The antibiotics that could kill you

Source: CNN (CNN) — In 2010, Americans were prescribed 258 million courses of antibiotics, a rate of 833 per thousand people. Such massive usage, billions of doses, has been going on year after year. We have few clues about the consequences of our cumulative exposures. We do know that widespread antibiotic treatments make […]

Looking for a black cat in a dark room?

Source: ET Is the government looking for a black cat in a dark room? So questioned PPP stalwart Raza Rabbani in the Senate in its April 22 session. The context of this pithy and pointed query was a heated debate on the government’s perceived reluctance to take action against militants despite […]

“Darood on Mirza” Ansar Newsletter

I found this article sort of intriguing knowing that we only send Darood on the Holy Prophet of Islam. I posted my own story at the end followed by another post on the request of the editor of Ansar Newsletter, brother Rafi Malik. Invoke Durood on Mirza Abdul Shakoor Abro, […]