We have a lot of nerve !!

Index Home All living beings react to their environment. Barring a few, all animals can see, hear, feel, smell and taste our surroundings. We all can also walk, jump, balance and coordinate our movements. While many animals out-do humans in these acts, we probably excel in expression of our thoughts. All civilisations express hope, fear, desires… Continue reading We have a lot of nerve !!

Illicit drugs and addiction

Index Home 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. Advancements in chemistry, commerce, urbanisation and transportation, were… 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

Nursing care: evolution of a profession

Index Home Every year 12 May is observed across the world as International Nursing Day. This is the birth Anniversary of Florence nightingale, who war born in the year 1840. She laid foundation for nursing as a profession, and established systems for nursing education across the world. Evolution of the profession Nursing is a parental instinct.… Continue reading Nursing care: evolution of a profession

Diabetes: Not so sweet

Index Home A not so sweet disease Diabetes is a chronic disease. Individuals with diabetes have high blood sugars, pass more urine, and get more thirsty. While urine is sweet and sugar in blood is high, disease is not so sweet. Individuals need to restrict their diets, exercise more, and take tablets or insulin injection for… Continue reading Diabetes: Not so sweet

A not so small-pox

Index Home Small-pox had a high mortality, a third of all infected would die. Survivors would become blind, and carry a scarred face for life. Every infected person would have fever, followed by a typical skin-rash. Disease earned its name from the small-bumps that covered entire body. But, small it would not remain as it devastated… Continue reading A not so small-pox

1962 – A malaria story

Index Home Malaria is an infection, caused by a tiny bug – Plasmodium and its species. This bug enters human body by a mosquito-bite and multiplies, leading to fever. Bug also exits through a mosquito completing a cycle. Malaria cycle was discovered in 1897 by Ronald Ross, which earned him 1902 Nobel in Medicine. We however… Continue reading 1962 – A malaria story