capitulated to Catholic Rome un-der King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. By July of the same year, Muslims were instrumental in help-ing navigate Christopher Columbus to the Caribbean South of Florida. It was, moreover, with the help of Muslim navigators and their inven-tions that Magellan was able to

traverse the Cape of Good Hope, and Da Gamma and Columbus had Muslim navigators on board their ships.

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Contributions of Islam to modern Science! Muslim scholars paid great attention to geography. In fact, the Muslims' great concern for geography originated with their religion. The Quran encourages people to travel throughout the earth to see God's signs and patterns everywhere. Islam also requires each Muslim to have at least enough knowledge of geography to know the direction of the Qiblah (the position of the Ka'bah in Makkah) in order to pray five times a day. Muslims were also used to taking long journeys to conduct trade as well as to make the Hajj and spread their religion.

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The far-flung Islamic empire enabled scholar-explorers to compile large amounts of geographical and climatic information from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Among the most famous names in the field of geography, even in the West, are Ibn Khaldun and Ibn Batuta, renowned for their written accounts of their extensive explorations. In 1166, Al-Idrisi, the well-known Muslim scholar who served the Sicilian court, produced very accurate maps, including a world map with all the continents and their moun-tains, rivers and famous cities. Al-Muqdishi was the first geographer to produce accu-rate maps in color. Spain was ruled by Muslims under the banner of Islam for over 700 years. By the 15th century of the Gregorian calen-dar the ruler-ship of Islam had been seated in Spain and Muslims had established centers of learning which commanded respect all over the known world at that time. There were no "Dark Ages" such the rest of Europe experi-enced for the Muslims in Spain and those who lived there with them. In January of 1492 Muslim Spain

Al-Muqdishi was the first geographer to pro-duce accurate maps in color. Spain was ruled by Muslims under the

banner of Islam for over 700 years.

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Fresh Lemon Juice-Medifacts

HAARP– Death toll to Pakistan

Physiotherapy for Cancer

Physical Therapist

New Horizon in Medical Tech

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WORLD PHYSICAL THERAPY CONGRESS 2011: WCPT's 16th International Congress, hosted by

the Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy (KNGF), will take place in Amsterdam, Nether-

lands from 20-23 June 2011. The event has Sci-entific (main) , Satellite (educational and clinical

sessions) and Social (Classy feast and programs to go be-

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In traditional medicine, the lemon is widely known for its healing powers and is used in many different ways. In fact, the lemon is so powerful that it was used by the Romans as their cure for all types of poison. Although the lemon is often thought of as acidic, it is very effective in curing many digestion problems when mixed with hot water, including biliousness, nausea, heartburn, disorders of the lower intestines like constipation and worm infes-tations. It is even known to relieve hiccups. Water plus a few lemons be-comes lemon juice. Lemon juice, when taken regularly in the morning, acts as a tonic to the liver and stimulates it to pro-duce bile making it ready to digest the day's food. It is also thought to help dissolve gallstones. Be-cause of its high vitamin C content, it is thought to help prevent and treat many infections, hasten wound healing and tem-per down high fever. Lemon juice also relieves symptoms of asthma, tonsillitis and sore throat. Lemon is also a diuretic. This means it is good for people with urinary tract infections and high uric acid problems, such as those with arthritis or rheu-matism because it helps flush out all the toxins and bad bacteria. When lemon is mixed with coffee, it is thought to help treat malaria. This concoction is also effective for headaches. When externally ap-plied, lemon juice that is poured onto a small piece of cotton wool and gently applied to the nostrils could stop epistaxis (more commonly known as nose bleeds) although this may sting a bit. When massaged gently into gums, lemon juice may also stop gum bleeding. Lemon juice with glycerin is effective when used on the lips to treat chapping. This may be a little strange but lemon juice applied on your skin can also help prevent sunburn. Lem-ons are also used as balms in highly concentrated forms. Some may know them as "cure-alls". Lemon balms are known for their ability to break fevers by encouraging the patient's body to perspire. Be-cause of this, lemon balms are recommended for all fevers, no matter what the cause. Lemon balms are also popular treatments for cough and colds, even hay fever. Balms are also used in the treat-ment of flatulence and other digestive conditions. Menstrual cramps are relieved by lemon balms, as are dizziness, headaches and high blood pressure. Psychologically, lemon balm is used to lift people's spirits, especially those who are undergoing meno-pause and are depressed, because it will calm anxieties, clear their minds and center their focus. It also supposedly improves memory storage and recall. In context of its superlative effectiveness it is one of the marvels of nature and should be con-sumed regularly especially during summers.

