<font class="UCASE">punjab</font> has finally made cancer-registry compulsory in the state. Despite numerous scientific reports revealing the public health crisis in the state, the government had obstinately resisted any redress mechanism. The recent decision comes in the wake of two new scientific reports. One shows that pesticides are damaging genes of farmers who spray them, often leading to mutations and cancers.
Deforestation spurs malaria
McDonald's has been hauled to court again. This time by a group of obese teenagers, who claim the us fast food giant is responsible for making them fat. Lawyer Samuel Hirsch has filed a
Emerging data indicate that rice consumption may lead to potentially harmful arsenic exposure. However, few human data are available, and virtually none exist for vulnerable periods such as pregnancy.
China has been accepting vast quantities of discarded televisions, computers, printers, and other equipment from abroad since the early 1990s. E-waste processing, a burgeoning cabin industry in coastal
seaweed found on beaches across Britain may provide some important clues to scientists about the process through which cancer develops. Researchers at the University of West of England, Bristol,
A Florida judge on Monday upheld a jury's award of a record &145 billion in punitive damages against leading US companies in a class action lawsuit brought by sick smokers in Florida, setting the
Leading Indian virologists say that people returning from Hong Kong should be screened to detect carriers of the new influenza virus which has created panic
After a century-long buildup in cigarette smoking, the world is turning away from cigarettes, following the U.S. lead. In 1999 cigarettes smoked per person in the United States fell by a staggering 8
Experimental evidence suggests that aluminium is a potent neurotoxin. Chronic exposure to aluminium can lead to diseases of the brain, bone and blood. According to the Indian Council of Medical
Ealier this year, AIDS became the leading killer in Africa, a mere 18 years after the infection was first recognized. But if political and religious leaders had responded with effective public health
In a discovery that could lead to powerful new vaccines and antibiotics, researchers have isolated a key gene that bacteria use to launch killer infections. Researchers at the University of
Highly toxic waste from metal miningposes a major threat to the environment and human health across Europe, and existing laws can do little to solve the problem, a leading environmental group said.
For the first time in two decades, most of the leading US Republican presidential candidates are trying to push an abortion ban off the top of the party's agenda, removing from the political
Laboratory studies last year showed that antioxidants in green tea help prevent the cell damage that can lead to cancer. Now it appears the leaves may hold even greater good fortune. Scientists at
Too many reforms at one go. The result ought to be chaos. And so it is the Calcutta's leading government hospitals. Superintendents have given up because they have no formal government order. Even if
Vitamin A deficiency leading to Nictalopia Xeraphthalmia, Karatomalacia and subsequent blindness, is common among children in Assam. So profilitic Vitamin A therapy is needed for the children to
Noises are either continuos (90 decibel) or impulsive (140 decibel). Exposure to intense noise initially leads to loss of hearing sensitivity. If the exposure to noise is repeated, the loss slowly
A new study suggests that people being treated successfully for depression could later on develop problems leading to cardiac dysfunction, according to a report in Heart. "We have shown that people
Children with blood lead levels considered safe by federal guidelines may suffer impairment of their intellectual abilities, a study suggests. If additional studies verify the findings reported in
