In India, a country with a vast population and a diverse socio-economic fabric, healthcare remains fraught with challenges including disparities in access. These socio-economic disparities are deep, and they influence health outcomes. It is imperative to bridge these gaps amid the ongoing epidemiological, nutritional and demographic transitions that are bringing …
Guwahati: The Union health minister, JP Nadda, on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that cancer cases in the country could cross the 15-lakh mark by 2025 according to estimates by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research. Based on projections on data collected …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on increase in incidents of cancer in the country, 11/08/2015. The increase in the number of cancer cases in the country may be attributed to larger number of ageing population, unhealthy life styles, use of tobacco and tobacco products, unhealthy diet, better diagnostic facilities etc. …
AHMEDABAD: The compressed natural gas (CNG)-run buses are harmful for humans as they emit "nanocarbon" particles which can cause cancer, according to a study conducted by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Though the study was conducted on a very limited sample size in Delhi, CSIR took the findings …
Swedish researchers have uncovered a direct link between polluted air and dementia. People who live in homes exposed more heavily to pollution run a 40 percent greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia than those who live in areas with cleaner air, a study at Umea University says. …
Cern is developing a "mini Large Hadron Collider" to treat cancer through high-intensity beams produced by the 2m-long machine. The miniature linear accelerator (mini-Linac) will consist of four modules, all 50cm long. So far, just the first module has been constructed, said Serge Mathot of the CERN engineering department. The …
Heeding to the plea of a United States-based neurologist, the National Green Tribunal today directed the Centre to ensure that no disinfectant fumigation is carried out in aircraft while passengers are onboard. "You are supposed to kill mosquitoes not the human beings. You cannot take risk with the health of …
Even as India-US trade (in both goods and services) has progressed towards the $100 billion mark, 2013-14 witnessed the emergence of a number of issues which adversely impacted the climate for bilateral trade and investment. Of these, none has been more contentious than the question of India’s IPR regime for …
"I don't know where to get the money from, treatment is too expensive," says Sergei, who lives in Saint Petersburg. He has been newly diagnosed with hepatitis C and is in need of treatment to reduce the risk of developing liver cancer and cirrhosis. "But the money for medication isn't …
AS part of activities to mark the World Hepatitis Day (WHD), today, July 28, 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted the urgent need for countries to enhance action to prevent viral hepatitis infection and to ensure that people who have been infected are diagnosed and offered treatment. The …
People with swollen gums, missing teeth, ill-fitted dentures, and other signs of poor dental health are susceptible to getting cancer. A new study has shown that people with limited mouth opening and poor dental hygiene are at risk of contracting oral cancer. An Ahmedabad native, Shantanu Chandra, who is pursuing …
Key To Cure Lies In Early Detection; Assam's Kamrup Has Most Patients Despite advances in diagnostic and surgical techniques, the mortality rate from prostate cancer has not gone down in India. According to experts, there is a clear lack of awareness about the disease and this is why 80-90% patients …
A farmers' body today approached the National Green Tribunal against the demolition drive on their farms carried out by DDA in pursuance to the green panel's ban order on cultivation of edible crop on floodplains of Yamuna here. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had on June 16 demolished huts and …
Researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts are examining the dangers of sugary drinks, which have resulted in 184,000 deaths each year worldwide. Furthermore, sugar-sweetened drinks were also linked to about 25,000 American deaths alone, according to recent findings published in the journal Circulation. Many countries in the world have a …
Worryingly, about 86 per cent of rural population and 82 per cent of urban population are still not covered under any health expenditure support scheme. A health survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) shows that more people fall ill in urban areas compared to rural India. During …
BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Cancer has been the leading cause of death among residents in Beijing during the past eight years, Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning said Monday. For every 100,000 people in Beijing, 168.9 died of cancer in 2014, which accounts for 27.1 percent of …
ALLAHABAD: Air quality level in the green belt as well as in busy market areas of Sangam city has decreased to a dangerous level in the Sangam city exposing the citizens to fine dust particles pollutants called Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM). The surprising fact …
A staggering range of commonly used chemicals from insecticides to plastic additives to some common medications used even in very low quantities are likely to cause cancer. This was the conclusion reached by a massive study involving 174 scientists from 28 countries -including India --who researched the chemical actions …
If statistics are to be believed, people suffering from cancer in Meghalaya is showing a steady increase. According to authorities, there are an estimated 10,000 cancer patients in the State. According to Dr. Judita Syiem, in-charge of the cancer wing of Shillong Civil Hospital, between January 1 and June 10 …
There is much uncertainty about the risks of leukaemia and lymphoma after repeated or protracted low-dose radiation exposure typical of occupational, environmental, and diagnostic medical settings. We quantified associations between protracted low-dose radiation exposures and leukaemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma mortality among radiation-monitored adults employed in France, the UK, and …
Chemical carcinogens such as benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) may contribute to the etiology of human diet-associated cancer. Individually, these are genotoxic, but the consequences of exposure to mixtures of these chemicals have not been systematically examined. The objective of the study was to determine the mutagenic response to mixtures …