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Lemon water assists in curing respiratory prob-lems, along with breathing prob-lems and revives a person suffer-ing from asthma.

Fresh Lemon Juice

Lemon one of the gifts of Summer

Medifacts

Summer season in Pakistan sets in the end of March with

slightly cool nights in the form of spring which lasts up to the mid of May almost. Thereafter the true summers takeover for more than half a year. This hot and perspiring weather does not go with the mood of its sufferers but fairly enough awaits the t be crying for rains and breeze as if they have not seen the winter not once even. Where summers are always the very unwanted season due to fierce heat at every inch, there the presents they bring along with them are more than just the delights. Pakistan is one of the luckiest countries which are blessed with summer season.

Though stepping out of the room or car seems drudgery during full sun

yet the advantages of this same yellow shine are quite overwhelming that fades every other negative away. These benefits include a num-ber of delicious fruits particularly the mangoes, watermelon, strawberries, melon, etc; the rip-ening of several crops including wheat and barley; formation of oils; numerous vegetables and a lot of others form an important reservoir for food that is stored and then used whole year. Medically the sunlight and heat play an essential antiseptic role. The intense light and heat of sun kills hundreds of diseases before they bloom. Furthermore the increased thirst,

profuse sweating and repeated urination elimi-nates the most harmful toxins to keep us healthy all the time.

Summer s also provide people an opportunity to feast in

the pools, canals, ponds and water parks which relieves them from extreme heat temporarily.

These people become the real business festivity of water amuse-ment parks. It is strongly recom-mended that you keep your head, face and body covered at least to the extent that saves you from

skin burns! Always look the positive side of the picture because negativity turns you to the path of despair and Allah says never lose hope!

Pakistan is one of the luckiest countries which are blessed

with summer season.

Always look the positive side of the picture because negativity turns you to the path of

despair and Allah says never lose hope!

By Muhammad Sheraz Alam

Summer Delights

A man goes to the doctor and says "Doctor,

wherever I touch, it hurts."

The doctor asks "What do you mean?"

The man says, "When I touch my shoulder, it

really hurts. If I touch my knee - OUCH! When I

touch my forehead, it really, really hurts."

The doctor says, "I know what's wrong with

you - you've broken your finger!"

A man was in court charged with parking his car in the restricted area. The Judge asked him if he had to say anything in his defense. “They should not put such misleading no-tices”, said the man. It said “ Fine For Parking”

A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The

bus driver says: “That's the ugliest baby that

I've ever seen. Ugh!”The woman goes to

the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming.

She says to a man next to her: “The driver

just insulted me!” The man says: “You go

right up there and tell him off – go ahead,

I'll hold your monkey for you.”

Teacher: Tell me a sentence that starts with an

"I". Student: I is the...

Teacher: Stop! Never put 'is' after an "I".

Always put 'am' after an "I".

Student: OK. I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.

What non-sense yar!

A man said to a railroad engineer: What's the use of having a train schedule if the trains are always late. The reply from the railroad engineer: How would we know they were late, if we didn't have a schedule?

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HAARP-Death toll for Pakistan

High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) is an ionospheric research program jointly funded by the US Air Force, the US Navy. Conspiracy theo-rists have also raised the possibility that HAARP may have played a role in the devastating, highly damaging earthquakes that occurred in Sichuan, China in 2008 and Haiti and Chile in 2010. HAARP was the cause of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The recent unusual heavy flood in Pakistan is the result of weather modification terrorism by America using HAARP technology. HAARP technology can be used to cyclones. heating of upper atmosphere with gigawatt RF waves, which can melt glaciers and cause flood-ing.....also this technology can send ELF Radio waves inside earth near fault lines, which results in severe resonance of earth tectonic plates and generates earth-quakes as it happened in case of Haiti recently. America wants to occupy all the resources (oils , coal ,gas, food etc) all over the world. America’s first step to demolish all the Muslim countries , The American HAARP project is a conspiracy, the flood in Pakistan is not only by the

moon-soon but the HAARP phenomena is working. It has proved that certain governments use or seek to use weather control as a weapon. At a counterterrorism conference in 1997, United States Secretary of Defense William Cohen referred to specifically regarding con-cerns about "environmental terrorism" and intentionally caused natural disasters. “HAARP Weather Weapon is responsible for Climate change. PAKISTAN FLOODS, CHINESE MUDSLIDES & RUSSIAN WILDFIRES.”Jesse Ventura a one time governor in the USA, Navy seal, fighter and movie star in his popular show on exposing government cover ups has

previously exposed some great unan-swered questions concerning 9/11, 2012 Mayan prophecy (According to the Mayan calendar, is the world going to end on December 21, 2012 ) and U.S.A making bunkers under-neath Dallas Airport. Among his programs, was one on HAARP Weather Weapon being unleashed to an unsuspecting people across the

globe. World renowned scientist Dr. Rosalie Bertell confirms that “US military scientists are working on weather systems as a potential weapon. The methods include the enhancing of storms and the diverting of vapor rivers in the Earth’s atmosphere to produce tar-geted droughts or floods.”HAARP technology is the outcome of 50 years of research that began in the 1940’s and in the 1990’s was bought out by the US military and navy. (Know more about HAARP in our coming editions and stay informed…! )

