Posts Tagged ‘Mahatma Gandhi’

International Anti-Corruption Day 2010

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

  The 9th of December every year is observed as International Anti-Corruption Day. The call for this observance was made by the United Nations’ (UN) to increase awareness about corruption and various ways of combating it. Unfortunately, corruption is a vice that has crept into every sector, including healthcare. The illegal nexus between doctors, diagnostic [...]

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International Day for Tolerance 2010

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

  International Day for Tolerance is observed every year on the 16th of November to make people aware of the need for tolerance in society and the dire consequences of intolerance. It is very easy for us to be judgmental. It takes hardly any effort to hate someone or look down upon him or her [...]

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The healing properties of mud

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

  Since ancient times, mud has been used in the treatment of a wide range of diseases; however, a number of people still shudder at the thought of having themselves smeared with mud. While many animals are known to roll about in the mud to get rid of external parasitic infestations, very few humans are [...]

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