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Solving a massive worker health puzzle

The largest workplace health study ever conducted is applying cutting edge techniques to investigating an apparent cancer cluster-and highlighting the reasons why science doesn't always protect us at work. March 2008

Anniversary of Terry Fox Run to help cancer research on March 2

Leander Paes considers the Terry Fox Run a journey of life. Considered the largest single-day fund-raiser for cancer research in the world, the 10th anniversary of the event in Mumbai will be celebrated on March 2. People come together as individuals, families, schoolchildren and groups to raise money in Terry …

Managing diseases using stem cells

The strategy to treat Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes is to implant near the blood system the insulin producing beta cells derived from cord blood stem cells The implant for diabetes treatment is seen as a short term therapy It will take another 15 years to find a treatment …

Obesity may become leading cause for cancer, says researcher

Obesity is on its way to being deadlier than smoking as a cause of cancer in the U.S., a leading researcher said. Being obese is currently associated with about 14 per cent of cancer deaths in men and 20 per cent in women, compared with about 30 per cent each …

Study on kinnow for anti-cancer properties

The Horticulture Department is initiating a study to check if a natural compound found in kinnow can be used for treating cancer patients and help in lowering cholesterol in the blood. The department has approached the Punjab Farmers Commission to either have a collaboration with the PGI or some other …

Pollution boosts cancer rate! (editorial)

I have recently returned from Goa where I read an article in the Herald dated 10 December 2007, entitled

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