“HAARP Weather Weapon is responsible

for Climate change. PAKISTAN FLOODS,

CHINESE MUDSLIDES & RUSSIAN WILDFIRES.”

High Frequency Active Auroral Research Pro-gram - Purposes and Consequences ? American Devil or mere Blessing?

>>> By Agha Sajjad

The Badshahi Masjid in Lahore is the sec-ond largest Masjid in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest Masjid in the world. It is Lahore's

most famous landmark and a major tourist attrac-tion epitomizing the beauty, passion and grandeur of the Mughal era. Capable of accommodating 10,000 worshippers in its main prayer hall and 100,000 in its courtyard and porticoes, it remained the largest Masjid in the world from 1673 to 1986 (a period of 313 years), when overtaken in size by the completion of the Faisal Masjid in Islamabad. Today, it remains the second largest Masjid in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest Mas-jid in the world after the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Masjid) of Mecca, the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Masjid) in Medina, the Hassan II Masjid in Casablanca and the Faisal Masjid in Islamabad. To appreciate its large size, the four minarets of the Badshahi Masjid are 13.9 ft (4.2 m) taller than those of the Taj Mahal and the main platform of the Taj Mahal can fit inside the 278,784 sq ft (25,899.9 m2) courtyard of the Badshahi Masjid, which is the largest Masjid courtyard in the world. Construction of the Badshahi Masjid was ordered in May 1671 by the sixth Mughal Emperor, Aurang-zeb, who assumed the title 'Alamgir', meaning 'Conqueror of the World.' Construction took about two years and was completed in April 1673[1]. The construction work was carried out under the su-pervision of Aurangzeb's foster brother Muzaffar Hussain (also known as Fidaie Khan Koka) who was appointed Governor of Lahore in May 1671 and held this post until 1675. He was also Master of Ordnance to the Emperor. The Masjid was built opposite the Lahore Fort, illustrating its stature in the Mughal Empire. In conjunction with the build-ing of the Masjid, a new gate was built at the Fort, named Alamgiri Gate after the Emperor. Badshahi Masjid was damaged and misused first during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh Ruler of the Punjab and then by British Monarchy. From 1852 onwards, piecemeal repairs were carried out under the supervision of the Badshahi Masjid Authority. Extensive repairs were carried out from 1939 to 1960 at a cost of about 4.8 million rupees, which brought the Masjid to its original shape and condition. The blueprint for the repairs was pre-pared by the late architect Nawab Zen Yar Jang Bahadur. On the occasion of the second Islamic Summit held at Lahore on February 22, 1974, thirty-nine heads of Muslim states offered their Friday prayers in the Badshahi Masjid, led by Mawlānā Abdul Qadir Azad, the Khatib of the Masjid. A small museum is also attached to the Masjid complex. It contains relics of the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H), his cousin Ali (R.A), and his daughter, Fatimah (R.A). In 2000, the marble inlay in the main vault was re-paired under the supervision of Saleem Anjum Qureshi. In 2008, replacement work began to be carried out on the red sandstone tiles on the Mas-jid’s large courtyard, using red sandstone espe-cially imported from the original source in Rajast-han, India. Badshahi Masjid is one of the wondrous sites and assets of Pakistan and World. Promote Peaceful Pakistan. Long Live our beloved land !

BADSHAHI

MASJID ASSET OF PAKISTAN

>>> By Muhammad Sheraz 3

Researchers have found a compound P7C3 to boost pro-duction of brain cells, protects new cells from dying in mice, humans, rodents and rats. The results were drawn after the screening of individual 1000 molecules. The study took a span of 3 years and a budget of US$2.5 mil-lion.

———————————— A randomized study in Toronto gave some stroke patients a variety of Wii games, including cooking and kids’ games, and left others to traditional recreation. Those who played with Wii demonstrated “significant” motor skill improvement, compared with the controls. It turns out that Wii can also improve motor skills, the deli-cate interplay among brain, nerves and muscles that is interrupted by a stroke.

