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 …
Researchers have uncovered a novel mechanism behind the ability of the diabetes drug metformin to inhibit the progression of pancreatic cancer. Researchers found that metformin decreases the inflammation and fibrosis characteristic of the most common form of pancreatic cancer. The findings indicate that this beneficial effect may be most prevalent …
Electronic cigarettes are widely promoted and used to help smokers quit traditional cigarettes, but a new analysis from UC San Francisco found that adult smokers who use e-cigarettes are actually 28 percent less likely to stop smoking cigarettes. The study—a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data—is the largest to …
A naturally occurring food preservative that grows on dairy products may be used to treat cancer and deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a new study has claimed. Researchers at the University of Michigan in US found that feeding rats a ‘nisin milkshake’ killed 70-80 per cent of head and neck tumour cells …
Despite reports suggesting e-cigarettes are just as bad for you as cigarettes, some scientists are actively denying the claim. They believe the research, which made headlines last week, failed to compare the damage between e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes fairly. The study, published in Oral Oncology, stated "our study strongly suggests …
More than half the European passenger fleet is diesel-powered. Although the European Union has been progressively tightening vehicle emissions for decades, new diesel cars still produce on-road nitrogen oxide emissions that far exceed the current standard. Efforts to reduce diesel emissions would likely make the cars more costly, but experts …
Abuja — A research findings has revealed that carbon emission from generators contribute majorly to the high increase of cancers in Nigeria, and other countries. Meanwhile, a nurse oncologist at the National Hospital, Abuja, Jane Agabi, told LEADERSHIP that cancer cases are increasing on a daily basis in the country, …
Greater Noida: Two industrial units in Chhapraula, which has come to be called Greater Noida's cancer belt, have been asked to shut down following an NGT order directing strict action against polluting factories in the region. The order came on a petition that drew the NGT's attention to groundwater contamination …
More than 900 tonnes of persistent organic pollutants (POP) in 12 contaminated sites have been destroyed over five years via a POP elimination project funded by the UNDP. The project "Building Capacity to Eliminate POP Pesticide Stockpiles in Viet Nam" was launched in 2010 by the Ministry of Natural Resources …
Environmental factors such as sunshine and tobacco smoke cause more cancers than random DNA mutations, researchers have affirmed — contesting another team's conclusions that "bad luck" was mainly to blame. The study, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, was conducted to challenge a controversy-stirring paper carried by US-based Science …
The risk of cancer is thought to be caused from both genetic and environmental factors. Yet a new study suggests that most cancers are not likely "bad luck," but more the result of unhealthy lifestyle choices, including poor diet, lack of exercise and smoking and/or drinking. New research published in …
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that life expectancy for a newborn is about 79 years old for the third year year in a row. The CDC's 2014 mortality report showed infant mortality in the United States hit a historic low of 582.1 …
AHMEDABAD: On an average, 68 people die every day due to cancer in the state. A total of 24,667 people died of cancer in 2014. The figure was 23,966 in 2013. In response to a question from Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh, Darshan Singh Yadav and Kiranmay Nanda, Union …
A new vaccine strategy may help better protect cancer patients against the flu, according to new research. Researchers at Yale Cancer Center developed a strategy involving a high-dose flu vaccine followed by a second high-dose booster shot one month later. "Using an approved flu vaccine in a novel dosing schedule …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on cancer cases, 04/12/2015. The estimated number of cancer patients along with the number of cancer cases and attributable deaths reported in the country during the last three years and the current year, state /UT wise are at Annexure 1 & 2. Details of funds …
World governments have been urged to tackle air pollution in poorer countries by greening cities, reducing traffic and adopting better diets, and told that this will also rein in climate change, which global health specialists estimate will cause at least 250,000 additional deaths a year by 2030. “It makes complete …
Numerous recent scientific publications have shown that EMF affects living organisms at levels well below most international and national guidelines. Effects include increased cancer risk, cellular stress, increase in harmful free radicals, genetic damages, structural and functional changes of the reproductive system, learning and memory deficits, neurological disorders, and negative …
This volume of the IARC Monographs provides an evaluation of the carcinogenicity of outdoor air pollution. Outdoor air pollution is a complex mixture of pollutants originating from natural and anthropogenic sources, including transportation, power generation, industrial activity, biomass burning, and domestic heating and cooking. The mix of pollutants in outdoor …
A furious debate that is raging in Brazil pits the nation’s largest university against hundreds of cancer patients who want access to a compound that some have branded a miracle cure. (Editorial) Original Source
Here is another reason to ensure that your environment remains robust and healthy. Scientists have revealed that environmental factors can be a contributory cause in the development of some childhood cancers. The latest report has set off alarm bells in Delhi, which is battling poor air quality. Experts at Newcastle …
Warning people of the risks related to obesity on “World Anti-Obesity Day”, health experts have stressed that obesity can be one of the most important reasons for developing chronic lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer, especially among people living in urban areas where obesity is on the …
