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Three Hundred and Twenty-fifth Report on An Expanded Role for the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) in Cancer Treatment in India through an Enlarged Network of the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC)
A parliamentary panel has urged the government to upgrade the infrastructure for cancer treatment and make it affordable by enlarging the network of a leading healthcare institute, as it expressed concern
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Genetic changes protect primitive Indian tribes from malaria
Certain genetic variations among primitive Indian tribal populations were found to be shielding them against malaria, a new study has found. Malaria claims thousands of lives across the globe annually and is caused by parasite Plasmodium through the bite of an infected mosquito. While it is known that mutations in genes could lead to genetic diseases, scientists have studied whether genetic variations would lead to either susceptibility to malaria or resistance against the disease.
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Experimental treatment with Favipiravir for ebola virus disease (the JIKI Trial): A historically controlled, single-arm proof-of-concept trial in Guinea
<p>Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a highly lethal condition for which no specific treatment has proven efficacy. In September 2014, while the Ebola outbreak was at its peak, the World Health Organization
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Is climate change affecting birth weights? Exposure to warmer weather during pregnancy leads to smaller babies, study claims
A link between air temperature and birth weight has been discovered by researchers. They have found that exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy increases the risk of giving birth to smaller babies.
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Hotter temperatures lead to hotter tempers: Study
As the world gets warmer, people's tempers are likely to get hotter, scientists say. A massive new study finds that aggressive acts like committing violent crimes and waging war become more likely
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Genetic effects on toxic and essential elements in humans: Arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, selenium, and zinc
<p>Although the toxic effects of metals, such as arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, have been well established for higher level exposures, the demonstration of population-wide harmful effects at lower concentrations has been more difficult. One possible reason for this is that at comparatively lower levels of exposure, only some people are at risk. Whitfield et al. (p.
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Sri Lankan court dismisses tobacco giant's appeal against government on pictorial warnings
A Sri Lankan court today dismissed a writ application filed by the country's leading manufacturer of tobacco products against the government's regulation to cover cigarette packs with pictorial warnings.
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The history, geography, and sociology of slums and the health problems of people who live in slums
<p>Massive slums have become major features of cities in many low-income and middle-income countries. Here, in the fi rst in a Series of two papers, we discuss why slums are unhealthy places with especially
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Baghdad's polluted water makes children sick with cholera
Cholera is spreading in Baghdad's impoverished al-Amil quarter where overcrowding and contaminated water are leading to fears of an epidemic. City officials blame insurgent attacks on infrastructure
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Automobile emissions causing lead poisoning among children
Automobile emissions from the ever increasing traffic in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad are resulting in alarming levels of lead poisoning among children, according to a study
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Cobalt-60 trail leads experts to Rewari
New Delhi: The mystery of the missing cobalt-60 pencils deepened further with investigators claiming the lead cover of the gamma irradiator
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Chronic diseases and injuries in India
Chronic diseases (eg, cardiovascular diseases, mental health disorders, diabetes, and cancer) and injuries are the leading causes of death and disability in India, and we project pronounced increases in their contribution to the burden of disease during the next 25 years. Most chronic diseases are equally prevalent in poor and rural populations and often occur together.
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Ernakulam district authorities to review hepatitis situation
A recent death of a person in Edathala due to hepatitis E has sparked off health concerns in the district that had seen a grave situation last year too because of outbreak of hepatitis in various parts of the district leading to an epidemic-like situation. An emergency meeting has been called by the District Collector at his camp office on Tuesday to review the situation and take necessary action.
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Every 10th Gujarati kid is pre-diabetic
Every tenth child in Gujarat is a pre-diabetic. This was revealed by Dr Shashank Joshi, leading endocrinologist with Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, who has recently conducted the western Indian diabetes
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Politicians to blame for the KC Valley project mess, says expert
Dr T V Ramachandra, lead scientist at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), who had warned the government in 2015 of the dangers of supplying poorly treated water, to Kolar insists that it is politicians
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Random pill-popping makes antibiotics useless: Study
A study in New Delhi has shown that over use of antibiotics and doctors not adhering to the standard treatment guidelines lead to the microbe developing resistance. According to the Delhi Society for
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The global macroeconomic burden of road injuries: estimates and projections for 166 countries
<p>Road injuries are among the ten leading causes of death worldwide and also impede economic wellbeing and macroeconomic performance. Beyond medical data on the incidence of road injuries and their resulting
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Life premia set to rise as obesity grows: Swiss Re
A Swiss Re study has warned that increasing levels of obesity were too big to be ignored by life insurers, and could ultimately lead to a higher life insurance premia. The report has analysed the
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Essential drugs disappear from Capital
Over 4,000 brands of life saving and anti-depressant drugs have 'disappeared' from the Capital's drug stock leading to their hoarding and black marketing. This follows the stalemate between chemists