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Mucormycosis or Black Fungus that is affecting some Covid-19 patients: Here is what is known so far Mucormycosis or Black Fungus is a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a killer fungus – Mucor, that exists in the environment, often found on wet surfaces. At a time when India has been tackling the second wave of the corona virus …

Shirt Buttons: The rationale dates back to over a century: men’s buttons are on the left because men have always tended to dress themselves and most men (and women, for that matter) are right-handed. Women’s buttons are on the right side because years ago they relied on their maids to help them get dressed. They would be right-handed and so …

World Heart Federation (WHF), a nongovernmental organization, is based in the Geneva, Switzerland. An International Society of Cardiology was founded in 1946 and International Cardiology Federation in 1970. Both organizations were merged to form the International Society and Federation of Cardiology (ISFC) in 1978. Later the name of International Society and Federation of Cardiology was changed to the World Heart …

Elephant pearls are not really pearls, however, they are categorized as one of the nine pearls. These are produced in the heads and the sockets of the tusks of some elephants. It was believed that when worn by kings, they proved highly sanctifying and bestowed children, victory and sound health. Even now, they are considered to bring good luck. Elisabeth …

Worldwide statistics show that men are twice as likely to die from heart attacks than pre-menopasual women. Oestrogen, either produced by the body or in the farm of Hormone. Replacement Therapy, appears to play a protective role in women. However, this protection decreases markedly with age and mortality rates for both sexes become comparable by the age of 70-80. Funny …

Lawnmower parents will constantly solve their children’s problems. The term means the parents “mow” a problem before giving the child a chance to sort out the issue for himself or herself. Lawnmower parents are always hovering over their children, fussing over them, and do not give them the space they need to grow up into responsible and independent adults.

There are various fear and myths exists in the people’s mind about the organ donation because of the low level awareness. Most of the people do not have proper awareness about the organ donation, which organs can be donated, when they can donate, how to get registered for the organ donation, etc. Some people do not interested in the organ …

Following are the top NGO’s and organizations of the country involved in organ donation: Mohan Foundation – http://www.mohanfoundation.org Gift Your Organ Foundation – http://www.giftyourorgan.org Shatayu – http://shathayu.com Gift A Life – http://giftalife.org Dadhichi Mission from Central India (having centers in Delhi, Modinagar, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bhopal, and Bangalore) Online organ registry There is a facility of online organ registry for the people all over India …

Kidney Lungs Heart Eye Liver Pancreas Cornea Small Intestine Skin tissues Bone tissues Heart valves Veins There are many initiators of the organ donations in the society; one of them is The Times Of India who is distributing the message of organ donation all over the world through the effective and real news on the daily basis including statistics about …

How Does Homeopathy Work?: It is a system of treatment which was developed by Samuel Hahnemann in 1796. Hahnemann borrowed some points of the system from Hippocrates and Paracelsus. It is based on the principle ‘like cures like’. The basic tenet of homeopathy is that the cure of a disease is effected by drugs that are capable of producing, in …