Volume 18, Issue 1
NAMAH Journal Volume 18, Issue 1
Articles in this Issue
Why do we want a new approach to medicine and health?
By Soumitra Basu - Apr 24, 2010
We are witnessing an interesting transition in the perspective of health as there is a perceptible shift from the ‘illness-repair’ model to a ‘well-being’ model. The shift has primarily occurred in the consciousness of humanity with ramifications at various levels. It started to manifest simultaneously from different angles, viz.
Vaccinations
By Jagannath Chatterjee - Apr 24, 2010
Dr. Jagannath Chatterjee is the General Secretary of NOVAC (Network of Anti-Vaccination Activists), India.
True charity
By Nolini Kanta Gupta - Apr 24, 2010
What is the aim of all medicine? To relieve suffering? All the drugs, surgeries, medical case and medical research are ultimately geared to that end. Yet surprisingly no one asks — why do we suffer? How does one really cure it? Is there another way? This article explores these questions deeply.
A look at paradigms of disease
By Venkatesh Palla - Apr 24, 2010
We are living in times where alternative or complementary therapies are the norm. Yet how do we explain the contradictions that every therapy offers? Is there a way to reconcile modern medicine and an ancient system like Ayurveda? Dr. Venkatesh Palla looks at some possibilities....
The healer’s hand
By Soumitra Basu - Apr 24, 2010
Modern medicine seems to have forgotten the importance of touch. One of the first things a tiny baby or a dying man in coma respond to is touch. When all words fail, a touch can heal. In these notes, a psychiatrist discusses the importance of touch for counselling.