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 …
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 …
So what is potassium bromate? It is recognised as a category 2B carcinogen since 1999 which means it is believed to be "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), which has identified two chemicals with …
The economic crisis of 2008-10, and the rise in unemployment that accompanied it, was associated with more than 260,000 excess cancer-related deaths--including many considered treatable--within the Organization for Economic Development (OECD), according to a study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Imperial College London, and Oxford University. The …
Less toxic than processed and red meat. Potassium bromate, the chemical additive widely prevalent in bread and refined flour and associated with cancer, is in the same league as coffee, aloe vera, mobile phone radiation and carbon black, a key ingredient in eye-liner. It also is less toxic than processed …
The Union health ministry on Monday asked for a detailed report on the findings of Centre for Science and Environment ( CSE ) suggesting presence of potassium bromate , classified as a possible carcinogen by World Health Organisation , in most Indian bread and bakery products. The environment and health …
The CSE said it was time India banned potassium bromate. “Bread is an essential part of our daily diet today. We need to prevent near-routine exposure of this possible cancer-causing chemical,” said Bhushan. After Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released its report on the presence of potassium bromate and …
