Category Archives: Health

Snow Can Make Some SAD

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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).  Moods that shift with the season and sun; how to recognize it and manage it

Rahman Mohamed

It was winter and Toronto was cold; so the professional forecasters decided to finally speak. But CBC reported they didn’t agree; Shubenacadie Sam in Nova Scotia said Spring would spring but Ontario’s Wiarton Willie said “6 more weeks of winter”.  America’s most famous underground predictor, Punxsutawney Phil from Pennsylvania decided to agree with Willie.  So people across the country were wondering, “Should we smile wide, hoping for an early spring, or should we be prepared for 6 more weeks of snow?”

But did you know there are people who are depressed when spring starts and some who don’t smile whenever there’s snow? Continue reading →

Autism: A Wonder Misunderstood

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Rahman Mohamed

In a radio interview last year (2013), Calgary Eyeopener spoke to Michael D’Souza from Meticulon, an IT company, about hiring people with autism. This story was later broadcast on CBC’s The National on January 8. Through unconventional interviews, or assessments, Meticulon found out how fit a person with autism was for the workplace. This meant evaluating the person’s cooperation and compromise skills, communication skills, but not using a face-to-face interview; further assessments were conducted to find out if these persons with autism were fit for their position in a business (not a charity) aiming to make a profit.
What is autism?

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Artificial Body Parts Are Real, Not Science-Fiction

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Prosthetics have seen a new light; prosthetic eyes now exist.
Rahman Mohamed

It’s true.  In China a young boy named Guo Bin was the victim of eye gauging.  He can’t see, but he looks normal.  That’s because he’s undergone operations and received prosthetic eyes.  3 weeks ago Guo Bin’s mother, Wang Wenil told the BBC they “had to try everything”.

In August Guo Bin’s eyes were gauged out; the preparation for the prosthetic began in September.  But making him seem normal is not the end; his doctor, Dennis Lam says he hopes in 5-10 years Guo Bin will be able to see again because it’ll be linked directly to his brain.

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