By Nihit on August 26, 2009
Ralph Weissleder, from Harvard Medical College, has developed magnetic nano particles that can identify tuberculosis-causing bacteria in sputum. This has made it possible to diagnose tuberculosis in half an hour.
The traditional method for diagnosis takes about two weeks, as the bacteria is first spotted in sputum under the microscope, and then the suspect samples are [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Harvard Medical College, Healthcare, Innovation, Science & Technology, Tuberculosis, USA |
By faiqg on June 16, 2009
There are hundreds of NGOs working with thousands of volunteers and employees enabling millions of people in need. Physically, mentally challenged, destitute women, children, juvenile homes, old age homes and all those special places where the socially-different people are taken care of. They get their share of money, food and things they need to sustain [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged India, Innovation, Not-for-profit, Playback theater, theater, USA |
By devadutta on May 18, 2009
Most non-profit organizations I have seen here in the SF Bay are centered around promoting education or eradicating poverty in India, but Sankara Eye Foundation (SFE) is different. They concentrate on providing eye care to needy people in India.
Most of us do not know that many forms of eye blindness are curable or preventable. Ailments like cataract [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Healthcare, India, Not-for-profit, USA |
By Nihit on May 15, 2009
a continuation of Two roads diverged in a wood…
So evening came, and to my own surprise, I went to Sadhana Forest. We were a little late for the introductory tour of Sadhana Forest, but in time for Garbage Warrior. Sadhana Forest is an incredible place, and will be the subject of another article. For now it [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Alternate Energy, Architecture, Disaster Management, Earthship Biotecture, Environment, Global Warming, Sustainable Living, USA |
By devadutta on April 13, 2009
If you ever walk down a busy street in the US, you will invariably find coins lying around. People generally do not pick them up. If you go into an average house in the US, you will find a “coin jar” where all the coins got from occasional cash transactions are stored. A cent or [...]
Posted in Article | Tagged Education, India, Not-for-profit, USA |
By devadutta on April 6, 2009
Many people (including me) firmly believe that rural education is the key to India’s success in the coming years. But unfortunately, UNESCO puts India’s adult literacy rate at a dismal 61%. Numerous organizations are working tirelessly to fill this void. OSAAT is one of them.
OSAAT – “One school at a time” is a California based [...]
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