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The 17th of May every year is celebrated as World Information Society Day to increase awareness about the importance of communication and access to information, which is actually the fundamental right of every human being. This day is all the more special in India this year, considering Anna Hazare’s victory in forcing the Government of [...]
The 12th of May, every year, is celebrated as International Nurses Day (IND) to commemorate the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. This year’s theme is: Closing The Gap: Increasing Access and Equity. A special kit is distributed by the International Council of Nurses that contains patient education materials and public information literature for the use [...]
Dancing is something that comes pretty naturally to all, although there may be many who have two left feet. Although dance forms have evolved over centuries, even tribal people living in the jungles have been using dance for various reasons such as for fun, to attract their mate, and to appease their deity. In the [...]
Malaria is a disease that is rampant in developing countries like India as their climate favors the breeding of mosquitoes. To make matters worse, lack of infrastructure and a callous attitude towards hygiene has helped these tiny blood-suckers to thrive all the more. Mosquitoes are also known to spread diseases like filariasis, dengue, and chikungunya. [...]
April 21, 2011 is World Creativity and Innovation Day, a day that is being celebrated all over the world to encourage everyone to let their imaginations go wild so that they develop their creativity and innovative skills. Doing so will not only produce a deep sense of achievement and satisfaction within the hearts of people, [...]
World Hemophilia Day is celebrated every year to create more awareness about the disease amongst the masses. Hemophiliacs are people who tend to bleed profusely on getting the slightest injury because their blood lacks some of the clotting factors, which are essential for the coagulation of blood. Some cases are so severe that the patient [...]
World Health Day is celebrated on the 7th of April every year to commemorate the establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO). The main focus of this organization is to spread awareness about the importance of good health and wellbeing in all parts of the world. The theme for this year is ‘Combat Drug Resistance: [...]
The 2nd of April every year is being celebrated as World Autism Awareness Day since the last 4 years. According to statistics, nearly 67 million people across the globe are suffering from autism. Males are 4 times more likely to suffer from this condition as compared to females. There seems to be a strong hereditary [...]
This week from 21st to 27th March 2011 is being celebrated as World Salt Awareness Week. The theme proposed for this year is ‘Salt and Men’s Health,’ which was selected because statistics reveal that more men die prematurely due to cardiovascular disorders as compared to women. According to research findings, males tend to eat more [...]
Today is World Down Syndrome Day, a day to create more awareness about this genetic disorder. Down syndrome is the most common abnormality of autosomal chromosomes in humans. It is a condition in which the twenty-first set of chromosomes has three instead of two chromosomes. Â It occurs in 1 out of 600 to 800 live [...]
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