———————————— A nanotechnology using principles first discovered by Pierre Curie could make cancer detection as cheap and easy as a home pregnancy test. Pierre and his brother Paul-Jacques were credited in the early 1880s with piezo-electricity, the ability of crystals and ceramics to generate small electric fields. This can be detected with devices called acoustic wave sensors (AWS), made much like computer chips. What Jae Kwon has done at the University of Missouri is to create AWS devices that work in liquid and can detect differences in the property of cancerous

and non-cancerous cells, which have different masses. These micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (M/NEMS) are smaller than a human hair, but deliver almost immediate results.

———————————— Fat injections can help restore normal speech and improve quality of life in patients with paralyzed vocal cords, new research shows.

———————————— Cancer survivors who participated in a month-long program in the ancient art of yoga reported en-hanced quality of life, better sleep, less fatigue and less need for sleep medications.

———————————— Creativity often goes hand-in-hand with mental ill-ness, such as schizophrenia. The brain responds differently to the "feel good" chemical dopamine in both schizophrenics and the highly creative people , According to new research out of Sweden, both share similar dopamine systems in the brain.

———————————— A large study of European populations has uncovered seven new clusters of defective genes which may be responsible for rheumatoid arthritis, a painful and disabling disease that affects mainly the joints.

>>> By Muhammad Sheraz Alam

BIOinformatics

A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in varia-tions where it's propelled by mo-tors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing. Wheelchairs are used by people for whom walking is difficult or impossible due to illness (physiological or physical), injury, or disability. People with both sitting and walk-ing disability often need to use a wheel bench The earliest record of wheelchairs dates back to the 6th cen-tury, as an inscription found on a stone slate in China . Later dates relate to Europeans using this tech-nology during the German Renais-sance. A basic manual wheelchair incorpo-rates a seat, foot rests, handles at the back and four wheels: two castor wheels at the front and two large wheels at the back. Everyday manual wheelchairs come in two

major designs:- folding or rigid. The rigid chairs, which are increasingly preferred by active users, have permanently welded joints and many fewer moving parts. This reduces the energy required to push the chair by eliminating many points where the chair would flex as it moves. Rigid chairs typically feature instant-release rear wheels and backrests

that fold down flat, allowing the user to dismantle the chair quickly for storage in a car. Organizations that

accept donations

in the form of

money for wheel-

chairs typically

have the wheel-

chairs manufactured and distrib-

uted in large numbers, often in

developing countries. Organizations

focusing on wheelchairs include

Direct Relief International, the Free

Wheelchair Mission, Hope Haven,

Personal Energy Transportation,

and the Wheel chair Foundation.

From 3rd to 7th May 2011, SPWS with the collabora-tion of APPNA took the initiative to launch a unique yet interactive week long campaign to

educate the general public especially pa-tients and barbers about Hepatitis C. 1) Interclass Poster competition.

2) Interactive Seminar. 3) Awareness Campaign in various wards of Mayo Hospital Lahore. 4) Visit to the barbers and beauticians. The Campaign beared the name “BEAT HEPATITIS,TREAT HEPATITIS C” Overall the campaign was very successful achieving its set goals.

HEP.C: AWARENESS CAMPAIGN at K.E.M.U

World Hypertension day observed on 17th of May 2011 Globally and K.E.M.U arranged the seminar for awareness.

SPWS Bake Sale Starting from 30th May to 4th June. Aiming to aid the patients via collected donations at Mayo Hospital Lahore.

World No Tobacco Day on 31 May 2011.

World Blood Donor Day on 14 June 2011.

World day against Child Labor 12 June 2010

NATIONAL + INTERNATIONAL EVENTS CALENDER

>>>By Fouzia Naeem

Uses and History of WHEEL CHAIR

The earliest record of wheelchairs dates

back to the 6th cen-tury, as an inscrip-

tion found on a stone slate in China . Later dates relate to Euro-

peans using this tech-nology during the

German Renaissance.

