Stories about Health from January, 2010
India: Rising Number Of Youngsters Dependent On Alcohol
TheBigThinkng at Indianblogger.com discusses the issue that rising number of youngsters in India are now dependent on alcohol.
Oman: Diet, Podcast, and the Higher Educational System
Omani bloggers are back in the blogging scene as they start the new year with big resolutions and plans, writes Riyadh Al Balushi.
Uganda: Obote knew about AIDS but kept quiet
Ugandan former president Milton Obote knew about HIV/AIDS but kept quite: “l happen to hail from Southern Uganda where HIV-AIDS was first discovered. Obote ll Government decided to sit on the medical findings under the late Dr.Eriab Muzira, claiming that it will discourage tourists. But when Museveni took over in...
Trinidad & Tobago: Attillah in Manningland
“I am glad I came to see what is inside these walls. Being inside makes me feel even more of an outsider in this PNM black elite universe”: Thanks to an unlikely cocktail party invitation, Trinidadian blogger and activist Attillah Springer ventures down the rabbit hole, right into the Prime...
Cow Urine For Power
Bombaylives!! posts a picture showing an old man buying cow urine (GoMutra) drink from a street vendor in Mumbai. “GoMutra is said to have some medicinal benefits as said in Ayurveda”, informs the blogger.
Myanmar: Shortage of prison doctors
The Irrawaddy reports that there is only one doctor available for every 7,314 prisoners in Myanmar. There are almost 250,000 prisoners in the country.