About two-thirds of world’s population suffers tooth decay

A new study has sounded the alarm on the dental health status of people. The report, published in the Journal of Dental Research, says that more than 2.4 billion people acr...

7 Unasked Questions On A Ban

Augustine Veliath

India’s Daughter was banned. Let us look at seven unasked questions in this debate. Was banning the film a knee jerk reac...

Kerry Washington, Pink, Madonna Support Gender Equality

It’s time to celebrate the achievements of women! Sunday marks International Women’s Day around the world where millions of people stop to acknowledge the power...

Women's Day Special: The Powerpuff Girls of Bollywood

“She takes care of herself, she is ahead of her time” is a line taken from one of my favourite songs “She’s always a Woman”. Yes, that’s...

Robert Downey, Jr. offering premiere date for charity

Robert Downey, Jr. is offering fans the chance to join him on the red carpet at the premiere of his new movie Avengers: Age of Ultron to raise money for charity. The Iron M...

Breastfeeding Is Ideal:Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Human milk provides the best nutrition for most babies and breastfeeding provides the best nutrition for infants and very young children, according to an updated position p...

Myleene Klass visits Nepal for charity initiative

British star Myleene Klass has thrown her support behind U.K. charity Save The Children by visiting impoverished areas of Nepal. The former Hear’ Say singer is an amb...

Emergency Care Essential to Stop Maternal Deaths

I was a gynecologist in Bo, Sierra Leone, when Mariama arrived on a motorcycle in front of our clinic. She was heavily pregnant and pale, sandwiched between her mother and ...

Broadway Stars Raise Funds And Awareness For The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation

Broadway’s finest appeared at the Birdland Jazz Club Monday night to raise funds for the fifth consecutive year to battle pulmonary fibrosis (PF), a devastating and r...