Going online is a new trend. Every field is going online or already online. Pharmacy is such a field which is using internet to promote business since very long time. There are many advantages of online pharmacy, like anyone can buy a medicine which he/she may need. You need not to go out to buy [...]
Archive for the ‘Health Information’ Category
29 May
Brain Training: an Introduction
A new subject is slowly gaining popularity in the field of medicine, which is brain training and various companies are promoting this brain training by developing sophisticated software. These neurotechnology companies develop software for brain training and market them. The brain training software train in brain fitness (keep the brain healthy as well as sharp [...]
29 Aug
Structure of WHO
The WHO consists of three principal organs: (i) the World Health Assembly, (ii) the Executive Board and (iii) the Secretariat.
(1) The world Health Assembly: This is the “Health Parliament” of nations and the supreme governing body of the organization. It meets annually, generally in the month of May, and generally at the headquarters in Geneva. [...]
26 Aug
The Works of WHO
World Health Organization’s (WHO) first Constitutional function is to act as the directing and coordinating authority on all international health work. This function permits WHO’s Member States to identify collectively the priority health problems throughout the world. WHO decides the collective health policies, device strategies to deal with them and try to attain them. The [...]
24 Aug
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized and non political, health agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Geneva. In 1946, the Constitution was drafted by the Technical Preparatory Committee under the chairmanship of Rane Sand, and was approved in the same year that is 1946 by an International Health Conference of 51 nations [...]
23 Aug
International Red Cross
The Red Cross is a non-political international humanitarian organization devoted to the service of mankind in peace and war. It was founded by Henry Dunant, a young Swiss businessman, who when traveling through Northern Italy in 1859 happened to be on the scene of one of the bloodiest battles of history, the battle of [...]
17 Aug
Smallpox: an Obituary
Smallpox is an acute infectious disease, transmitted through respiratory tract. It is caused by variola virus. Smallpox is characterized by sudden onset of fever, vomiting, headache and backache. It is sometimes accompanied by convulsion, mainly in children. On the third day of illness a typical rash appears which is centrifugal in distribution and passes through [...]
29 Jul
Love Hormone: a Report
Scientists have finally cracked the mystery of a mother’s selfless love for her offspring. The tenderness, selflessness and intimacy with which a mother interacts with her infant have been revered and celebrated throughout human history and has become the inspiring manifestations of human behavior.
Now new study says the credit for triggering this altruistic [...]
23 Jul
Osteoporosis: A Broad Understanding
Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by decreased bone strength, and is prevalent among postmenopausal women but it can also occur in men and women with underlying conditions or major risk factors which are associated with bone demineralization. Its main clinical manifestations are vertebral and hip fractures, but fracture can occur at any bone. Worldwide tens [...]
22 Jul
Gallstone: Causes of Formation
Gallstones are prevalent throughout the world, more common in the western countries. Like in USA many studies has shown presence of gallstones in at least 20% of women and in 8% of men over the age of 40. Up to 40% in women above 65 years have gallstones. It is estimated that in US alone [...]
