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 …
In a significant move, the National Green Tribunal has prohibited cultivation of edible crop on the floodplains of Yamuna here, saying the vegetables grown there were “highly contaminated” and their consumption could lead to cancer. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, in a recent judgement, said the …
Medical science continues to make incredible head ways in treating and preventing cancer. Now, some health researchers estimate that it's likely that no one under the age of 80 will die of this health problem by 2050. Many believe that the simple secret could involve take a daily low-dose of …
TWO garbage incineration plants are being allowed to operate illegally by the government in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, it is alleged, forcing residents to move and sickening many of those left behind. The plants, in the city’s Guodingshan of Hanyang districts, were built in 2012 to burn …
Around 30 million cases of skin cancer will be prevented by 2030, thanks to successful implementation of the Montreal Protocol and its amendments says this new report produced by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) of the Montreal Protocol. The report details various effects of UV radiation on human health, …
The number of people in the UK who have cancer will reach a record high of 2.5 million this year, up 400,000 from five years ago, according to a charity. Macmillan Cancer Support says the rise is largely due to improvements in treatment and detection, with 1.6 million diagnosed at …
The incidence of oral cancer is the highest in Odisha among States due to widespread intake of tobacco products in various forms. Dr BK Dash, Director of the Utkal Institute of Medical Sciences (UIMS), the only nuclear medicine centre in Odisha, said this here on Monday while speaking at a …
A month after the environmental NGO Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) collected water samples from various spots in six villages around Greater Noida's Chhapraula area to probe if there was a connection between ground water contamination and rising incidence of cancer in the region, researchers said on Sunday their …
Even as India is struggling hard to meet the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) including maternal and infant mortality rate, the Finance Ministry's bid to cut more than `6,000 crore in the Health Ministry's budget of around `31,000 crore is likely to have an adverse impact on its efforts to …
Tea and coffee are the most commonly consumed beverages in the worldwide. The relationship between tea and coffee consumption on the risk of laryngeal cancer was still unclear. Relevant studies were identified by searching electronic database (Medline and EMBASE) and reviewing the reference lists of relevant articles until Oct. 2013. …
Assessment of progress in cancer control at the population level is increasingly important. Population-based survival trends provide a key insight into the overall effectiveness of the health system, alongside trends in incidence and mortality. For this purpose, the researchers aimed to provide a unique measure of cancer survival.
Humans have coevolved with their microbes over thousands of years, but this relationship, is now being dramatically affected by shifts in the collective human microbiome resulting from changes in the environment and societal norms. Resulting perturbations of intestinal host-microbe interactions can lead to miscues and altered host responses that increase …
GREATER NOIDA: A team of researchers from the Delhi-based research and advocacy organization Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) visited the Greater Noida villages of Sadopur, Bisnoli and Khera Dharampur in the Chhapraula area to investigate the causes behind an apparent rise in cancer incidents in the area over the …
Panic triggered by the high prevalence of cancer, hepatitis and other diseases in Mari Mustafa village of the district entered the political realm today. Vijay Sampla, BJP MP from Hoshiarpur and newly appointed Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, today asked the Punjab Government for details of …
Worldwide data for cancer survival are scarce. The researchers aimed to initiate worldwide surveillance of cancer survival by central analysis of population-based registry data, as a metric of the effectiveness of health systems, and to inform global policy on cancer control.
After the news that there has been a rise in cases of cancer in five villages around the Chhapraula Industrial Area in Greater Noida district of Uttar Pradesh due to groundwater contamination, a petition was filed on Wednesday before the National Green Tribunal seeking closure of all illegal industrial activities …
23% of the total global burden of disease is attributable to disorders in people aged 60 years and older. Although the proportion of the burden arising from older people (≥60 years) is highest in high-income regions, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per head are 40% higher in low-income and middle-income regions, …
Between now and 2030, every country will experience population ageing—a trend that is both pronounced and historically unprecedented. Over the past six decades, countries of the world had experienced only a slight increase in the share of people aged 60 years and older, from 8% to 10%. But in the …
Bisphenol A Used To Harden Plastic, Linked To Hormonal Imbalance, Risk Of Cancer The innocuous feeding bottle could be silently causing serious harm to babies' health in many cities.A study by Toxics Link, an environmental NGO, has found high bisphenol A levels even in BPA-free feeding bottles.Persistent exposure to BPA, …
Contaminated waters of the Krishna river in Baghpat district of western Uttar Pradesh, barely 55 km from the nation's capital, may be responsible for cancer, bone deformity and paralysis among residents of several villages along its banks. Independent studies have shown that the extremely high content of heavy metals and …
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has allocated Rs.180 billion for the health sector in 2015, which is an increase of Rs. 18 billion when compared to last year. The allocation for the health sector in 2014 was Rs. 162 billion, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said. The minister was addressing a gathering after …
