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 …
London: People who take non-aspirin anti inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen for over a decade may triple their risk of developing kidney cancer, a new study has found. The study of over 125,000 participants, published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, found that people who regularly took over-thecounter anti-inflammatories were …
It is wrong to label Punjab as the cancer capital of the country as the quality of life and expectancy is much better compared with the national average, experts said. They said lifestyle was a bigger threat than pesticides, as non-judicious use of it was the cause of the life …
LONDON: The number of cancer cases has risen by 20% globally in a decade to hit 12 million a year, new figures have revealed. This is more than four times the annual number of new HIV infections, and 2.8 million of the cancers are linked to poor diet, a lack …
South-East Asia Region Health Ministers meet in Jaipur Meetings of the Health Ministers of South-East Asian Region (SEAR) and the 64{+t}{+h}session of the regional committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) opened here on Tuesday with a call to the world to wake up to the challenges posed by overuse …
Despite showing no evidence of carcinogenicity in laboratory animals, the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) has been associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in some human epidemiology studies, albeit inconsistently. We matched an existing cohort of 2,4-D manufacturing employees with cancer registries in three US states resulting in 244 cancers compared to …
Use Of Electricity Ups Treatment’s Potency 100-Fold London: Scientists have developed a hand-held device which delivers a ‘turbo-charged’ vaccine into muscles to treat malignant melanoma, an aggressive type of skin cancer that kills thousands every year. Developed by researchers in the UK, the device contains a syringe needle and four …
A new study says firefighters who toiled in the wreckage of the World Trade Center in 2001 were 19 percent more likely to develop cancer than those who were not there, the strongest evidence to date of a possible link between work at ground zero and cancer. The study, published …
Chinese environmental groups accused Apple Inc of turning a blind eye as its suppliers pollute the country, the latest criticism of the technology company's environmental record. Toxic discharges from "suspected Apple suppliers" have been encroaching on local communities and environments, a coalition of environmental organizations said on Wednesday in a …
Ma Jun, director of one of the Chinese environmental groups that have attacked Apple's environmental record Chinese environmental groups have accused Apple suppliers in the country of systemic pollution, underscoring the pressures on one of the world’s biggest companies as opposition grows in China to environmental degradation as the cost …
Ten years after the city’s public transport switched to CNG, air pollution has again become a major threat to public health in Delhi, say environmentalists. With 69 lakh vehicles plying on city roads, a growth of about 60 lakh in 20 years, experts say oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and particulate …
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a global health and developmental emergency, as they cause premature deaths, exacerbate poverty and threaten national economies. In 2008, they were the top killers in the South-East Asia region, causing 7.9 million deaths; the number of deaths is expected to increase by 21% over the next …
In this new report WHO maps the trends in noncommunicable diseases in 193 countries including India and suggests where each government needs to focus to prevent and treat 4 major killers - cancer, heart disease, lung disease and diabetes. In April 2011 the World Health Organization (WHO) released the first …
In a new report, the World Bank warns that heart disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory conditions, and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) increasingly threaten the health and economic security of many lower- and middle-income countries, and that most countries lack the money and health services to be able to ‘treat their …
A comprehensive strategy for the prevention and control of NCDs must integrate public health actions to minimize risk factor exposure at the level of the population and reduce risk at the level of individuals at high risk. Such a combination of the population approach and the high risk approach is …
The government of India has banned the sale of gutkha and other chewing tobacco products across the country. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued new regulations on August 1, prohibiting the use of tobacco and nicotine in any edible product. Health experts and civil society groups …
At least 16 people in two states have gotten severe eye infections, and some have been blinded, from injections of the drug Avastin, according to health authorities and to lawyers representing the patients. The cancer drug Avastin has been used by some doctors to treat macular degeneration, an off-label application. …
Centre for Science and Environment joined hands with Indian Council for Medical Research and Indian Medical Association to organize a dialogue with the noted doctors – (respiratory physicians, cardiologists, pediatricians, oncologists), the air quality regulators, and health experts to track the newer concerns over health risks of polluted air. Source: …
The Japanese government on Friday unveiled a plan to reduce radiation levels in Fukushima prefecture by 50% in two years, amid residents' growing concerns about the public health impact of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Under the plan, the central government will be held directly responsible for …
Lifestyle-related diseases are now killing more Indians than the infectious ones. India’s disease pattern has undergone a major shift over the past decade, says the World Health Organisation (WHO). The latest WHO data paints a worrying picture. At present, out of every 10 deaths in India, eight are caused by …
