One in ten Lankans suffer from diabetes
One in every ten Sri Lankans suffers from diabetes, which has become the leading cause of blindness, renal failure, lower limb amputation, strokes and heart diseases. Nearly 3.8 million people around the
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Using evidence to combat overdiagnosis and overtreatment: Evaluating treatments, tests, and disease definitions in the time of too much
While a large part of the world's population faces the problems of underdiagnosis and undertreatment, it is apparent that a “modern epidemic” of overdiagnosis afflicts high-income countries, with tangible
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Cancer death rates set for a 'dramatic fall'
Death rates from cancer are "set to fall dramatically" by 2030, according to Cancer Research UK. It says fewer people smoking as well as improvements in diagnosis and treatment will lead to a 17% drop
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Human infection with a novel reassortant Eurasian-avian lineage swine H1N1 virus in northern China
<p>Influenza A virus infections occur in different species, causing mild to severe respiratory symptoms that lead to a heavy disease burden. Eurasian avian-like swine influenza A(H1N1) viruses (EAS-H1N1)
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Cancer may become killer disease by 2015: experts
Cancer might become the leading cause of death for non-communicable diseases by 2015 in the country if the current trend of significant increase in different cancers’ continued unabated, two cancer experts
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Analysis of grazing exclusion policy through a climate change mitigation lens: case from Barsey rhododendron sanctuary, West Sikkim
Forest ecosystems assume a significant role in climate change mitigation by the virtue of being one of the largest terrestrial carbon sinks. In India, Sikkim is one of the most pro-active states in leading
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WHO alarm over depression
The World Health Organisation(WHO) has warned that mental depression could become the second leading cause of global burden of diseases in the next 20 years, next only to ischaemic heart
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Lung cancer molecule traced
Scientists have identified a molecule essential for the spread of a serious type of lung cancer, a finding that could lead to the development of new drugs against the disease. Researchers at
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Private blood banks banned in Lanka
The Sri Lankan government has banned private blood banks after a leading woman physician was infected with the deadly HIV virus following blood
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Scientists find cause of chronic fatigue
Australian scientists have identified infections as the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome - a breakthrough they believe will lead to more effective treatments. A number of infections have been found
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Lab production of blood cells soon
Scientists have found a way to isolate blood stem cells which give rise to blood cells -work that could eventually lead to laboratory production of all kinds of blood cells for transfusion,
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Pan masala deadlier than presumed
The pan masala pouch could be deadlier than previously considered. Researchers now say that combined with tobacco it can not only lead to cancer but damage other organs as well. Apart from the
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Bangalore to host WB meet on lead poisoning
The World Bank, in cooperation with three American organisations, is co-sponsoring an international conference on lead poisoning prevention and treatment in Bangalore next month.The three-day
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Delhi population grew much faster
The population of the city has grown much faster than the pace projected by the planning authorities leading to serious infrastructural bottlenecks in terms of supply of electricity, water,
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Heart league tables 'will lead to fewer operations'
League tables showing the fate of heart specialists' patients - being introduced in the wake of the Bristol babies report - could lead to fewer operations on those with the most serious conditions. A
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Lead exposure linked to antisocial behavior
Exposure to lead in childhood could lead to antisocial or even criminal behavior in adults, a new study suggests. The first comprehensive lead study to track children over a period of time found that
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Taiwan firm close to mapping gene
A Taiwanese biotechnology firm said it is close to finishing a database of genetic variations among Asians that could lead to the development of drugs for diseases prevalent in the region.
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UP leads in polio cases
With 45 of the total 55 polio cases in the country registered in Uttar Pradesh alone, the state has the dubious distinction of leading the country in this regard. According to the figures provided by
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Lanka leads South Asia in Save the Children survey
The latest global survey by the international development and relief organisation Save the Children has revealed that Sri Lanka is leading the South Asian region in terms of quality of life indices
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Outdoor air pollution a leading environmental cause of cancer deaths: IARC, WHO
<p>The specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), announced today that it has classified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1). Read this release by IARC.</p>