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The return of Theravada Buddhism to Nepal
Posted: November 5, 1990 Author: Comments: 1PATAN is a cozy nest of a village in Nepal, just a stone's throw south of Kathmandu. It's a place in which a timeless web of alleyways and dirt paths lined by orange brick homes virtually escort you by the arm in gentle invitation to wander these sleepy -
A quiet voice of comfort
Posted: October 22, 1990 Author: Comments: 0Manas Intarasak, an elderly monk, shuffles quietly along the corridor of the 10th floor leading to the Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) cancer wards at Suandok Hospital, Chiang Mai University. -
Bodhagaya: epicentre of Buddhism
Posted: September 26, 1990 Author: Comments: 0Amidst the fascinating fable and history, the magnificent temple architecture and sculpture, it is finally that splendid sea of humanity, its costume and ritual, representing Buddhism in all its pageantry and variety, that colours one's memories of Bodhg -
One Night in Bangladesh
Posted: September 23, 1990 Author: Comments: 0Bangladesh - one of the world's poorest countries and admittedly not a hot-spot on the tourist circuit. The mere mention of the name conjures up images of war, famine and natural calamity. -
Notes From The Head And Neck Cancer Wards II
Posted: July 22, 1990 Author: Comments: 0ONCE outside the city, based on reports from colleagues, there are possibly no qualified Head and Neck cancer surgeons at any of the regional or provincial health care facilities. The vast majority of patients who develop their head and neck cancer outsid -
Notes From The Head And Neck Cancer Wards I
Posted: July 21, 1990 Author: Comments: 0THE patient sitting before me is an urbane and educated man in his mid-fifties. He is an accountant by trade and fluent in English. Amongst; his relatives are a few in the medical, profession. employed either here at, one of the various medical centers in -
An Untalked About Menace: Cancer Of The Head And Neck II
Posted: June 2, 1990 Author: Comments: 0IN Nepal there again is an abundance of head and cancer but accurate numbers are hard to come by, given the inaccessibility of many regions in that mountainous country. In Bangladesh by some accounts, head and neck cancer comprises 40-50% of all cancer se -
An Untalked About Menace: Cancer Of The Head And Neck
Posted: June 1, 1990 Author: Comments: 0THE patient, a young man of 28 years, is sitting before me, in the ENT Department of Mitford Hospital. He is complaining of hoarseness, difficult of breathing and pain while swallowing. Other than this he seems quite fit, even muscular and well nourished.
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