LIFESTYLE & LEISURE


Cross training of staff ensured that the staff could do their duties in the best possible manner to the satisfaction of the guests and the management, who duly rewarded them. The 35th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business We had a...

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The hectic work at the front desk meant staff being alert all the time, but despite this there were some goof-ups that were resolved without much ado. The 34rd part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business Although the front desk associates...

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"Success isn't about money or fame. Success is living a life you feel proud of" All of us take bath daily, may be even twice daily, to get rid of the dirt, grime, germs and all the unwanted things from our body's outer surface to keep ourselves healthy. However, we never try and cleanse...

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Working at the front desk meant dealing with “oversold” situations and tricky guests. The 33rd part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business Our landlord at Dorchester, though was kind enough to shift us to a new complex, told us that our...

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 May 2012
In today's Bollywood or in Hindi movies, ‘Maa’ has become a pass(e) and (glam) Mom is the word. Mothers in a majority of Hindi films today are either filthy rich or very poor, leaving no space for family dramas and the middle-class Gone are the days when the on-screen mothers in...

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Though the author had stayed in some of the top hotels in the world as a guest, this was the first time he was on the opposite side of the table, taking care of the guests. The 32nd part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business In line with...

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In 1989, Dr DP Strachen proposed this theory in the British Medical Journal. He showed that reduction in childhood infections due to widespread vaccination and increased use of antibiotics for minor illnesses, which are mostly viral, has led to significant rise in allergic disorders! He also...

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I was shocked to read this report in the Journal of Medical Ethics recently. The authors of the paper, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva, argue that newborn babies are not ‘actual persons’ and have no ‘moral right to life’. They claim that since this is not different from abortion, it...

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Overweight mothers-to-be get diabetes pill, metformin, to cut the risk of having a fat child. The National Health Service of UK has started trials to halt the obesity epidemic. If the trials are successful, treatment could be widespread in five years. Metformin is known to have the following...

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Pharmaceutical companies get medical scientists to invent new diseases to sell their wares. This was going on in the past in a more dignified and quiet style, but now it has all come out in the open This is a very strange world. Man is built to last as long as he lives. Diseases are only...

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Charles Ornstein  and   Tracy Weber (ProPublica) 10 May 2012
American Pain Foundation shuts down as senators launch investigation into makers of narcotic painkillers and groups that champion them A version of this story was published in The Washington Post. As the U.S. Senate Finance Committee launched an investigation Tuesday into makers of...

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After a long stint in the Middle East, the author lands in the US in 1997 and takes up an odd job before looking at other opportunities. The 31st part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business One fine morning I had a surprise visit from...

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It was time to bid adieu to the garment industry and go west; to remember the desert and invite the snow! The 30th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business   My return from Muscat was welcomed by the staff as I had close relations...

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Lena Groeger (ProPublica) 04 May 2012
If someone dies from complications in a surgery to remove an implant, the manufacturer may argue that it was the surgery—not the implant—that killed the patient Each prescription drug you take has a unique code that the government can use to track problems. But artificial hips and...

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If diabetes could speak, what would it say? If you act wisely, you could have a normal life expectancy even with me as your friend I am not a disease. I am only an abnormality of metabolism in the human body. While blood sugar is vital for humankind to survive, when the body finds it...

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A brief note from the “managing partner” that he was personally taking over the Muscat plant left everyone shocked. The glorious start in the garment industry came to an end. The 29th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business The Muscat...

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We must do all in our powers to bring back the glory of medical practice of yesteryears where the patient and the doctor were two trusting human beings “I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility...

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The UAE government should be credited for pushing the industry hard so that they established themselves well and secure a good name overseas. The 28th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business   Some six weeks or so after the surprise...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 April 2012
The study revealed that Individuals who are more familiar with television commercials of fast-food restaurants may have food consumption patterns that include many types of high-calorie food brands, or they may be especially sensitive to visual cues to eat while watching TV Obesity among...

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Health issues and accidents are part of work. Co-operation of the staff and a good health policy helped tackle these issues. The 27th part of a series describing the unknown triumphs and travails of doing international business   As a matter of government policy in the Gulf, medical...

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