Transforming India’s approach to cancer care
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
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
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. The ministry had informed the government of the danger and following a request made by Minister Mait
Proposal to set up an 1.8 lakh tonne per annum asbestos making unit in Andhra
For smooth implementation of the
A new report by the UN World Health Organisation says non-communicable diseases are the
<p>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 subjects.
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.
Scientists have found a method to detect cancer by combining the use of gold nanoparticles with Raman spectroscopy
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 on for long periods of time or placed close to a person
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 to diagnose. According to them, it picks up on microscopic chemical changes that are emitted in th
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 located close to the highly polluted Chitti Bein (rivulet) in Doaba region. The rep