Leading upto International Clinical Trials Day, which falls on May 20, Suneela Thatte, President, Indian Society for Clinical Research (ISCR), is hopeful that new orders and revised guidelines will herald
Fearing an outbreak of encephalitis in India, the Centre is rapidly working to protect children from the killer disease, identified as the leading cause of viral disability in Asia. With the monsoon
Approximately 17 million people die prematurely each year as a result of the global epidemic of chronic disease. Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death in the world and their impact is
Burning coal also costs companies and governments billions of pounds in disease treatment and lost working days Air pollution from Europe's 300 largest coal power stations causes 22,300 premature deaths
Climate Scorecard Country Report focuses on documenting extreme weather events over the past three years in the world’s leading greenhouse gas emitting countries. Climate change is affecting country plans
The state Pollution Control Board is finally devising a strategy to deal with the situation in the state's industrial hub of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN). The move comes in the aftermath of flak from
As of February 1, petrol stations all over the country will supply only unleaded petrol. An apparently inconsequential development reported earlier this week, the shift from leaded to unleaded petrol
A new drug compound could lead to a breakthrough in the fight against bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the incurable brain-wasting disease also known as mad cow disease, researchers said Wednesday.
Pune Rising temperatures and water shortage lead to increase in cases; paediatricians advise use of rotavirus vaccine
RWANDA leads in the EAC as the best place for mothers and children, a report released in Nairobi by the Save the Children has revealed. According to the Save the Children 16th Annual State of the World’s
<p>COVID-19 continues to unfold with a profound shock across the media industry. At extraordinary speed, it has disrupted supply and demand, workforce and business operations, monetization, the industry
Gurgaon: Every year, stubble burning leads to an increase in respiratory diseases in the city in the month of April. According to doctors, asthma and other respiratory diseases are triggered during
This new World Bank report warns that risky behaviors –smoking, using illicit drugs, alcohol abuse, unhealthy diets, and unsafe sex— are increasing globally and pose a growing threat to the health of individuals, particularly in developing countries.
Dhaka: About 28 percent of Bangladesh's total population (41.7 million) is living in urban areas, said a Unicef report released on Wednesday. Among the top 21 mega cities of the world, according to the
Road traffic fatalities constitute 16.6% of all deaths, making this the sixth leading cause of death in India, and a major contributor to socio-economic losses, the disability burden, and hospitalisation.
Taking the lead in the campaign against the sale and use of killer tobacco products, Ropar, Patiala, Sangrur, Jalandhar and Gurdaspur have been declared India’s first five total COTPA (Cigarettes and Other
The cancer drug Erbitux prolonged the lives of patients with advanced lung cancer by five weeks, according to a new clinical study described as an important gain for such individuals. "Patients with advanced NSCLC (non-small cell lung cancer) have limited treatment options and life expectancy is short, so the survival increase shown in this study is an important step for these patients,' said Robert Pirker of the Medical University of Vienna, a lead investigator in the study.
The thick blanket of smog that has enveloped entire southern-western Malwa region of Punjab these days has become a cause for concern. The haze is so dense that motorists are finding it difficult to drive.
On the eve of World Cancer Day on Tuesday, experts warned that Gujarat has become the breeding ground for oral cancers as over 1.3 crore Gujaratis are addicted to tobacco consumption. "National Cancer Registry Programme has indicated that Ahmedabad has the highest incidence of oral cancers in the country with 17.1 per 1 lakh population fresh cases of cancer registered every year", said leading oral cancer surgeon Dr Kaustubh Patel of HCG Cancer Center.
Young children who regularly ingest Indian spices and ceremonial powders like vermilion, or sindoor, may be exposed to lead, a dangerous neurotoxin, an American study has claimed.
