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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Screen test: failed
Sunscreens do not help prevent skin cancer. This startling revelation came recently at a science conference in Philadelphia, USA, where the widely-held belief that sunscreens lower the risk of deadly
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Filters that failed
Low-tar, filter-tipped cigarettes have only increased the incidence of adenocarcinomas, a cancer occurring deep inside the lungs. According to the American Cancer Society, only non-filtered
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Bad fats
A study distinguishes the bad fats from their more harmless cousins
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In good taste
Garlic protects against disease-causing micro-organisms. But till recently, no one knew how it performs the germ-killing function. David Mirelman of the Wiezmann Institute of Science, Rehovot,
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The return of bad medicine
A medicine that had been banned for its harmful effects, may soon stage a comeback
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Checking breast cancer
scottish researchers have developed a heat-sensitive bra with an electronic memory chip that can successfully detect premenopausal breast cancer. The Chronobra was developed by Hugh W. Simpson,
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Hell in Europe s back yard
Cancer and air pollution go hand in hand in eastern Europe, where an ecological nightmare is still unfolding <br>
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Research their souls
India s premier medical research agency wakes up to the question of ethics
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In which the count fell
A recent study establishes that sperm count has fallen drastically since the 1930s in the US and Europe
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Green medicine
The risk of cancer can be reduced by eating substantial amount of vegetables and fruits