by Amanpreet Kohli | Mar 24, 2016 | Awareness Day/Month
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It usually affects the lungs (pulmonary TB), but can affect other sites as well (extra-pulmonary TB). The disease usually spreads through air, for example by coughing....
by Sonal Jain | Mar 21, 2016 | Awareness Day/Month
Overview : Colorectal cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine) that has the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Over 95% of colon cancers are adenocarcinomas and usually begin as polyp in the...
by Ritu Sharma | Mar 11, 2016 | Awareness Day/Month
World Glaucoma Week (March 6-12, 2016) : Be Informed, Be Safe Each year the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) and the World Glaucoma Patient Association (WGPA) come together to raise awareness about Glaucoma across the world. This joint initiative of WGA and WGPA is...
by Shilpa Chakrabarti | Mar 10, 2016 | Awareness Day/Month
World Kidney Day (WKD) is a joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF). The first campaign was initiated ten years ago. Since then, the day is observed every year to raise public...
by Turacoz Healthcare | Dec 1, 2015 | Awareness Day/Month
World AIDS Day, 1 Dec was first declared by the World Health Organization and the United Nations General Assembly in 1988. Since then, it has progressively become one of the most successful ‘international days’ for raising awareness on a global issue. Globally there...
by Turacoz Healthcare | Nov 5, 2015 | Awareness Day/Month
Reduce your risk today: Eat healthy, Walk more and Weigh less Lifestyle modification for prevention of diabetes mellitus Structured programs that emphasize lifestyle changes for preventing diabetes are recommended by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for people...