December 1 st is celebrated as World AIDS Day every year to create awareness about AIDS and discuss ways and means to control this deadly disease. This year’s theme is the same as that of ...
The prevalence and severity of asthma, one of the common chronic childhood illnesses is on the rise. Its prevalence has substantially increased worldwide, particularly in pre-school childre...
A recent directive from the Supreme Court of India for expert panels to decide on prosecuting doctors for criminal negligence has been widely welcomed. A Bench comprising Justices Markan...
May 8, 2008 “ There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.” --Woodrow T. Wilson World Red Cross an...
March 22, 2008 World Water Day falls on March 22 nd every year. The theme this year is 'Water and Sanitation for Life' . It is also a time when the world takes stock of the loomi...
Lend a Ear to the Needs of the Deaf Little known facts about great people, where indomitable strength has helped them rise above life-altering disabilities, to stand-out with their c...
Solar lighting is a boon to many, especially those in remote areas. Take for example, Sollepura, a rehabilitation center established for tribal people, near Mysore. The colony may soon...
"The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function." - Dr. Albert A. Bartlett, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Colorado ...
“Woman was taken out of man; Not out of his head to top him, Nor out of his feet to be trampled underfoot; But out of his side to be equal to him, Under his arm to be protec...
'The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.' - Mother Teresa World Leprosy Day, which falls on 31st January 2007, is a day...
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