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This has now become an established routine.
A meme goes around the blogosphere……reaches Moof…….and she tags me.
I don’t know if I said something that annoyed her and she decided ‘யாம் பெற்ற இன்பம் பெறுக இவனும்.’ [1]
Moreover, this is a ‘blog meme’ in the true sense and is more appropriate for experienced and established bloggers. Not [...]

The alternative title to this would be
Something good that I read in SOB. [1]
In India, we use ‘elsewhere.’ As in ‘diagnosed elsewhere,’ ‘treated elsewhere,’ ’seen elsewhere,’ etc.
Most often it is used in a snobbish sense by doctors in Big Hospitals when referring to something that was done outside their institution - however big or small [...]

I was woken up today by a call from one of my former students.
She called to wish me on Teacher’s Day.
Happy Teacher’s Day to all on the blogosphere.
And Happy Onam to all my Malayali friends.
It is sad that none of my Malayali friends live nearby. I would have loved to take part in the Onam [...]

Mario Beauregard and Vincent Paquette of the Université de Montréal in Canada used functional magnetic resonance imaging to scan the brains of 15 Carmelite nuns who were asked to remember the most intense mystical experience they had ever had.
Their findings were published in Neuroscience Letters.
Abstract: The main goal of this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) [...]

Just found an excellent post on what is commonly known here in India as ‘glue sniffing’ at Tundra PA’s blog.
When I moved here, I discovered that huffing is the most common form of substance abuse in rural Alaska. Huffing and sniffing are forms of inhalant abuse (sometimes known as “solvent abuse” in other parts of [...]

Just some random thoughts….
This whole TNT thing has left me disturbed.
Out of respect and affection for my frient Moof, TNT is off my blogroll.
It is not to be taken lightly. I consider it akin to a summary execution or an honour killing for bringing dishonour to our corner of the medical blogosphere.
That said and [...]

I got a frantic call from my wife today morning.
She was on her way to the hospital in the Hospital’s ambulance with our maid’s eight-month old baby boy. She wanted me to get the Pediatrician to the Casualty. Our house is less than half a kilometre from the hospital, so they arrived at the Casualty [...]