Anyone can drown, no one should
Index Home On 25th July every year, World Health Organisation (WHO) observes world drowning prevention day. Tag-line of this day is - anyone can drown, no one should. While, death…
The history of hysteria, our frenzy of womb or mind
Index Home Jean Charcot A famous French Physician Hysteria is a state of emotional extreme. Today we know it as an uncontrolled frenzy or excitement, that may stem from intense happiness,…
Round blood cells get curved to clog our vessels
Index Home Our red blood cells are spherical, slightly flattened on the top and the bottom. This shape allows them to squeeze through tiny blood vessels. A genetic disease that goes…
Caring for age and to cherish our lives
Index Home We do not want to age, yet all of us will. We also want to live long, and defy both age and death. However, this wish gets fulfilled in…
Blood banking: Life in a bag
Index Home Blood is life. Human beings know it well. Over the centuries we have bled many of our own to death. In Mythology and history, blood represents valor, kinship, revenge…
Neglected tropical illnesses and their postage stamps
Index Home All diseases are not equal. While some get more attention, others are neglected. This unequal treatment is often due to either a threat-perception, our ability to make a change,…
When sun, air, water and food treated Tuberculosis
Index Home Let's begin this story in 1906. This is the year of first ever postage stamp on tuberculosis (TB). On 21st December, Netherlands issued a postage stamp. This was a…
Lively Liver and Kind Kidneys
Index Home Liver is single, kidneys are in a pair. Our hollow intestines absorb whatever we eat or drink, and send it to more solid liver to process. It's cells undergo…
How to hear, and listen for the unsaid
Index Home In 2007, World Health Organization established 3rd March as World Hearing Day. Apparently, we chose the date, as it is written as 3-3, and symbolizes two ears. The day…
Rare stamps for rare diseases
Index Home All health systems are designed to take care of common ailments. Postage stamps also pick up only those health themes, that are common. To put in numbers, diabetes and…