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Two tools for child survival: ORS & Growth charts

By rjoshimgims March 17, 2023Health care delivery, Tools in Health8 Comments

Home Index Two ubiquitous child-survival tools, oral rehydration solutions (ORS) and growth charts, are less than 50 years old. Both of these tools are simple, intuitive, and logical. In the 1980s,…

Breast feeding: A preferred infant nutrition in postage stamps

By rjoshimgims March 15, 2023Health care delivery, Health concepts, Tools in Health7 Comments

Home Index Have you ever wondered about old baby-food advertisements. In these advertisements, we could see healthy-chubby infants and happy composed mothers. Once frequent on television and in print media, these…

Celebrating motherhood in postal stamps

By rjoshimgims March 13, 2023Health care delivery, Health concepts8 Comments

Home Index A child is born Childbirth is a beginning, of an independent human life. This event is universal to all creatures. It has its beginnings in conception, a union…

Health stamp series from New Zealand

By rjoshimgims March 5, 2023Health concepts1 Comment

Index Home Whenever a commodity is in popular use, governments leverage it to raise money for a variety of purposes. Today, when we buy petrol, diesel, cigarettes, alcohol, gold etc, we…

Family: a disease buster

By rjoshimgims February 13, 2023Health concepts, Misc12 Comments

Index Home Family is a social unit. Living together brings about interactions, caring, and also provides additional purpose in our lives. Our personalities depend on mentoring and sharing of thoughts. Almost…

Teeth always shine behind an uncanny smile

By rjoshimgims February 4, 2023Health concepts, Health Professionals17 Comments

Index Home Teeth bite. They also make our smiles more beautiful. We often use shining teeth to portray happiness and joy. Shiny Teeth and a smile, Modern art by Tom Wsselmann,…

We have a lot of nerve !!

By rjoshimgims January 29, 2023Medical Diseases, Tools in Health15 Comments

Index Home All living beings react to their environment. Barring a few, all animals can see, hear, feel, smell and taste our surroundings. We all can also walk, jump, balance and…

Illicit drugs and addiction

By rjoshimgims January 21, 2023Health concepts, Medical Diseases13 Comments

Index Home All Illicit drugs were not always illegal. For centuries we used them in cultural & religious rituals, and also for healing. Addiction was considered more of a sinful individual…

Tobacco: A merchandise of death

By rjoshimgims January 15, 2023Health concepts, Medical Diseases22 Comments

Index Home It was in 1950 that we scientifically established a link between Smoking and Lung Cancer. The work by British physicians Richard Doll and Bradford Hill was build-up on evidence…

Cancer: An antagonist in human story

By rjoshimgims January 7, 2023Medical Diseases25 Comments

Index Home Dear Cancer, For centuries you have slithered inside our bodies. You silently grow, wrapping all the structures that come your way. As you become big, you siphon away all…