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Below is an article from Hindustan Times.    ( Updated: Oct 26, 2017 11:36 IST) Oral Myiasis The mere mention of maggots is enough to make people sick to their stomach. Imagine what the sight of dozens of maggots squirming about in a human being’s mouth would do. A revolting footage uploaded by a user from India on YouTube, shows a dental surgeon coming face-to-face with a mouth infested with maggots - the slimy larval stage of flies and other related insects usually found feeding on rotten flesh. The patient, an elderly woman presumably because of the long hair, appears to be under sedation and can be heard taking deep breaths, as a tube pumps anaesthetic gas through the nose. The person has her lower lip tugged to reveal the seriousness of the oral infestation. Daily Mail  reported  that the woman appears to suffer from oral myiasis - a condition when the tissues in the oral cavity are invaded by parasites. Oral myiasis is associa...

Below is an article from The New Indian Express, to have an awareness about the disability - dwarfism. Bias is no laughing matter: Persons suffering from dwarfism demand assistance from Tamil Nadu government By Venkatesan Parthasarathy  |  Express News Service  |   Published: 02nd October 2017 02:50 AM  |   Last Updated: 02nd October 2017 12:02 PM  CHENNAI: They sometimes get odd roles in Kollywood movies. Perhaps only because their figure adds a ‘comic’ element to the screen. But when 50 persons affected by dwarfism came together here on Sunday, what they demanded was an opportunity to stand on their own legs and space to lead a dignified life. “Even if they pay us half the amount (compared to normal persons), we are capable of working as peons, lift operators or help with other unskilled work in government offices,” said 52-year-old Ponnusamy. He had acted in around 50 movies in various languages and is a recognisable face in pu...