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Alzheimer, Parkinson and Multiple Sclerosis: As nerves whither away

By rjoshimgims April 13, 2025Medical Diseases1 Comment

Index Home In this blog we feature three diseases of the nerves - Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Multiple sclerosis and their related philately. In all the three, nerve cells in our brain…

Antonín Holý: A Czech scientist who Created Tenofovir

By rjoshimgims February 26, 2025Health Professionals3 Comments

Index Home Tenofovir is a medicine, that today is at the forefront for treatment of HIV and Heptatitis-B infection. Story of this drug, and its creators is however incredible. We knew…

Filariasis: Thread like worms that move in our bodies

By rjoshimgims February 21, 2025Medical Diseases1 Comment

Index Home The word filaria derives its origin from Latin filum, that means thread-like. These worms are really thin. Even grownup or adult worms that are about 2-4cm long, are less…

People who improved our knowledge of malaria

By rjoshimgims February 16, 2025Health Professionals, Medical Diseases1 Comment

Index Home Malaria is an ancient disease, that announces its presence in the human body with a high grade fever. Since ancient times, a catastrophic, high grade fever with chills and…

Aspirin: Aspiration for a wonder-drug

By rjoshimgims February 9, 2025Tools in Health

Index Home The name "Aspirin" is a brand name for one of the most popular low-cost medicines. Despite a low cost, and almost 125 years of usage, it still has about…

Spread of British empire in 1963 Red Cross omnibus

By rjoshimgims January 19, 2025Health care organizations1 Comment

Index Home A postal stamp Omnibus is a set of postage stamps, issued by various countries or territories, on a common theme and often with a common design. Philately has had…

Red Cross till the aftermath of the second world war

By rjoshimgims December 18, 2024Health care organizations3 Comments

Index Home The second world war officially started on 1st September 1939, and lasted for next six years. By this time Red cross had turned 75, but it was little prepared…

Red Cross was caught amid crossfires between 1919 and 1939

By rjoshimgims December 15, 2024Health care organizations1 Comment

Index Home Established in 1863, Red Cross had turned 50, when the first world war affected Europe, and its colonies. The first world war (1914-1918) was an overwhelming period for the…

Red cross overprints: beginning of a lasting relation

By rjoshimgims December 14, 2024Health care organizations, Health concepts1 Comment

Index Home Christmas seals Born to care for the war wounded, Red cross came into being in 1863. However, it was not until 1907 that it entered into a lasting relationship…

Postcards for COVID: A photo blog

By rjoshimgims November 30, 2024Medical Diseases, Misc1 Comment

Index Home This is a third COVID blog after the postage stamps, and special covers. Postal stationary is another philatelic material. While some of this was issued by Indian post, some…