Charitable giving is a central part of the human experience-and philosophers have long debated about which forms of charity are preferable to others.The 12th-century Jewish sage Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon,...

Challenges in Health Sector

Dr. Samir Kumar Saha :World Health Day (WHD) is celebrated across the world, including in Bangladesh, on April 7 under the leadership of World Health Organization (WHO). WHD is an annual event being celebrated...

Health Trouble out of Air Travel

Matthew Edlund :Up to one fifth of airline passengers become sick with colds or flus. Are there ways to decrease these infections? Yes. A new Finnish study points out the problems and perils of...