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 …
Implications well beyond cola market; demands for similar enforcement here of new US standard Coca-Cola India will import caramel made through a modified process from its international suppliers to allay any fear that excessive drinking of colas could have an adverse impact on health. However, no deadline for the change …
Bathinda: A nuclear physicist, Hardev Singh Vir, would be conducting an independent study on the source of uranium and to ascertain whether it is to blame for the high incidence of cancer cases in the area. For the study, Dr Virk has collected drinking water samples from several villages, including …
JAIPUR: Information and public relations minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the state government will make all efforts to make cancer treatment 100% free in the state which include various therapies related to cancer treatment. He was speaking at a free camp to cousel cancer patients organised by the Rajasthan …
Coke and Pepsi are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law. Coca-Cola Co and Pepsi Co Inc are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law that …
One in five adult Bangladeshi women dies due to cancer, says a recent study, insisting that much of the deaths can be prevented through early detection and screening. "Approximately 40 percent cancers are potentially preventable with screening and early detection," says a release of a development organization, a day after …
A team of doctors on Monday confirmed that most workers of a tea estate, where death due to malnutrition have been alleged by a rights body, were suffering from it. The team, consisting of doctors from Civil Hospital, Cachar Cancer Hospital and Kalyani Hospital, examined about 500 patients of Bhuvan …
Residents living near a coal-fired thermal power plant project in southernmost Burma are growing more concerned over health issues associated with the power plant, which could begin operations in April, local media report said. The power plant, north of Kawthaung about 800 kilometres from Rangoon, is located 50 feet from …
The number of people affected by asthma has shown an alarming increase in Sri Lanka due to increased air pollution in the cities. This was revealed on Thursday (2) by Dr. Thalatha Liyanage, Director of the Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) Unit of the Health Education Bureau. She told The Island …
Jajpur: About 16 species of mangrove plants are proved as sources of anti-cancer drugs. These species are available in India’s second-largest mangrove forest of the Bhitarakanika National Park in Odisha and other parts of the globe, said Dr Luna Samant, a noted Zoologist and head of Zoology department at the …
Market cheers to news as shares of India’s 3rd largest drug maker rise 4%. Shares of Sun Pharma, India’s third largest drug maker, rose 4% on Wednesday after the US drug regulator said it will import generic version of the cancer drug Lipidox from Sun Pharma to meet a supply …
Ahmedabad: An extract from the ubiquitous household plant tulsi is found to protect one from harmful nuclear radiations—during a war situation or in the event of a nuclear reactor leak. The extracted phytochemicals from tulsi are now being turned into a drug at a Gujarat facility – Gujarat Liqui Pharmacaps …
Women in the Malwa belt of Punjab are facing the threat of breast cancer, if one goes by the reports compiled by Roko Cancer, a UK-based organisation. It has been conducting free mammography tests in collaboration with several NRIs and the state Health Department in the state. In the last …
India's fight against cancer becomes tougher with more incidences of colorectal cancer (CRC) coming up, say doctors in the national capital. "Commonly known as bowel cancer, this form of cancer malignant cells grow in the tissues of the colon or rectum leading to formation of tumors," Dinesh Chandra Doval of …
New Delhi Bhim can't understand what he's done wrong. Before dawn every day he joins hundreds of wholesale traders at Delhi's Azadpur Mandi, a sprawling, chaotic market where trucks blare Bollywood music, porters haul huge brown sacks of fruit and vegetables and hawkers ply tea and cigarettes. His own trade …
Udhampur: An international symposium on biotechnological advances in cancer biology was held today at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra, and was organised jointly by its School of Biotechnology and the National Centre of Applied Human Genetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. The symposium focusing on DNA damage, …
Agony, physical and mental pain and monetary problems have become part of lives of hundreds of families living in the villages of Sangrur district. Reason: The number of cancer patients is witnessing a steady increase in the area. From three-year-olds to octogenarians, almost every village now has a cancer patient …
Before dawn every day he joins hundreds of wholesale traders at Delhi's Azadpur Mandi, a sprawling, chaotic market where trucks blare Bollywood music, porters haul huge brown sacks of fruit and vegetables and hawkers ply tea and cigarettes. His own trade is in rosy red apples, laced with calcium carbide. …
Cancer is often considered a disease of developed nations. In developing countries such as India, the focus has been on curbing communicable diseases. This has resulted in a dramatic improvement in life expectancy in India from 32 to 63 years in the past five decades. However, with the neglect of …
Muktsar: Despite the fact that at least 1,100 persons have died of cancer in Muktsar district alone in the past 10 years and the disease is spreading its tentacles at an alarming pace, the health authorities have not planned any awareness camps for the World Cancer Day tomorrow. The poor …
The World Cancer Day will be observed in Bangladesh today with no government programmes, while about 1.5 lakh people die of cancer every year in the country. The government has chalked up no programmes to mark the day demonstrating its negligence in combating the deadly disease, experts said. According to …
