Thursday Awareness

RELIGION                               Religion remains a powerful and important force in public life. Most of the religions share the basic framework of helping others, being kind to each other, and striving to become better human beings by doing the morally right things. Religion brings us together and helps us form a community. It gives us purpose and shows the right path to people who are morally lost in life, it provides existential meaning and hope. Through stories, religion teaches us to practice feelings of empathy and compassion for others. No one knows for sure whether these stories are true or not or to what extent they are true, but that is not important. The important thing in these stories is the moral, the teachings, the message that they give to the people. The people in the stories aren’t important, rather what they do and teach us to do is of most importance.                      The Buddha said: ‘All life is suffering.’, And that’s true , we all suffer in some form o

   Anaemia in Urban India       Do you feel tired and weak all the time? Do you suffer from shortness of breath, particularly after exercise? Do your hands and feet frequently turn cold? If you  have   these symptoms and don’t know why  here is the answer:  “ Anaemia .”   Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells (RBCs), and consequently their oxygen-carrying capacity, is insufficient to meet the body’s physiological needs.         There are certain types of anaemia such as iron deficiency anaemia, sickle-cell anaemia, thalassemia, vitamin deficiency anaemia etc. Different types of anaemia have different causes. The most common type of anaemia is iron-deficiency anaemia, which is caused due to shortage of iron in the body. Here we will be focusing more on the anaemia caused to iron deficiency.    Haemoglobin levels to diagnose anaemia (g/dl): Age groups No Anaemia Mild Moderate Severe Children 6–59 months of age ≥11 10–10.9 11–12.9 <7 Children 5–11 years of age ≥