A report on ‘paracetamol-induced’ child death in Bangladesh!

I feel to analyze one report, published on ‘The daily Ittefaq’ on 23rd July issue, 2009, demonstrating deaths of twenty-three children in Bangladesh after intake of ‘paracetamol syrup’. Doctors in Bangladesh found that those ‘paracetamol syrup’ (brand name was not given) contained toxic chemicals (Ethylene and diethylene glycol) mixed up during manufacturing, which stimulated acute renal failure and terminated the lives of children. It is always heartbreaking news for us, the deaths of children either from natural or unnatural. The most disgusting and intolerable issue relating with drug-induced child death, should not be accepted in this modern civilization around the world when medical science is more advanced to augment the lifespan of humans. It is also not endurable when the cause of death is ‘drug’ (medicine), because drugs save lives from diseases. I personally feel, it is the time to open up mentality from pursuing most awful deeds, that instigating fatalities of humans such as children and/or adults in this modern civilization.

A survey on lifespan around the world!

A survey suggested, Japanese women has the world's longest lifespan for the 24th consecutive year in 2008 with an average life expectancy of 86.05 years; however, Japanese men, along with their female compatriots, has lifespan of 79.29 years, the fourth around the world. The life expectancy grew by 0.06 year from 2007 for Japanese women and 0.10 for Japanese men, according to the survey report. I would like to add some points on high lifespan of Japanese people from my living experiences here that though they depend on high technology, they are more familiar with ‘eco-lifestyle’ along with good medical system, so they could trip down the rates of deaths from cardiovascular, stroke and cancer related causes.

Insomnia: a common problem and eradication!

‘I can’t sleep at night’, a common complaint by many people, should be general health problem among young and older population. For instances, persistent sleep-deprivation will have perilous effects on health. I wouldn’t want to discuss about mechanism of this sleep-deprivation that should be complex phenomenon of nervous system, originating from anxiety, tension, depression and/or certain pathogenesis. Recent studies suggest, non-therapeutic appliances such as physical exercise and/or meditation may help in eradicating this sleep-deprivation. ‘Aerobic exercise’ and ‘yoga’ can be mentioned for non-therapeutics, should be perspectives of ‘rehabilitation’ among sleep-deprivation population.