One of Mumbai’s most celebrated gynaecologists gets a biography that connects his roots with medical innovation of the 1960s Watching him drive his sedan past some serious afternoon traffic to Gallops restaurant at Mahalaxmi racecourse, and then tuck into kebabs and jalebi cheesecake between sips of techni-coloured fruit mocktail, you wonder if Dr RP Soonawala,… Continue reading Lifegiver: The Biography of Dr Rustom P. Soonawala
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Can The Cure for Migraine Come From The Parsi Community ?
Migraines – debilitating and agonising, there’s not much that can be done about them. Science is still looking for an effective way to prevent these recurring headaches. The answer to what can help cure migraines may lie in research conducted among the Parsi population. This episode of The Intersection investigates how the homogeneous nature of… Continue reading Can The Cure for Migraine Come From The Parsi Community ?
Jiyo Parsi: An Inside Perspective
The following is an interview with Dr. Zinobia Madan, one of the founding members of the Jiyo Parsi Programme, on what the project really means to the community. This was originally published in the Jam-e-Jamshed on Sunday December 14, 2014. “Marriage may with propriety be called the chief concern of human life. When we reflect… Continue reading Jiyo Parsi: An Inside Perspective
The Traditional Parsi Hadvaid
Abstract This article studies the heritage of the traditional hadvaid in the Parsi-Zoroastrian community and shows how this tradition pre-dates what the world today knows as chiropractic. The article concludes with some interesting, first-hand anecdotes and a background on two of the famed and perhaps the greatest exponents of the Parsi-Zoroastrian hadvaid tradition. Article by… Continue reading The Traditional Parsi Hadvaid
Dr. Keiki Mehta Honored at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Congress 2014
Two Luminaries in the Field of Ophthalmology Named Honored Guests at the 2014 Annual ASCRS-ASOA Symposium and Congress in Boston Two physicians who have made significant contributions to the field of ophthalmology will receive the Honored Guest Award at the 2014 ASCRS-ASOA Annual Symposium and Congress April 25-29, 2013, in Boston. Dr. Keiki Mehta, a… Continue reading Dr. Keiki Mehta Honored at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Congress 2014
Dhun Noria: Indian-origin doctor honored in Canada
Dr Dhun Noria, who heads the Lab Medicine Program lab at Scarborough Hospital, is set to receive Global Lifetime Achievement Award for her impressive professional accomplishments and community services. Article By Ajit Jain | The Indian Diaspora She will be the second person in the hospital’s history to receive such an honor. “Dr. Noria is… Continue reading Dhun Noria: Indian-origin doctor honored in Canada
Cyrus Poonawalla: Polio vaccines – Injecting competition
WILL the world eradicate polio? If it does, some of the credit may go to a 73-year-old billionaire horse-breeder from the Indian city of Pune: he wants to provide injectable polio vaccine at a loss—at least for some time. Published in The Economist The world has made much progress in the fight against polio, a… Continue reading Cyrus Poonawalla: Polio vaccines – Injecting competition