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Cancer is probably the most feared illness. Cancer is not the death sentence it was many years ago. More people are now surviving cancer than ever before as more effective treatments to combat this dreaded disease are discovered every day by the medical community. Many in the medical community agree that a patient’s attitude has much to do with the patient making a full recovery. Physiotherapy for cancer patients is crucial to their recovery. Many hospitals that treat cancer patients develop a team of doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists to assist the cancer patient in all aspects of combating his illness and then making a full recovery. The team works together to insure that the illness is combated from all angles. No longer is one doctor the sole person to whom a cancer patient can turn for help. Physiotherapy for cancer patients encompasses a wide spectrum of treatment. Many people who have a tumor removed, for example, experience swelling in the area of removal,. Physiotherapy can work won-ders to alleviate the swelling an assist the patient towards a complete recovery. Relieving swelling of certain areas, particularly in the lymph nodes, can not only alleviate pain, but may put the disease at bay. Weakness and loss of appetite are

of physiotherapy and can help restore normal func-tion for patients. In addition to providing individualized programs to help cancer patients recover from their illness, physiotherapy for cancer patients can benefit these patients psychologi-cally as well. Physiothera-pists often work very closely

with their patients and develop a b o n d w i t h them. This bond can be a tremen-dous comfort to someone who is facing an illness such as cancer and who may be

surrounded by doctors who, very often, do not take the necessary time to explain procedures and op-tions to the patients. Physiotherapists are trained to develop a good rapport with their patients as this generally adds a feeling of trust between therapist and patient and is proven to produce good results.

common symptoms of those undergoing chemother-apy treatment. Chronic fatigue is common, but can also lead to depression. The medical community is now beginning to realize how important a positive attitude on the part of the patient is in achieving full

recovery from the illness. Physiotherapy to treat cancer patients may entail getting a person who is tired from chemotherapy treatments a bit mobile. No one expects them to do strenuous work, but imple-menting a mild exercise plan can do won-

ders for those receiving chemother-apy treatments. Exercise stimulates the endorphins in the brain that can elevate the mood as well as induce energy. Licensed physiotherapists often work with those who are un-dergoing chemotherapy treatment to implement an appropriate exercise regime that will enable the patient to not only recover from the treat-ment quicker, but can also stave off some of the side effects of chemotherapy. Lymph edema therapy is very important when treating cancer patients who have tissue swelling from tumor removal or swelling in their lymph nodes due to cancer. Physiotherapy to treat cancer patients also includes lymph edema ther-

PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR CANCER PATIENTS

Physiotherapy for cancer pa-

tients is crucial to their recovery.

Physiotherapists of-ten work very closely

with their patients and develop a bond

with them.

>>> By Asbar Javaid

13TH ANNIVERSARY OF PAKISTAN’S NUCLEAR PROCLAMATION

On May 28, 1998, Pakistan became a nu-clear power when it successfully carried out five nuclear tests at Chaghi, in the province of Baluchistan. This was in direct response to five nuclear explosions by India, just two weeks earlier. Widely criticized by the international com-munity, Pakistan maintains that its nuclear program is for self-defense, as deterrence against nuclear India. A former Prime Min-ister of Pakistan, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, offered justification for Pakistan's nuclear program when he said that if India were to produce a bomb, Pakistan would do anything it could to get one of its own. It has always been maintained by Pakistan that a nuclear threat posed to its security can neither be

met with conventional means of defense, nor by external security guarantees.

Alhamdulillah! Today Pakistan is un-

beatable on the grounds of world and has successfully completed 13 years of its Nuclear Program credited to our National Hero Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan who made Pakistan invincible power of the Islamic world. May 28th is celebrated as the “Yom-e-Takbeer” by the Pakistani nation to pay homage to our National Hero Dr. Abdul Qadeer and our motherland Pakistan in particular. May Pakistan prosper in leaps and bounds. AMEEN.

Pakistan Zindabaad…!

>>>By EDITOR

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YOUR GUIDE TO GOOD SPORTS

PHYSICAL THERAPIST

10 BIGGEST MISCONCEPTIONS

>>> By Yumna Zaheer

STARTLE FACTS

>>> By Marriam Zakria

1. EINSTEIN GOT BAD GRADES IN SCHOOL: Generations of children have been heartened by the thought that this Nobel Prize winner did badly at school, but they’re sadly mistaken. In fact, he did very well at school, especially in science and math's (unsurprisingly).

2. MICE LIKE CHEESE :Mice enjoy food rich in sugar as well as peanut butter and breakfast cereals. So a Snickers bar would go down much better than a lump of cheddar.

3. NAPOLEON WAS SHORT: He was actually around 5ft 7, com-pletely average for the 18th/19th century.

4. THOMAS EDISON INVENTED THE LIGHT BULB: Edison in-vented a lot of things – in fact he’s one of the most famous inventors of all time – but the light bulb wasn’t one of them. What he did was develop a light bulb at the same time as the British man, Joseph Swan, who came up with it originally.

5. LEMMINGS THROW THEMSELVES OVER CLIFFS TO COMMIT SUICIDE: The poor old things are sometimes so desperate for food that they do, according to the BBC “jump over high ground into water”, but they aren’t committing group sui-cide.

