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 setback to the statewide door-to-door cancer awareness and symptom-based early detection campaign, which begins from December 1, over 900 ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers of the Health department in Sangrur district have decided to boycott the campaign. They have taken the step in protest against a meager …
Epidemic of cancer has transited beyond the geographical boundaries of countries. The globe is under the clutch of this dreadful disease which is spreading rapidly. Nevertheless it is a challenge for any health care system. Every year nearly 10 million people are being diagnosed with cancer out of which about …
A new technology to detect breast cancer at the early stage has been installed at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCI&RC;). This technology would take multiple breast images within seconds to aid early detection of cancer, especially in dense breasts. The computer then produces 3D images of the …
An influential US advocacy group has set a deadline to beat breast cancer by 2020. But it puts public trust at risk by promising an objective that science cannot yet deliver. (Editorial)
The incidence of oral cancer could see a drop. This is the hope held out by a survey conducted four months after the state banned gutkha and pan masala in July. Of a total of 2,500 respondents, 94% (2,350 people), including gutkha users, said the ban was justified. The survey …
London: Scientists have developed a new drug which they claim can put cancerous cells to sleep to stop them from multiplying. The drug called Aflibercept tricks tumours into becoming dormant by flipping molecular switches in the structure of the cancer so it cannot spread. Positive results are being seen already …
From plastics to flame retardants, the ubiquitous chemicals of our daily lives have raised public health concerns like never before. Inside the Beltway, however, data-crunching scientists are often no match for industry lobbyists and corporate lawyers. The exception, no doubt, is Linda Birnbaum, the toxicologist who leads, two little-known scientific …
To date, over 19,000 poor patients have benefited from tertiary-level hospital services The Centre, Karnataka and the World Bank today signed a $70 million additional credit agreement for the ongoing Karnataka Health System Development and Reform Project to further support improvements in health service delivery, particularly for the underserved areas …
Govt conducted unscientific, improper survey of Endo victims, alleges leader Dakshina Kannada District Congress has decided to stretch a helping hand to more than 5,521 Endosulfan victims from 92 villages of Sullia, Puttur, Belthangady and Bantwal taluks in the district. Addressing a press conference in Mangalore on Thursday, Social Action …
The National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke has been implemented in four districts of Haryana-Mewat, Ambala, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here yesterday that the programme had been launched by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in …
Losing after winning is the worst feeling possible. This is how I feel looking out of my window at a thick pall of black smog engulfing my city. It was this time of the year, exactly 15 years ago, when CSE began its right-to-clean-air campaign It was this time of …
In a big relief to generic drug major Cipla, the Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court’s order that restrained the Indian company from marketing generic version of its anti-cancer drug Sunitinib, which is being developed by US pharmaceutical firms Sugen and Pharmacia & Upjohn Company. The Indian drug …
New Delhi In a big relief to generic drug major Cipla, the Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court’s order that restrained the Indian company from marketing generic version of its anti-cancer drug Sunitinib, which is being developed by US pharmaceutical firms Sugen and Pharmacia & Upjohn Company. The …
Malda: Bidis bind villagers of Malda’s Uttar Dariyapur together, and so does cancer. Tucked away in a corner of Naoda Jadupur gram panchayat, about 20km south of Malda, nearly every household in the village has amember with cancer. In the last one year, more than 100 people have died of …
Environment Minister S Shivanna has said that an experts’ meeting will be convened soon to discuss measures the Environment Department or Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) can take up to contain adverse effects of radiation of cellphone towers. The Minister, in a statement issued here, said a meeting of …
Delhiites will have to settle for a smog-ridden Diwali this year. The thick haze that has settled over the city is not expected to dissipate in the coming week. Dr L.S. Rathore, director general of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), said, “A low density dust-ridden fog has spread its tentacles …
A Bench of the Lok Adalat has observed that the use of banned pesticides has led to cervical and breast cancer among female agriculture labourers in six districts which fall under the Gulbarga revenue division. The Bench comprising Justice D V Shylendra Kumar of the High Court and A N …
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a public interest litigation petition that sought a directive to the Union government to appoint an independent regulator to monitor radiation from mobile phone towers. A Bench of Justices H. L. Dattu and C. K. Prasad told Prashant Bhushan, who appeared for …
The rich, roasted aroma of coffee or the golden-brown colour of crispy French fries are enough to set most mouths watering. But the high-temperature cooking that gives these foods their alluring taste, scent and texture also adds a sting: acrylamide, a probable human carcinogen.
In May this year, Masilamani (41), a resident of a housing board colony bang opposite the Kodungiyur dumpyard, woke up with violent coughs and breathlessness. A visit to the doctor later in the day confirmed that he had acute bronchitis. He was surprised because he had no previous history of …
