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 …
GERMAN drugmaker Fresenius Kabi has started voluntary recall of two batches of a cancer drug shipped to the US made by its Indian subsidiary Fresenius Kabi Oncology Ltd after it found cross contamination. The drug sold as anastrozole tablets is used to treat breast cancer and is sold in the …
THE pathogenic bacterium Salmonella has a protective role too: it enhances the cancer-fighting ability of the body. Researchers from Italy and Russia tested the bacterium on melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer that has no effective treatment. Their experiment was centred on the function of connexin 43 protein, that …
SEPPA, Sept 28: Taking the alarm a notch higher, 17 more students were tested Hepatitis-B positive out of 419 students tested on the concluding day of the three days school health program organized by the District Health Society here yesterday, reports DIPRO. The doctors conducting the program have directed all …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: The Malwa belt in Punjab has recorded high incidence of breast cancer in the State, according to a study by the United Kingdom-based non-governmental organisation,
For cancer patients and their families, some good news is on the cards. An attempt is being made by cancer doctors to make treatment more affordable in Mumbai. The Asian Institute of Oncology (AIO), a group of over 50 cancer specialists, is planning to make cancer treatment
IMPHAL, Sept 23: The Governor of Manipur, Gurbachan Jagat said that the present scenario of cancer problem in the State does not appear encouraging. The Governor stated this while delivering his chief guest speech during the observation of the National Rose Day 2010 observed today at the Mini Auditorium of …
In A breakthrough compared to the discovery of penicillin, British scientists claimed to have developed a new gene targeting drug that they say could herald a new era in cancer treatment. The pill, which rapidly shrinks the most deadly of skin tumours and has produced
RATS and mice can mimic human diseases and hence are important laboratory models to understand causes of ailments as well as the efficacy of drugs. For some unknown reason rats are better candidates to understand certain diseases than mice. For example, explained Aron Geurts, physiology professor at Medical College of …
Radiation, cancer, blindness, tardiness, cover-ups.The lessons from the Kalpakkam nuclear facility-------------- In the end, loud voices were all that mattered. After three months of extended discussions, legislators in the Indian Parliament yelled their assent. The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010 was a legislation. As India charts its journey …
Global warming and the established responsibility of the anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases represent a strong push towards the construction of new nuclear power plants (NPPs) to cope with the growing energy needs. The toxicity of nuclear waste associated with the extreme difficulty of their disposal and increase in cancer …
The relevance of population-based cancer registries for planning and implementing cancer control programmes cannot be overemphasized. There are some urban registries in India but very few rural registries despite India being predominantly rural. There are several obstacles to setting up a rural registry including lack of cancer awareness in the …
PAINTERS and those working in the construction industry are at a risk of developing bladder cancer, according to a report that reviewed the case studies of 3,000 painters with bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is the ninth most common form of cancer that claims 130,000 lives a year worldwide, according to …
Into dust Residents of Kriusha village, in the western Russian region of Ryazan, search through the remains of their charred homes Five weeks after wildfires began spreading through forests in central and western parts of the country, Russia is still burning. The worst is over, but as firefighters continue to …
Device Detects Disease Even Before Tumours Become Visible In X-RaysLondon: Scientists working on a breath test to detect cancer said they were now able to identify different types of the disease, in research to be published on Wednesday. Their preliminary results, to be printed in the British Journal of Cancer, …
There has been a increase in the number of cancer and hypertension cases in Leh district in the past decade due to a change in lifestyle ,according to Chief Executive Councilor (CEC) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, Tsering Dorjey. Dorjey was speaking after the inauguration of …
