Health

Contraception also known as birth control or fertility control, are methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy. Planning, provision and use of birth control is called family planning. Birth control methods have been used since ancient times, but effective and safe methods only became available in the 20th century.  Some cultures limit or discourage access to birth control…

Sanitation means maintaining personal hygiene, which is achieved by not only keeping ourselves clean but also our surrounding clean. And the major roadblock which comes in our way towards keeping our surrounding clean mainly in rural areas is ‘Open-Defecation’. Open defecation is the practice of defecating outside or in public. This is mainly done because…

Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains how marijuana affects the brain and how pot can be used to treat certain conditions. Animation was made for CNN. [via]

It is rightly said that Health is Wealth, and when it’s the matter of our children’s health, than without any second thought it’s the most precious wealth which we need to take care of. With this ideology, India’s very own Dabur has gifted us the old weapon to protect our child from various diseases and…

Frustrated of regular shoe bite and other foot related problems because of improper footwear?? Thinking of purchasing a new pair?? Wait a minute…Jump into this infographic to get the entire detail of the foot health and different footwear designed for such issues. Human feet are unique and shoes are worn differently for everyone. They can…

Mental illness is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States. From depression to alcoholism and suicide, this silent killer is affecting more and more each day. BestPsychologyDegrees.com has created an interactive, clickable infographic entitled “Mental Illness in America”, illustrating just how prevalent mental illness is on the state level.