Asin, one of the most adored stars in South Indian cinema, has been chosen by Rose Bowl Television as Youth Icon 2010. Asin was selected from a [...]
At a press conference held at Trivandrum, Kerala on 24 March 2010, Kshema Foundation announced that its A.P. Aslam Achievement award this year will go [...]
It is amazing, how the idea of mercy killing grabs the attention of the media and the public. Most of the time, the discussion is [...]
The Narcotics Commissioner of India has again included the motto “Opium for Pain and Palliative Care” in the desk calendar of her department, thus proclaiming her [...]
What do Goa & Guatemala Have in Common? The natural beauty of the land of course. But apart from that? They share the pain and [...]
The United Nations’ Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) met last week in Vienna. Thanks to advocacy by several agencies, most noticeably Human Rights Watch, the [...]
The Global Palliative care community rejoices the decision of the International Association for Study of Pain (IASP) that its John D. Loeser Distinguished Lecture Award goes [...]
Please watch this earlier Special Comment from Keith Olbermann on MSNBC. Conveying powerful messages about untreated pain and about end-of-life decisions. Very very powerful. Of [...]
The ugly face of politics twists and distorts issues. In the current American controversy, palliative care seems to be (deliberately?) confused with euthanasia. Thank Heavens [...]
Reflections on Our Cultural Immersion Course “Four years ago, I lost my mother and my aunt in a road accident. My sisters aged 4, 2 [...]
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