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Webaholism: Troubling Social Media

Events - 24 May 2017
By FT Correspondent

An RSPH study in UK found Instagram to have the worst impact on youth's mental health and YouTube to be the only social media platform with......

Scrupulosity: When OCD meets religion

By Hina Javed

Many people perceive Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) solely as a condition in which sufferers wash their hands excessively and arrange objects in order and symmetry.

Media Influence on Body Image

By Amna Nadeem

The issues surrounding body image and the portrayal of women in the media have been prevalent in our society for decades.

Mental Illness Social-Acceptance

By Kamni Isserdesani

It is a perceived notion that a cultural society helps its members to shape them. To take a more neutral perspective such preconceptions can be questioned based on personal experiences and social acceptance.

The many faces of beauty

By Nabil Saleem

If any individual ever surfed through Pakistani TV channels, it’s extremely likely they would stumble upon at least half a dozen commercials for fairness creams, and about half of these commercials would be targeted towards young men.

Healthy body, healthy mind

By Hina Javed

One of the keys to a healthy body is making the right food choices. A healthy and balanced diet can go a long way to prevent physical problems.

Threat to our tomorrow; our children: Thalassemia

By Kaukab Tahir Shairani

Most prevalent of Pakistan’s problems is security. But security has not grown weaker in terms of political and social instability alone;

Antibiotics: a death sentence?

By Hina Javed

Every year there is an outbreak of a disease or virus. When families bring their loved ones to the doctor for these illnesses,