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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Cancer causing pathogens found in Kampala, Arusha slum groundwater
Researchers from IHE Delft Institute for Water Education alongside their peers from local universities in Uganda and Tanzania have found traces of 25 harmful viruses in surface water in the slums of Kampala
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In India, air pollution is the third-highest cause of death among all health risks: report
Study claims poor air quality caused 1.2 mn deaths each in India and China in 2017 The current high level of air pollution has shortened the average lifespan of a South Asian child by two-and-a-half
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In 5 yrs, Karnal records six-fold increase in hepatitis-C cases
Cases of hepatitis-C are increasing in the district every year. Health Department data says the district has witnessed 6.5-fold increase in cases between 2014 and 2018. Hepatitis-C can lead to severe complications,
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Only 17% cancer patients get right treatment: Survey
A recent survey conducted by a global cancer care website has revealed that over 83 per cent of cancer patients in India are getting wrong treatment. According to recent statistics by the Indian Council
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IIT-Delhi develops AI-based system to detect malaria, other diseases
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi on Tuesday said that they have developed an Artificial Intelligence-based electronic hardware system to detect malaria, tuberculosis, intestinal
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Food habit, pollution may trigger pancreatic cancer
KOLKATA: The muted symptoms of pancreatic cancer — that claimed the life of Goa CM Manohar Parrikar on Sunday — make it one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Though it is relatively rare in India (less
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Cancer deaths falling for half decade in EU: study
The chances of dying from cancer for men has dropped about six percent from 139 deaths per 100,000 males in 2014 to 131 this year, according to a paper in the Annals of Oncology medical journal. The
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Namibia: Non-Communicable Diseases Among Main Killers in Namibia
Omuthiya — Non-communicable diseases are on the increase and remain one of the leading causes of death in the country, says the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula. Shangula
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Bayer Roundup cancer trial goes to jury after closing arguments
A trial in which a California man alleged his use of Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused his cancer went to a federal U.S. jury after lawyers for both sides delivered their closing arguments
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Apple AirPods Could Pose Cancer Risk, Say Scientists
TEHRAN (Tasnim) Scientists warned that potentially dangerous radiation being beamed into users' heads by Apple AirPods could pose a cancer risk. - Science news - As many as 250 experts have signed a