Women-led and women’s rights organizations are on the frontlines of today’s humanitarian crises—but many are at risk of disappearing. As global needs rise due to conflict, climate change, and displacement, deep cuts to foreign aid are threatening organizations that provide life-saving services for women and girls. In March 2025, UN …
Farming has been associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the role of pesticides is not known. Researchers examined associations between RA and pesticides or other agricultural exposures among female spouses of licensed pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study. Original Source
There's good news for stroke patients - a reduced dosage of a popularly used medicine not only does the job but can improve survival rates as well, findings of a latest global study show. Researchers at the George Institute for Global Health investigated a modified dosage of recombinant tissue plasminogen …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Union of India & Others Vs National Federation of the Blind & Others dated 08/10/2013 on failure of the Govt of India to provide reservation to the blind and low vision persons and they are virtually excluded from the …
Scientists have successfully developed “artificial bones” from umbilical cord stem cells, paving way for repair of bones and replacement of lost cartilage in limbs. Scientists in Granada, Spain, patented a new bio-material that facilitates generating bone tissue or artificial bones. The material consists of an activated carbon cloth support for …
The State of the World’s Children 2013: Children with Disabilities examines the barriers – from inaccessible buildings to dismissive attitudes, from invisibility in official statistics to vicious discrimination – that deprive children with disabilities of their rights and keep them from participating fully in society. The report also lays out …
Rehabilitation centres for Endosulfan affected victims are in need of experienced and skilled physiotherapists and aesthetic- prosthetic engineers and modern instruments. Localites should be trained as physiotherapists at least to provide minimum treatment for differently abled people, said Disability Commissioner K V Rajanna. Speaking to media persons after holding an …
Affidavit filed in the Supreme Court of India dated 4/08/2011 in re: Endosulfan - W.P.(C) NO.213/2011 Democratic Youth Federation of India Vs. Union of India & Ors which includes the Interim Report of Joint Expert Committee on Endosulfan.
CHILDREN who attain puberty early may have less chances of getting osteoporosis later in life. This information may help Indians take precautionary steps, as one in every three women above 45 years has osteoporosis, a survey conducted by Arthritis Foundation of India states. Statistics with the International Osteoporosis Foundation shows …
Chronic diseases (eg, cardiovascular diseases, mental health disorders, diabetes, and cancer) and injuries are the leading causes of death and disability in India, and we project pronounced increases in their contribution to the burden of disease during the next 25 years. Most chronic diseases are equally prevalent in poor and …
Kamal Bakshi Counting the “invisible” children of Mother India. While the current focus of political debate is on ‘caste and census,' there is another important aspect that deserves attention. This concerns disability. For decades after our independence, there was no effort to actually count how many of us have any …
Randeep Ramesh Wealthy families in Britain are a third less likely to have a disabled child, a statistic that reveals an alarming social gradient because poorer families unlucky enough to have such children are pushed further into poverty by the pressures of caring for them, according to research. Despite 15 …
There are about 300 million people living with osteoporosis in India. Within the next 10 years, this number is expected to increase by 50 per cent. People with osteoporosis have thin and weak bones. At any time they must take care not to twist the ankle or break a bone. …
When all else fails turn to Ayurveda. This has become the norm among researchers lately. From turmeric for cancer to the fig bark remedy for joint pains, modern medical practitioners have been nodding their heads in approval. The latest addition to the list is snake venom and it shows promise …
The Right to Education Bill, likely to be passed by Lok Sabha on Monday, is at the centre of a new row with disability activists alleging that it deliberately excludes disabled children from its ambit, in effect denying some 30 million children their right to education. These activists, who are …
Used phony journals to push Vioxx pharma giant Merck has been accused of using unscrupulous methods, including publication of fake journals, to promote its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx. The evidence against Merck was presented before an Australian court in May after it began hearing a four-year-old lawsuit. Merck paid a well-known …
Traffic pollution is known to cause chronic bronchitis and asthma, killing thousands every year. But that is not all. Simply living beside a busy road has its consequences. Particles in vehicular exhaust can stick to lungs for longer than was known, endanger the health of an unborn child, lead to …
Chandigarh: With an aim to expand the benefits of the mid-day meal scheme, the Education department has decided to include madrasas, as well as a school for the physically and mentally challenged in the scheme. The plan has already been tabled before the Administration. While all the Government schools in …
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is entrusted with the welfare, social justice & empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalised section of the society viz, Scheduled Caste, Backward Classes, Persons with Disabilities, Aged Persons, and victims of Drug Abuse etc. Basic objective of the policies, programmes, law and institution of …
ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Bats use a magnetic substance in their body called magnetite as an ‘internal compass’ to help them navigate. The researchers monitored movements in bats by using radio transmitters. But such monitoring is limited to short distances only. Magnetite is found in the cells of many birds and mammals, …