6. WATER FLUSHES DIFFERENTLY IN DIFFERENT HEMISPHERES: No it doesn’t. Sorry! Due to rotation of earth, objects deflect to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in southern hemisphere.

7. HUMANS EVOLVED FROM APES: Darwin didn’t actually say this, but he’s been misreported ever since. What he did say was that we, and apes, and chimpanzees for that matter, had a common ancestor, once, a long, long time ago.

8. VIKINGS HAD HORNS/HELMETS WITH HORNS: Vikings may have been buried with their helmets and with drinking horns. When they were dug up by the Victorians, they as-sumed that the helmets had horns.

9. COLUMBUS BELIEVED THE EARTH WAS FLAT: He may not have known how big the world was, but he wasn’t worrying about falling off the edge of it.

10.DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TONGUE DETECT DIFFERENT TASTES: You do have different taste buds on your tongue and some are more sensitive than others. But they aren’t divided into perfect, easy-to-teach sections.

1. Only 7 percent of the population are lefties. 2. Umbilical cords cut from women who give birth, are

sold by many Hospitals because they are used in Vein Transplant Surgery.

3. Toothbrush was in invented in 1498 but Miswaak was used by Muslims several centuries before that.

4. It is illegal to own a red car in Shanghai, China. 5. Cassowary is one of the dangerous birds that can

kill a man by tearing off with its dagger like claw. 6. Ostriches eat pebbles to help digestion by grinding

up the ingested food. 7. People with blue eyes can see better in dark. 8. The greatest mushroom is in Oregon that is 2400

years old and covers 3.4 square miles of land and is still growing.

9. Kite flying is the professional sport in Thailand. 10. Dolphins sleep with one eye open. 11. Like fingerprints, tongue prints of every individual

are unique too. 12. Tapeworm range in size from about 0.04 inches to

more than 50 feet in length.

D o you play Soccer, gymnastics, athletics, ice hockey or any

other similar sports ? If yes do you know that you may be at risk of Patellar Sub-luxation? Do You know what that is and how you can avoid it? Actually The pa-tella (Knee Cap) wobbles out of the pa-tello-femoral groove, usually to the lat-eral side of the knee. It occurs when the quadriceps tendons and other ligament stabilizers attached to the borders of the patella contract forcefully as the knee rotates and pulls the patella out of place. Patellar dislocation accounts for 2 – 3% of all knee injuries, however, is the sec-ond most common cause of knee hae-marthrosis .

M ore common in the Ages of 16-20 years. Athletic factors that

predispose this complication include sports with twisting, rotational motion of the knee like those mentioned before and direct trauma to the knee.

S ports Physical Therapist offers the valuable service in this case.

The athlete may often report, ‘Snapping’ sensation, intense pain, perception of Knee cap dislocation. The outcomes of physiotherapy management are pretty favorable. The treatment of patellar dislocation with physiotherapy, includes a period of immobilization/bracing in extension (at least 3 weeks). This is fol-lowed by functional rehabilitation, with the aims of, Quadriceps strengthening, Restoration of Range of motion , Stretch-ing of lateral structure tightness, Mobili-zation for cartilage nutrition..”.

O ne of the systematic reviews showed an excellent to good

results in 76% of patients, with an aver-age re-dislocation rate of about 48%. It is essential to exclude concomitant inju-

ries. Imaging is an important component of treatment decision.. X-Ray series is essential in primary patellar dislocation; MRI is utilized as required. Quadriceps rehabilitation is the mainstay of rehab. Surgery is indicated only in the following cases; Significant chondral injury, Osteo-chondral fractures, Subsequent disloca-tion, Large medial patellar stabilizer de-fects.

Y ou Can avoid this Problem if you do the following and can

educate your friends and relatives for their health and safety!

S quats: The movement involves squatting down with your back

straight until the knees and thighbones form a 90-degree angle. At that point, drive through your heels and back up into the starting position. Repeat 10-15 times regularly

H amstring Curl: The hamstring curl is done by lying facedown

and curling the legs up to the butt, paus-ing there, and then returning to the starting position. Repeat 10-15 times.

I nner and Outer Thighs: To work the inner thighs, lie on your

back and place an exercise ball in be-tween your legs for resistance. Squeeze the legs together against the ball, pause, and then return to the starting position. For the outer thighs, lie on your back and place a resistance band around the out-side of your legs. Start with legs together and push out against the resistance, pause, then return to the starting posi-tion. Repeat 10-15 times. For all these exercises make sure that you repeat every set after an interval of 50-90 Sec-onds and perform on daily basis. Take Care!

By Gul-e-Raina Khan and Editor

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It runs but never walks, has mouth but never talks, has head but never weeps, has bed but never sleeps. What that can be ???

