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
Cancer
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Novartis loses battle for cancer drug patent
PB Jayakumar / Mumbai July 05, 2009, 0:03 IST
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Diabetics need not panic over insulin drug
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.
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Oil India gives Rs 1 cr to cancer institute
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 following chemotherapy and radiology.
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Did China's nuclear tests kill thousands and doom future generations?
Radioactive clouds hung over villagers as China detonated nuclear bombs in the air for four decades.
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Mobile phone radiation induces reactive oxygen species production and DNA damage in human spermatozoa In vitro
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
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News 360 - Briefs
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 that owns patents for genes has specific rights to their use, which may
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Wildlife also faces threat from cancer
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
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Anti-adulterant in kerosene poses cancer threat
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
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Beware of your healthy diet, it can lead to cancer
Consumers in Punjab are perhaps not aware of their rising intake of carcinogenic elements in the
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First genes spotted for testicular cancer
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, which compared the genetic code of 730 men who had testicular cancer with those of healthy men.