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 …
Virotherapy now works A cancer treatment method, called virotherapy, involves reprogramming viruses to attack cancer cells in the body. But this method wasn
To Challenge Intellectual Property Appellate Board Verdict Rejecting Its Patent Plea For Cancer Drug Nina Mehta MUMBAI THE Indian subsidiary of Swiss drugmaker Novartis will challenge a decision by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) that said its cancer drug Glivec was not patentable. Addressing the company
Environment Minister Hameedullah Jan Afridi has said indiscriminate use of chemicals to achieve and maintain development tempo in agriculture, industry and urban settlements was damaging public health and natural resources of the country. He expressed these views while addressing a consultative workshop on Strategic Approach to International Chemical Management (SAICM) …
NEW DELHI: Doctors in the Capital have given the green signal to the Sanofi-Aventis insulin drug Lantus, the use of which has come under question after a report about the drug being linked to a raised risk of cancer.
Oil India Limited, as a part of its golden jubilee year corporate social responsibility initiatives, today handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore to B Barooah Cancer Institute. The money would be used by the hospital for introducing a well-equipped ICU for postoperative support and treatment of neutropenic patients …
In recent times there has been some controversy over the impact of electromagnetic radiation on human health. The significance of mobile phone radiation on male reproduction is a key element of this debate since several studies have suggested a relationship between mobile phone use and semen quality. The potential mechanisms …
patent Human genes create stir in US About 100,000 cancer patients, doctors, researchers and lawyers sued the US government for granting patents for two human genes. They said the patents deny women with breast and ovarian cancer the benefit of new tests and possible treatment. A company or an institution …
It is well-known that cancer is one of the main causes of human deaths, but scientists have now suggested that the killer disease is also a major threat to wild animal populations. Cancer accounts for about 10 per cent of all human deaths Wild animals die of cancer at about …
New Delhi: Nearly 6.5 million BPL families who depend on kerosene for their cooking and lighting needs, as well as farmers who use it to run pumpsets and spray pesticides, could soon be exposed to cancer causing fumes from markers that will be laced with the poor man
Scientists in Britain said they have found the first genes that are associated with testicular cancer, the commonest form of cancer for men between age of 15 to 45. Telltale variants in chromosomes 5, 6 and 12 are linked to the increased risk of the disease, according to their study, …
The Pakistan Medical Research Council has observed that 54 percent of men and 20 percent of women use some form of tobacco on regular basis in Pakistan, while approximately 80 percent smokers start habit before reaching the age of 18-20 years. The Consultant Cardiologist at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer …
Recent evidence has shown that humans metabolize benzene more efficiently at environmental air concentrations than at concentrations > 1 ppm. This led the researchers to speculate that an unidentified metabolic pathway was mainly responsible for benzene metabolism at ambient levels. They statistically tested whether human metabolism of benzene is better …
Last year the skyrocketing cost of food was a wake-up call for the planet. Between 2005 and the summer of 2008, the price of wheat and corn tripled, and the price of rice climbed fivefold, spurring food riots in nearly two dozen countries and pushing 75 million more people into …
Although tobacco is injurious to health, people in the country consume tobacco and its by-products worth Rs1.2 billion annually while the government has failed to take concrete steps to protect the masses from the health hazard involved in it. This was pointed out by health professionals belonging to various medical …
Pakistan should implement already existing anti-tobacco laws to protect people from the tobacco epidemic, especially as the country has signed the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - requiring signatories to post "health warnings describing the harmful effects of tobacco use" on cigarette packets and recommending that pictures form part …
