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 they influence health outcomes. It is imperative to bridge these gaps amid the ongoing epidemiological, nutritional and demographic transitions that are bringing …
Cancer cases witnessed an alarming increase since 2011 in Jammu and Kashmir, the Minister for Health and Medical Education Department Bali Bhagat said today. Replying to a question in the Legislative Council by Zafar Iqbal Manhas, the minister said there were 4,556 cases recorded during 2011 which witnessed an increase …
Drinking hot beverages at temperatures of 65C or above probably causes cancer, a UN agency has warned. The International Agency for the Research on Cancer (IARC) said hot drinks are "probably carcinogenic" to humans. This means that there is limited evidence of carcinogenicity in humans as well as sufficient evidence …
UN Agency Downgrades Cancer Risk Of Beverage, Says May Lower Danger At `Normal Temp' Next time when you pick up your cup of coffee or tea, watch out for the temperature. Drinking very hot beverages can cause cancer of the oesophagus, the cancer research agency of the World Health Organisation …
In May, 2016, a Working Group of 23 scientists from ten countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, to evaluate the carcinogenicity of drinking coffee, mate, and very hot beverages. These assessments will be published in volume 116 of the IARC Monographs.
Chennai: Deep fried samosas, oily bajjis and cheesy burgers washed down with sugar-loaded aerated drinks lead not just to a bulging waistline, but can increase risk of food pipe cancer. Over the past 20 years, many hospitals across India have recorded a two-fold increase in cancer of the lower part …
Kolkata: Bread in Kolkata has passed the fitness test, with laboratories examining samples from different bakeries across the city declaring that there was no need to panic. Officials indicated that the "hazardous" chemicals in question were found to be in much less quantity than the permissible limits. Though the report …
Products of major pharmaceutical firms, including Abbott Healthcare, Cipla and Lupin will be affected by the new price cap Prices of 56 important medicines used in treatment of cancer, diabetes, bacterial infections and blood pressure have been capped by the government, thereby reducing the cost by an average of nearly …
EU nations refused to back a limited extension of the herbicide glyphosate's use on Monday, threatening withdrawal of Monsanto's Roundup and other weed-killers from shelves if no decision is reached by the end of the month. Contradictory findings on carcinogenic risks have thrust the chemical into the center of a …
The successful results of a University of Liverpool led drug trial aimed at developing new therapeutic approaches to cancer have been presented at two American medical conferences. The drug trial (APR-246) aimed to test the effects of a novel compound on a specific protein, p53, found to be mutated in …
FUKUSHIMA – In a survey that began in April 2014 to check the impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdowns, 30 children have so far been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and 27 others are suspected of having the disease, a prefectural government panel said Monday. Most of them were thought …
A study has linked cell phone radiation to rare cancers in rats and mice. The US National Toxicology Program found that male rats exposed to cell phone radiation were more likely to develop brain and heart tumours than a control group. Scientists in Chicago, Illinois, carried out a two-year study …
The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Thursday received reports of seven samples of slice bread, bun bread and pizza bread and none was found positive for potassium bromate . Results of four samples of cake is awaited. Director of FDA, Salim Veljee, confirmed receiving reports of seven samples. The …
(HealthDay)—An experimental viral treatment may extend the lives of patients with a hard-to-treat brain cancer, researchers say. For the phase 1 study, patients with recurrent glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive brain tumor, were injected with an engineered virus. Survival was 13.6 months among 43 patients treated with the viral …
The European Commission will propose a temporary 12 to 18 month extension of EU authorization for the weed killer glyphosate, used in Monsanto's Roundup, to allow time for a new scientific study into fears it may cause cancer. After failing to win support for an initial proposal for a 15-year …
Patna: Ice cream is a must for many during summers. However, the state health department's food safety wing has cautioned people to carefully look for details on the wrapper before having the ice cream. The warning followed a raid by food safety officials on the Golden Dairy Pvt Limited in …
The economic crisis of 2008-10 and the rise in unemployment that accompanied it led to dramatic rise in cancer-related deaths, says a study. The recent global economic crisis was linked with more than 260,000 excess cancer deaths among the 35 member states of the Organisation for Economic Development (OECD) alone, …
Presence of cancerous chemicals in 84 pc of famous bread, pizza brands has rung an alarm Anything that has preservatives and unnatural is not good for human consumption and can lead to development of cancerous cells in the body. Cancer is a lifestyle disease and experts stress on “returning to …
Too many teenagers and young adults are dying of some types of cancer, a Europe-wide report warns. Their survival rates for cancers such as leukaemia are much lower than in younger children, says a report in the Lancet Oncology. The researchers suggest differences in tumours, delays in diagnosis and treatment …
Melbourne researchers have discovered a new way of triggering cell death, in a finding that could lead to drugs to treat cancer and autoimmune disease. Programmed cell death, also called apoptosis, is a natural process that removes unwanted cells from the body. Failure of apoptosis can allow cancer cells to …
This follows CSE report that they are carcinogenic The All India Bread Manufacturers’ Association on Thursday said it had decided to voluntarily stop using potassium bromate and potassium iodate as additives in bread from Friday. Safer alternatives such as ascorbic acid, enzymes and emulsifiers will be used instead. “Many companies …
