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 …
The CSE has urged the government to ban the use of toxic chemicals in bakery products India's health ministry has ordered an inquiry after a study found cancer-causing chemicals in many bread and other bakery products. Researchers found residues of potassium bromate and potassium iodate in 84% of the samples …
MUMBAI: Can the Hepatitis C virus help control liver cancer?? A city homeopath has published a study in an international medical journal on the anti-cancer effect of a new homeopathic medicine prepared from Hepatitis C virus in a laboratory model. There is, at present, scepticism over the efficacy of homeopathy, …
New cancer cases or its incidence in India is estimated to grow by 25% by 2020, according to the cancer registry released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). While new cases in Delhi have increased rapidly since 2008-09, the burden in northeastern states is also high. Cancer cases …
A UN panel that on Tuesday ruled that glyphosate was probably not carcinogenic to humans has now become embroiled in a bitter row about potential conflicts of interests. It has emerged that an institute co-run by the chairman of the UN’s joint meeting on pesticide residues (JMPR) received a six-figure …
At a time when cancer is fast spreading its tentacles globally owing to genetic , environment and lifestyle factors, India is also witnessing a steep rise in cancer cases and significantly, more and more women are falling prey to the emperor of all maladies, top health care providers stress . …
Cap On MRP Of Essential Medicines Drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has slashed prices of 54 essential medicines by up to 55%, including commonly used drugs for cancer (brain and breast), hypertension, diabetes, and other heart disorders. Prices of some of these drugs, including one for breast …
Tumor suppressor p53 is a critical player in the fight against cancer as it controls the cell cycle check point, apoptotic pathways and genomic stability. It is known to be the most frequently mutated gene in a wide variety of human cancers. Single-nucleotide polymorphism of p53 at codon72 leading to …
Noida: Over Rs 1.5 lakh has been collected as penalty for burning leaves and garbage in the city over the past 30 days. The drive has been accelerated to bring a complete halt to the menace. "We have enforced the ban on burning of leaves. We have found out that …
Cities and towns in India should establish 'clean air zones' to target high-polluting vehicles to help ensure they do not enter city centers, says Blueair a global leader in mobile indoor air purifying technologies. The call by Blueair comes in response to the growing scientific evidence that car, truck and …
Computers emit radiation that can cause many ailments People working in a closed office environment, where there are many computers, are at risk of sustained radiation exposure, which can cause several ailments including asthma, doctors have warned on the eve of World Asthma Day. Computers emit both low-frequency and radio-frequency …
Few studies have assessed long-term effects of particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 μm (PM2.5) on mortality for causes of cancer other than the lung; we assessed the effects on multiple causes. In Hong Kong, most people live and work in urban or suburban areas with high-rise buildings. …
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report says an estimated 12.6 million people are dying each year globally from ‘unhealthy environment’ alone. This is one in every four casualties across the globe. Of these, two thirds, or 8.2 million, deaths are from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as strokes, heart attacks, …
The European commission has ordered a ground-breaking moratorium on two endocrine-disrupting weedkillers that have been linked to thyroid cancer, infertility, reproductive problems and foetal malformations. Use of Amitrole and Isoproturon will now be banned from 30 September across Europe, after an EU committee voted unanimously for the first ever ban …
A small, implantable device could transform the treatment of pancreatic cancer, with researchers announcing that in tests carried out on mice, the thin film was up to 12 times more effective than standard chemotherapy treatments, which usually involve the intravenous injection of drugs. Part of the problem in tackling pancreatic …
Cancer scientists have genetically modified the immune system to help it attack tumours in mice. The immune system is the body's own defence against infection and cancer, but tumours develop ways of stopping the onslaught. The University College London team manipulated the DNA of immune cells to allow them to …
Wogonin and baicalein are bioactive flavones in the popular Chinese herbal remedy Huang-Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi). These specialized flavones lack a 4′-hydroxyl group on the B ring (4′-deoxyflavones) and induce apoptosis in a wide spectrum of human tumor cells in vitro and inhibit tumor growth in vivo in different mouse …
Google India in partnership with Apollo Hospitals announced a new feature that shows disease information in a card-like format. Google India in partnership with Apollo Hospitals today announced a new feature on search that shows disease information in a card-like format right on top of results. The cards will appear …
Underweight and severe and morbid obesity are associated with highly elevated risks of adverse health outcomes. The estimated trends in mean body-mass index (BMI), which characterises its population distribution, and in the prevalences of a complete set of BMI categories for adults in all countries. Original Source
Combustible tobacco cigarettes cost less to purchase than equivalent amounts of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in 44 of 45 countries sampled around the world, according to a new American Cancer Society study. The study, appearing in Tobacco Control, concludes the gap exists despite the fact that e-cigarettes are not yet widely …
Microbeads used as “scrubbers” in cosmetic products are being released into the natural environment Our desire for a squeaky clean skin could be polluting the environment and even hampering our health by entering into the food chain with microbeads/microplastics now being identified as the “tiny’’ pollutants that we need to …
