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 …
Cancer patients from various towns of Punjab travel on this Lalgarh-Abohar-Jodhpur train no. 339 to a hospital in Bikaner for treatment. Cancer patients from various towns of Punjab travel on this Lalgarh-Abohar-Jodhpur train no. 339 to a hospital in Bikaner for treatment. Photo by writer Bathinda/Bikaner, September 30 There was …
PLANT SCIENCES Never too late Flowers are more resilient than they appear. They shoot up against all odds. The credit goes to genetic matter called microRNA that inhibit protein formation crucial to flowering in young plants. External cues like sunlight make them flower. But in the absence of cues, too, …
CHANDAN CHAKRABORTY is an oncologist with a practice in Kolkata. He specializes in cancers of the colon and rectum. During a conversation about his daily endeavours, he mentioned an occupational hazard:
One needs to look no further then the river that runs through Shangba to understand the extent of the heavy metals pollution that experts say has turned the hamlets in this region of southern China into cancer villages. The river's flow ranges from murky white to a bright shade of …
LUCKNOW: Epidemiological studies show that 1-2% of the total Indian population is a carrier of Hepatitis B. This makes a large chunk of these carriers vulnerable to cirrhosis and cancers of liver. Transplant is perhaps the only way to save these lives. These facts were shared by Dr M Rela, …
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) was used worldwide until the 1970s, when concerns about its toxic effects, its environmental persistence, and its concentration in the food supply led to use restrictions and prohibitions. In 2001, more than 100 countries signed the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) , committing to eliminate the …
Doctors doing a needle biopsy to analyze tissue for cancer may one day add a second step to the procedure: depositing a tiny device at the site to report on growth of a tumor
Cancer, HIV medicines may get extended shelf life chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may have the answer to a problem drug companies have been trying to solve
At least four million Americans under age 65 are exposed to high doses of radiation each year from medical imaging tests, according to a new study in The New England Journal of Medicine. About 400,000 of those patients receive very high doses, more than the maximum annual exposure allowed for …
An international web site giving information about Kandy to tourists had this to say in its concluding paragraph "the city is ugly and its air pollution unbearable". This is a serious matter since tourism in Kandy is affected by such adverse comments and furthermore, this situation greatly endangers the health …
Signs memo with atomic centre Concerned at the number of cancer cases reported from south west Punjab the Guru Nanak Dev University will monitor natural uranium in water proving detrimental to health of people. Reports from Bathinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, and Mansa districts said a large number of people had cancer …
Delhi HC Ruling Big Victory For Indian Drugmakers IN A major win for Indian pharma companies, the Delhi High Court (HC) on Tuesday dismissed German drug major Bayer Healthcare
Jalandhar: The Punjab government has been urged to set up a commission to find out the cancer-causing agents in the Malwa region where many persons have died due to this disease. Dr Hardev Singh Virk, nuclear physicist, today said soil analysts, soil chemists, radiation experts, epidemiologists, hydrologists and cancer experts …