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If you think that you are photo-genic then what are you waiting for ? Send us your nicely done photographs at our email at the back of this issue and become the “Face of the month”. The pho-tographs in edition will be selected at random by Student focus Team. M / F both are encouraged. The unpublished photographs will be available on our website! Get You Picture Here! By EDITOR

NEW HORIZONS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY >>>

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Scientists are hard at work developing a new vaccine that can actually help cure a patient of a devastating illness – brain cancer. The experimental vaccine specifically affects glioblastoma, a very deadly type of brain tumor. Right now, surgeons can actually remove about 99 percent of this brain tumor. But the small cancer cells can usually be left behind and these can multiply swiftly and even resist treatments. The vaccine is built to target these wayward cancer cells. The vaccine makes use of smart cells, basically the same cells that come from the patient’s body but placed with proteins that help attack the tumor cells.

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ADVANCED METHOD FOR DETECTION OF DIABETES

A new method to detect diabetes, even before symptoms occur, is being developed by a team of endocrinologists, engineers and microbiologists. A device projects light to the skin which measures levels of blood sugar, or the presence of advanced glyca-tion endproducts. This device is called The Scout. Different wavelengths is flashed to the skin to determine diabetes risk. This will help patients go on a preventive health maintenance program. With this method, diabetes can actually be prevented. It is already being tested in several US hospitals. The new method is expected to cost about the same as existing diabetes testing methods.

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New research from The University of Western Ontario has discovered a substance-a flavonoid called Nobiletin in tangerines and studied its pharmacological effects and found it that not only helps to prevent obesity, but also offers protection against type II diabetes, and even atherosclerosis, the underlying disease responsible for most heart attacks and strokes. Two years ago, the same researchers discovered a flavon-oid in grapefruit called Naringenin that offered similar protection against obesity and other signs of metabolic syndrome. It is really interesting to know that Nobiletin is ten times more potent in its protective effects compared to Naringenin, and No-biletin has the ability to protect against atherosclerosis also".

TANGERINES FIGHT AGAINST OBESITY & ATHEROSCLEROSIS 1

>>> By Muhammad Sheraz Alam

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MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY BREAKTHROUGH FOR HEART REPAIR

In a medical breakthrough a man’s heart was saved through the use of a break-through medical technology. The man, John Christy, is the first person in the United States to undergo this procedure. The new procedure utilizes stem cells in helping repair the arteries all throughout a person’s body. Christy was suffering from coronary artery disease at a very advanced stage. What was done to him was to insert his own specific stem cells into his body during a CABG surgery. The stem cells are used to grow new blood vessels in the heart. This is a revolutionary procedure that can save millions of lives when it is further developed and become widely available.

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It was dark cloudy outside. The spooky wind rustle was chasing my heart. There was no-body in the street. Lamps of all houses were out. The big clock of the big hall struck 1:35 am... I was very nervous… she came closer and closer, at once she grabbed my wings. Suddenly a flash came and she splashed me out on the door. I tried to beg but her expressions didn't seem to spare my blushes. She struck door with eloquent force on my beak! Ouch ! I felt helpless and flew out. You tell me is it fair that after three years of love she said “ I have far better choices than you! How could she do this to me?

How dare she…? I know what she wants but how can I afford that all nasty expenses. Everyday she has a new wish! Strange! Isn’t

it ? Yes, it is the girls are al-ways at verge of war after marriage even! ……. Did you got me if yes tell my author that who am i? but if not then wait for the next episode to come and then write into editor at response_sf @yahoo.com

Become the Detective of the month by guessing the character told in the plot given just one correct answer and you will be a detective! (This Quest has been repeated from previous edition )

Become the Detective of the month by guess-ing the character told in the plot given just

one correct answer and you will be a detective!

The correct guessing people will be mentioned in the next issue and on our website and will be entitled the Detective of the month!

Detective

of the month Guess Who Am I ?

>>> By EDITOR

SHARING THE RESPONSIBILITY!

The first Newsletter of its type launched by the students of KEMU. It is an initiative of students of D.P.T from K.E.M.U. We aim to deliver you the quality and resourceful infotainment contributing our part to the best of all talent. Sharing the responsibility is the main idea that hit wildly across our mind to set up a common stage for identi-fying every one of our fellows, being unique and competent. Come On Join Us! We warmly welcome the new joining people and are anxious to get your comment s how did you find our effort. It im-plies on the readers to DO GOOD and SPREAD GOOD . For sure this what we have been created for! Regards!

