Health concepts Archives

Seven medical success stories from India in stamps

By rjoshimgims March 15, 2026Health concepts, History of Medicine

Health and medicine related postage stamps from India are mostly about personalities (See a previous blog), or about institutions (Another blog here). Some other A handful of others celebrate progress…

Gender portrayal: Masculinity for war, and Feminism for care

By rjoshimgims March 8, 2026Health concepts, History of Medicine2 Comments

Postage stamps mirror societal perceptions. Human societies have long associated masculinity with power, dominance, and conquest, while feminism emphasizes empathy, equality, and care. Thus, scars and destruction from wars are…

A calendar date that defines an anomaly at birth

By rjoshimgims February 7, 2026Health concepts, Medical Diseases3 Comments

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

By rjoshimgims February 1, 2026Health concepts, Tools in Health

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…

Girl Child and movement for its rights in India

By rjoshimgims January 23, 2026Health concepts, Misc

India, like many other countries in the world is a patriarchal society. This traditional system prefers a male child, who is believed to carry forward the family name. This deeply…

Prostaglandins: Substances with too much on their plate

By rjoshimgims January 18, 2026Health concepts, Tools in Health

Prostaglandins are a substances, that are produced by many cells in our body. While they mostly have a local action, a list of tasks they perform is long and complex.…

Mighty but tiny energy houses in our cells -mitochondria

By rjoshimgims December 28, 2025Health concepts, Misc2 Comments

None of the 30 trillion cells that make up the human body, can be seen with a naked eye. Most of these tiny cells, have an even tinier energy producing…

Silhouettes of risk and their impact on our healthy lives

By rjoshimgims December 13, 2025Health concepts

We all aspire to be healthy, yet with each passing day we navigate through its risks. Most of these risks are unseen, hidden in details, and they often impact us…

‘Chiaroscuro’ to depict conflict or state of mind

By rjoshimgims October 8, 2025Health concepts1 Comment

I learned a new word today - Chiaroscuro. It is a art technique, often used to emphasize and illuminate important figures in a painting or drawing. This technique uses colors…

Bullying: A behavior on its way to become a disorder ?

By rjoshimgims October 5, 2025Health concepts, Misc2 Comments

What is bullying ? Today bullying itself is not considered to be a disorder. On the other hand a victim of bullying could develop a post-bullying disorder. Strange it may…