Milestones from birth upto first six months of infant life
Index Home Many developments take place from birth, to first six months of life. In the first one month, newborn is a neonate. Subsequently, the period upto one year of life,…
Braille: Just six elevated dots, to see the unseen
Index Home Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809. When he was three, he accidentally injured one of his eyes. Over next two years, injured eye got infected, and let…
Legacy of “Foresight prevents blindness” campaign
Index Home 1976 is a landmark year for Global Blindness Prevention. After years of apathy, blindness prevention and control was on World Health Organisation (WHO) agenda. Only a year ago in…
The art and science of sight; looking into ones eyes
Index Home Eyes have always intrigued us. Eyes reflect our intent, emotions, wisdom, and even romance. While science attributes eyes with sight, for art and literature these are windows of our…
Maimonides a philosopher-physician of medieval times
Index Home We donot attribute middle ages or the medieval period, with any major scientific advancement. Europe, in these times was a battleground for religions. Since christianity was on a rise,…
Sepsis: Serious infection that leads to a war within
Index Home Sepsis lies on the pathway from infection to death. While we have discovered drugs against bugs that cure infections, yet sometimes infections are overwhelming. As a response, our body's…
Flowers in health care and its philately
Index Home Yesterday, I was struggling to find a theme for a fresh blog. My daughter exclaimed "Why don't you write about flowers ?" Initially that was a weird thought, health…
To perform in a theater, sans its audience
Index Home A theater it is, with performances that are all a matter of life and death. It is not an act, but all that happens is real. Human lives are…
Mouth and foot painting: A special ability in postage stamps
Index Home When hands and arms fail, but determination reins supreme, we come across some special abilities. Mouth and foot painting is one such special ability, that is leaves us awestruck.…
Donate a healthy organ to mend another’s failed one
Index Home A desire, that we could replace a failed organ, is age-old. Hindu God Ganesha, had his head replaced by one of an elephant. So are numerous chimeric Greek gods,…