Of The Month Face

Name: Ali Suffian Discipline : D.P.T 2nd Year Age: 21 Gender : Male Institution : College of Physiotherapy, K.E.M.U. Lahore.

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Practical ways to Improve Yourself >>>

A man and his son are in a car accident. The father dies on the scene but the child is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives the surgeon says,” I can’t operate on this boy, he is my son!” How can this be ?

A woman man wearing black, black shoes, socks, trousers, gloves and balaclava. She is walking down a black street with all the street lights off. A black car is com-ing towards her with its lights off but some how manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the woman?

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1. Read a book every day. 2. Learn a new language. 3. Pick up a new hobby. 4. Create an inspirational room. 5. Overcome your fears. 6. Wake up early. 7. Have a weekly exercise routine. 8. Start your life handbook. 9. Acknowledge your flaws. 10. Get into action. 11. Learn from people who inspire you. 12. Quit a bad habit. 13. Cultivate a new habit. 14. Avoid negative people. 15. Reduce the time you spend on chat pro-

grams. 16. Learn chess (or any strategy game). 17. Stop watching TV. 18. Join Toastmasters (Learn public speaking). 19. Befriend top people in their fields. 20. Start a business venture. 21. Reach out to the people who hate you. 22. Show Kindness to people around you.

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Dr. Khalid Saeed Khan can be simply described as

a "Man with an enlightened vision." He is a person who has considered the proper training of his fellow Physiotherapist his obligation. A very humble person yet his intellect and knowledge are unequivocal. Such a man is hard to find indeed. He was born on March 5th, 1954. He earned his B.Sc. Physiotherapy degree from JPMC Karachi in 1978. He was initially appointment as Assistant Physiotherapist and the Head of Department of Physiotherapy Civil Hospital, Faisal Abad, Pakistan. He has been associated with the Physiotherapy department of Jinnah Hospital as its Head from 1994 to 2005.He served as the Principal of College of Physio-therapy, Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Moreover, he has written numerous articles in the renowned journals nationally and internationally concerned with Physical therapy and its application.

Currently he is serving at College of Physio-

therapy, Mayo Hospital Lahore as a Principal. Among his various achievements following are worth mentioning: He Organized First Physiotherapy Congress under the flag of Punjab Health Department via Physiotherapists Association in December 1984.

He has the honor for being appointed as physiotherapist for Cricket World Cup of 1987, World Cup Hockey in 1990 and Junior World Cup Hockey Tournament in 1991.

He also organized and arranged of the First

All Punjab Physiotherapy Annual Sports Gala in 2010 hosted by Al-lama Iqbal Col-lege of Physio-therapy, Jinnah Hospital Lahore at Allama Iqbal Medical Com-plex, Lahore.

He also initiated the Annual Curricular and Extracurricular Activities Week as a modifica-tion of Sports Week at College of Physiother-apy, Mayo Hospital Lahore.

The credit for the up-gradation of School of Physiotherapy Mayo Hospital Lahore to the status of College also falls to his pocket.

He insists upon the practical knowledge rather

than theories. He is of the opinion that Doctor Patient relationship should be based upon interactivity between them , this is important to keep the patient interested and satisfied for his treatment. For his students, he is a true motivator. People like him urge their students to achieve excellency in the field of Physiotherapy. This fact is his greatest and most prominent quality. May he live long and prosper (AMEEN)

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Principal S.P.T/H.O.D Physiotherapy

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Solve The MYSTERY >>>

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“ Its not what it seems

but what I make it

seem to you. For the

world and time do not

directs me but I direct

them both.

By Muhammad Sheraz Alam

IMAGE OF THE MONTH

If you understand, say “understand”

If you don't understand, say “ don’t understand”

But if you understand and say “don’t understand”

How do I understand that you understand? Understand!

Tongue Twister of the Month >>>

By Marriam Zakria

Hey ! Make My Way To Hive >>>

By Muhammad Sheraz Alam

He who loved (Allah’s creatures) for Allah, detested (His enemies) for Allah, gives (His men) for Allah and abstains (from wrong doing ) for Allah; completed his faith. Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) One who desires more than his needs never reaches the destination of content-ment. Prophet Idrees (P.B.U.H) Speaking less is Wisdom, eating less is Health and sleeping less is adoration. Hazrat Umar (R.A) A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks Hazrat Ali (R.A)

Congratulate yourself if you have done something strange and extravagant and broken the monotony of a decorous age. (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. (Albert Einstein) Words are of course the most powerful drug used by mankind. (Rudyard Kipling) It is not your mistake if u can not read the eyes which cheat u but it is really your mistake if u can not read the eyes which love you. (Shakespeare)

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