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 …
As officials in Japan agonise over what constitutes a safe radiation dose for people who live near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors, the state of the science has been a daunting problem. Studies on the effects of exposure are based mostly on large doses delivered quickly by atomic bombs, while …
Taken at face value, the results of the fourth edition of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment (NATA), released 11 March 2011 are sobering. Every person in the country is at 10 times or greater risk for getting cancer from outdoor air pollutants than the agency’s …
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games provided a unique case study to investigate the effect of source control measures on the reduction in air pollution, and associated inhalation cancer risk, in a Chinese megacity. The authors measured 17 carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and estimated the lifetime excess inhalation cancer risk …
BBC will broadcast the death of 84-year-old cancer victim, Gerald, in the second episode of its new series Inside the Human Body, on May 12. Presenter Michael Mosley told the Radio Times it was important not to “shy away from talking about death and, when warranted, showing it”. Programme makers …
The number of children, visiting Children Cancer Hospital (CCH) Karachi with various types of cancers is growing with each passing day as an overwhelming number of children are being diagnosed with the deadly and the facilities for treatment are limited, experts said on Wednesday.
KOLKATA, 25 MAY: The state government has decided to conduct a comprehensive cancer study. The decision came after it was found that cancer institutes did not carry out surveys on the incidence of the disease in most parts of the state. Incidentally, the rate of incidence of cancer has gone …
Vertex Pharmaceuticals won regulatory approval on Monday for a new hepatitis C drug, setting off a marketing battle with Merck over new drugs that are expected to improve the cure rate of the disease and shorten the duration of treatment. Incivek, as the drug will be called, is expected to …
More than two decades after the gas leak in Bhopal, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has reported a higher incidence of cancer in affected areas
Non-communicable diseases represent a new frontier in the fight to improve global health. Worldwide, the increase in such diseases means that they are now responsible for more deaths than all other causes combined. Commonly known as chronic or lifestyle-related diseases, the main non-communicable diseases are cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers and …
Health Ministry warns that around 50 to 75 percent of Sri Lankans are prone to non-communicable diseases. Already five out of ten persons in urban areas and one out of ten persons in rural areas had been suffering from non communicable diseases (NCD), a spokesman for the Health Ministry said. …
Fuel (diesel and petrol) constitutes a complex mixture of volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbons among them benzene (BZ), toluene (TOL), and xylene (XYL) are considered to be the most hazardous, predominantly BZ because of its carcinogenic potency. Exposure to these compounds may have an impact on the health of the exposed …
IMAGINE a future when magnetic particles less than 100 nanometers in diameter will target, detect and capture images of cancer cells in your body. A team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, thinks such a future is possible. Researchers designed nanoparticles that can be used to transport drug …
Pulitzer winner Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee is at work on another book, on medicine. Speaking to The Indian Express from New York, a day after he won the award, he said the book was still in the preliminary stages.
Release Toxic Steam When Switched On London: Energy-saving bulbs may help cut down your electricity bill, but it can take a toll on your health, for a study has found that they emit cancer-causing chemicals when switched on. Scientists in Germany have claimed that energy-saving bulbs should not be left …
Now, an "electronic nose" which can sniff out cancer with a simple breath test, say scientists. A team at Technion -Israel Institute of Technology has developed the electronic nose which is so sophisticated a device that it can sniff out malignant head and neck cancer tumours which are often hard …
Report prepared by Baba Seechewal based on survey in four dozen villages set along the rivulet Member of Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal has prepared a startling report about hundreds of cancer cases which have come to light after a survey in the villages …
