Rotary has its wheels in motion for local and global good
The Beginning It was 23rd February 1905, when four people met in an office room in Chicago. These were Paul P. Harris, a lawyer and three other businessmen—Gustavus Loehr, Silvester…
Portuguese were the first to begin health-care colonialism
Here come the Portuguese It was 1498 when Vasco-da-Gama set sailing around Africa, and reached Southern part of India by sea. By this time, Portuguese or its agents had set-up…
Faith-healers who cure by calling spirits, and emotions
While healing itself is an art, many consider faith-healing as quite farther away from science. While disease is more ancient as compared to its cure, faith-healing may well be a…
Berlin doctors soon after second world war was over
Adolf Hitler killed himself on 30th April 1945, and over next two days German garrison in Berlin had surrendered. Soviet army from the east, south and north moved in to…
A calendar date that defines an anomaly at birth
We all have 23 pairs of chromosomes in all the cells of our body. However, some special children are born with an extra one. Those who have one additional 21st…
Thermometer: Need to give fever a number on a scale
Fever is a common symptom of an illness. It is a perception of warmth, often coupled with a mix of feeling cold, shaking and an urge to cover oneself with…