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Preserving the DNA of a loved one

... offered at funeral homes along with other routine burial or cremation preparations says a company spokesperson....

Conditions Of The HIV/AIDS Patients In The Mizo Society

...ad bodies of AIDS patients in polytene bags before burial as it shows their ignorance of the disease. He said that when compared to Hepatitis, HIV is much more difficult to be contracted. People are in the superstious belief that the virus comes in search of the new host ones its previous host dies. Accor...

Respecting Dwarfs- A Lesson To Be Learnt From Ancient Egyptians

...households. The hot, dry climate and sophisticated burial formalities prevalent in Ancient Egypt facilitated...ria Oasis, in the middle of Egypt recently. "The burial sites and artistic sources provide glimpses of the positions in daily life in ancient Egypt. Dwarfs ...

Typhoid May Have Resulted In The Fall Of Athens

A DNA study conducted at the burial pits of ancient Athens has revealed that a typhoid epidemic may have caused large-scale devastation to the city. The Golden Age of Athens is also reported to have declined as a result of this // epidemic, which is said to have wiped out a third of th...

Britain Prepares For Mass Burials To Encounter Future Bird Flu Deaths

...918 killed 50 million people worldwide. The mass burial plan is proposed considering the local communities may only cope with 48,000 deaths in England and Wales should the flu outbreak last for 15 weeks. There is no way to deal with 320,000 deaths without mass burials in plague pits, news media cited the ...

'Stillborn' Baby's Fight For Life Ends In Tragedy

.... But when Rakesh, an auto driver, took him to the burial ground, the boy started moving his hand and was later admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital. The baby was delivered after only seven months of pregnancy and weighed less than one kilogram. He was suffering from jaundice, said hospital ...

Strange Burial Practice Followed for People Affected by HIV/AIDS

...thinking someone might contract the virus from the burial ground," Sawmtea, who has been living with HIV for the last seven years, said. Authorities in Mizoram, India's second highest literate state with 88.49 percent literacy rate, denied such a practice was prevalent now. "There were some reports in...

Come Apart and Rest Awhile – It’s Christma!

...ith him, while the last of them carried myrrh, the burial balm embodying pure traits, which symbolizes the purpose of the birth of the lord, Jesus Christ, as a savior of the world. People from everywhere flocked to gift baby Jesus. The Lord blessed each one, not by the value of the gift, but by the love and...

To Die For: Rolls-Royce and 'green' Coffins at British Funerals

... cemeteries, gravestones are replaced by plants or burial in a forest. Nearly 9,000 people are buried in this way every year, a figure which should top 20,000 by 2010, Mike Jarvis, the centre's director, said. He added that about 4,000 people a week choose a biodegradable coffin. There is a good choice of...

Cemetery Tourism, the New Catchword in US

...l Chapel and Crematorium. The 1848 cemetery has burial space for the next 200 years and an annual operating deficit of more than $100,000, according to Theresa Page, president of the board of trustees. To raise its profile and money, Oakwood will stage a Renaissance fair this summer, with jousting matc...

Ahmedabads Graveyard Eatery, a Popular Joint for Hundreds

...mp over tombs to serve food at this ancient Muslim burial ground. "I have been coming here for the past three to four years to have tea. The grave is there, but I am not scared. I feel nice here," said Zakir Bhai, a visitor. Lal Mukund Das, another visitor, said there is no difference between Hindus an...

Ujjain Ashram Adopts Eco-friendly Burial Process

...th nature conservation by adopting an eco-friendly burial process . Authorities at the Sewadham Ashram bur...emains to flames as per the Hindu tradition. The burial process is eco-friendly as it prevents pollution, saves fuel and enriches the environment through fo...

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