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Is America Disinventing Human Rights? By Professor Alemayehu G Mariam

In his 1981 farewell speech, President Jimmy Carter said, “America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense, it is the other way round. Human rights invented Am...

Sustainable Development

Domestic violence in India: Women’s existence ‘privatized’

As domestic violence and women’s rights matters in India continue to make headlines in the international press, one woman is working to elevate the issues in a troubling...

Sustainable Development

Courting' controversy

India has been witnessing a rising trend of judicial intervention and directives in cases involving a face-off between large institutional projects and the people they affect....

Sustainable Development

Annual Report: India 2013

Republic of India Head of state Pranab Kumar Mukherjee(replaced Pratibha Patil) Head of government Manmohan Singh Torture and other ill-treatment, extrajudicial executions,...

Health

Improve delivery of drugs for cancer treatment

Writer: Emil Venere July 8, 2013 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Researchers have developed a concept to potentially improve delivery of drugs for cancer treatment u...

Health

Health Equity in Post 2015 Development Agenda

This Beyond 2015 position paper for the thematic UN consultation on “Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda” was drafted by a broad team of health advocates fr...

Health

Common Genes may Underline Alcohol Abuse and Eating Disorders

A recent study finds that people with alcohol dependence may be genetically susceptible to eating disorders and vice-versa. In a study of nearly 6,000 adult twins, researchers...

Health

UNH Research Finds Unemployment Restricts Access to Kidney Transplants

If they are unemployed or work part-time, people in end-stage kidney failure in need of a kidney transplant are much less likely to be placed on a waiting list for a new kidne...

Health

CBSE all set to introduce a new subject called Health Education for Class 4 to Class 10 student

A new independent subject on health could soon be introduced as part of school education by the CBSE, according to a senior health ministry official. The subject which is like...

Health

There’s still hope: An introduction to India’s healthcare initiatives

Dr Poonam Kuruganti August 17, 2012 at 7:58 pm Over the post-independence years India has launched several health programs. In this article we highlight a few such ...