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 …
The concentration of arsenic in urine has been used as a marker of exposure to inorganic As (iAs). Relative proportions of urinary metabolites of iAs have been identified as potential biomarkers of susceptibility to iAs toxicity. However, the adverse effects of iAs exposure are ultimately determined by the concentrations of …
One Japanese and two American scientists share the Chemistry Nobel for the discovery and development of green fluorescent protein. THREE scientists, one Japanese and two American, share this year
Some 10 lakh people have been suffering from various kinds of cancer in the country while around two lakh is being added to the figure every year. Associate Professor Dr. Dayem Uddin of the Department of Radiotherapy of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital disclosed this and added, "Of the patients around …
Some 10 lakh people have been suffering from various kinds of cancer in the country while around two lakh people are being added to the figure every year. Of the patients, around 1.5 lakh die every year, said Dayem Uddin, associate professor of Radiotherapy Department of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The rate of cancer occurrence in Kerala is much lower compared to Western countries, but still 35,000 cancer cases are being reported in a year in the state. Out of this, 10,000 cases are registered in the Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. In 2007, 11,327 cases were registered at the …
Cancer is the second leading cause of death among U.S. children with few known risk factors. There is increasing interest in the role of air pollutants, including benzene and 1,3-butadiene, in the etiology of childhood cancers. The goal of this study was to assess whether census tracts with the highest …
The Agricultural Health Study (AHS) is a prospective cohort study of licensed pesticide applicators from Iowa and North Carolina enrolled between 1993 and 1997. EPTC (S-ethyl-N,N-dipropylthiocarbamate) is a thiocarbamate herbicide used in every region of the United States. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that EPTC is most likely not …
Biofuels for good: The emerging biofuels industry in the us could require as much land by 2050 as is currently farmed for food, said a report by a group of 22 international scientists in the October 3 issue of Science magazine. The scientists stated that the biofuels industry, if managed …
The most complete survey yet of the genes which go wrong when lung cancer takes hold has been carried out by US researchers. The findings, which doubled the number of genes linked to a common form of the disease, will guide researchers in the hunt for new treatments. A UK …
Prizes for research on HIV, cancer, symmetry and fluorescent protein SOMETIMES the absence of something can be as telling as its presence. So it is with this year
Three European scientists shared the first of this year's Nobel awards, the medicine prize, for identifying the viruses responsible for Aids and cervical cancer. Yesterday's award of half the SKr10m ($1.4m,
People with pancreatic cancer are more likely than those without the disease to have been infected with the hepatitis B virus, a study has shown for the first time. The finding suggests that hepatitis B - already known to cause liver cancer in some patients - may also increase the …
a protein found in neem leaf boosts immune response and helps kill colon cancer cells, said researchers of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, and Burdwan University, West Bengal. In the presence of a cancer specific antigen (a type of protein found in human colon cells), the protein in neem works …
Herb Chitrak instrumental in fighting lung cancer roots of the herb Chitrak (Plumbago zeylanica) may help cure lung cancer. A complex yellow pigment, plumbagin, found in the root cells of the herb, has been found to check proliferation of cancer cells and induce their death by disrupting the cellular structure, …
COULD the mystery over how depleted uranium might cause genetic damage be closer to being solved? It may be, if a controversial claim by two researchers is right. They say that minute quantities of the material lodged in the body may kick out energetic electrons that mimic the effect of …
Studies have revealed high arsenic levels in rice and rice products such as rice bran and rice crackers. A study published in April 2008 in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reported high levels of arsenic in baby rice sold in supermarkets in the UK. The samples of …
