Index Home Teeth bite. They also make our smiles more beautiful. We often use shining teeth to portray happiness and joy. Thirty-two in an adult, we tend them with utmost care. Indeed, this is one part of body, that always gives us a second chance. All of us shed our milk-teeth, to give space for something… Continue reading Teeth always shine behind an uncanny smile
Category: Health concepts
Healthy, well, happy, quality
Illicit drugs and addiction
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 behaviour, rather than a national threat. Things changed in the 19th century. Use of illicit drugs became explosive. Illicit drugs a bye product of development… Continue reading Illicit drugs and addiction
Tobacco: A merchandise of death
Index Home For a good part of human history, most world was oblivious to tobacco. In 1492, natives in Central American new world gifted Columbus with various items, as he was embarking on a return journey. These included dried tobacco leaves. Natives used it in religious functions, and also as a currency. Currency it indeed was,… Continue reading Tobacco: A merchandise of death
Child art in postage stamps
Index Home World from a child’s perspective Children see, explore and understand the world from a fresh perspective. Their world is simple to begin-with and becomes complex as they grow. So does child-art. Scribble, pre-symbolism, symbolism and realism are four stages of child art. Early in age, art begins with a few scribbles. Thereafter, children make… Continue reading Child art in postage stamps
Understanding diseases: truths exposed by a microscope
Index Home Emergence of a microscope Origin of microscope is shrouded in controversy. Various traders and workmen used lens for magnification as early as 12th-13th centuries. However, it would take four centuries for first crude microscope to take shape. Some historians claim that Zacharias Janssen invented microscope and telescope between 1580 and 1618. Others believe that… Continue reading Understanding diseases: truths exposed by a microscope
Disability and rehabilitation
Index Home Pre-1950: Lets hide it History has not been kind to individuals with disability. Over the ages it was considered an aberration, that was supposed to be hidden and away from public eyes. Medieval societies would hide children and adults alike in asylums, leper-homes, or inside their houses – often locked with little freedom. Often… Continue reading Disability and rehabilitation
Lets Save our children from diseases and hunger
Index Home Prelude to this blog “Healthy children indicate healthy society“ Wars bring worst aspects of any society. Wars also disproportionately affect children, as households are disrupted and schools get destroyed. End of First World War was similarly a turning point for child-health. Eglantyne Jebb and Dorothy Buxton, were English social reformers who set up… Continue reading Lets Save our children from diseases and hunger
Pre-hospital care: People in the service of life
Index Home We need to act fast to save lives. This is even more important in case of accidents, injuries, calamities, or sudden catastrophic conditions. Our actions begin at the site of the injury. We need to rescue victims, and provide medical care as we shift them to hospitals. Today we recognise prompt evacuation, swift… Continue reading Pre-hospital care: People in the service of life
Medicinal plants: herbs for health
Index Home Drug formulary of most traditional systems of medicine is based on plants. Human beings have always had plants as their companion. Tiny, small, large or gigantic; versatility in size, produce, and function of plants has always intrigued mankind. Prehistoric humans discovered that some plants are suitable for cultivation, others for their floral beauty,… Continue reading Medicinal plants: herbs for health
Our journey on the road to health
Index Home Its our desire to be healthy We all desire to be healthy, but often remain unaware of this desire unless we experience illness ourselves or encounter someone around us who is unwell. Health is more of a perception, feeling, or conformity than a clearly defined state. We all express our ardent desire to… Continue reading Our journey on the road to health