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 objective of the study was to identify mechanisms for cancer resistance in elephants and compare cellular response to DNA damage among elephants, healthy human controls, and cancer-prone patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS).
World Health Organisation's (WHO) statistical profile 2015 for India states that the probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 due to cancer, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes for both sexes is as high as 26%. Corrective action has already been initiated with the Government of India becoming …
Folk healers in North-East use plants to treat infections, cancer Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have shown that the concept of herbal medicines being totally safe is a myth and their properties need to be thoroughly investigated for toxic properties. Plants have been used as a traditional …
The Brazilian government announced Thursday it will set up a workgroup to study the effects of a substance called phosphoethanolamine, after it showed good results in cancer treatment. The phosphoethanolamine pills, developed by chemistry professor Gilberto Orivaldo Chierice from the Sao Paulo University (USP)a nd several other scientist, has not …
The UK government’s opposition to binding cuts in pollution from farms could lead to 3,000 more deaths in the UK, according to research cited by the environmental NGO ClientEarth. An advisory paper sent to MEPs by the UK’s environment department and seen by the Guardian, recommends voting down proposals in …
A review by the World Health Organization (WHO)'s International Agency for Cancer (IARC) notes that consumption of processed meats may increase the risk of colon cancer. The IARC looked at close to 800 studies, classifying processed meats as "carcinogenic to humans." Processed meats in the review included meat that had …
Ham, hot dogs also in group 1 list alongside tobacco, diesel fumes, asbestos for causes of cancer Eating processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts said on Monday in findings that could sharpen …
In October, 2015, 22 scientists from ten countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, to evaluate the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat. The Working Group assessed more than 800 epidemiological studies that investigated the association of cancer with …
Habit Of Ordering Too Many Tests Endangering Patients: Experts When Ramesh Thakur (46) experienced intense pain in the abdomen last month, he rushed to a big south Delhi hospital. The emergency physician, who suspected kidney stones, ordered a CT scan. But because the radiologist missed an important segment of the …
MADURAI: Incidents of cervical cancers are on the decline among women in cities but are high among their rural counterparts, and early marriage is one reason for it, said doctors at the 30th annual conference of the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India. Association of Radiation Oncologists of India, (Tamil …
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Over 80 percent of the 15 million people diagnosed with cancer worldwide in 2015 will need surgery, but less than a quarter will have access to proper, affordable surgical care when they need it, according to a study released Monday by the King's College London. …
A Nation Newsplex review of health data shows that the rate of death from cancer in Kenya is far outpacing population growth and may double in the next 11 years. The data also shows that cancer is now the third leading cause of death in Kenya and is threatening to …
This Executive Summary to the Endocrine Society’s second Scientific Statement on environmental endocrinedisrupting chemicals (EDCs) provides a synthesis of the key points of the complete statement. The full Scientific Statement represents a comprehensive review of the literature on seven topics for which there is strong mechanistic, experimental, animal, and epidemiological …
Earlier in the past century, infections were regarded as the most likely cause of childhood B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (pB-ALL). However, there is a lack of relevant biological evidence supporting this hypothesis. We present in vivo genetic evidence mechanistically connecting inherited susceptibility to pB-ALL and postnatal infections by showing that …
The latest World Bank report on leveraging urbanisation in South Asia has identified "air pollution" as a big challenge for major cities in the region, including Delhi.While Delhi is the worst among 381 cities from developing countries, 19 of the 20 most polluted cities are from South Asia, the report …
The World Health Organization’s new Noncommunicable Disease Progress Monitor tracks the extent to which 194 countries are implementing their commitments to develop national responses to the global burden of NCDs. The Monitor provides a snapshot of some of the achievements and challenges faced by both developed and developing countries as …
‘India spends less of its GDP on health than some of the world’s poorest countries’ Every government hospital serves an estimated 61,000 people in India, with one bed for every 1833 people, new official data shows. In undivided Andhra Pradesh, every government hospital serves over 3 lakh patients while in …
Mouth cancer in men, gall bladder cancer in women show highest spike The National Health Profile (NHP) 2015, released by Health Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday, has reported the same grim predictions on cancer incidence in India as last year — a 20 per cent jump over the next …
- Europe has the world's highest rates of drinking and smoking, and more than half its people are too fat, putting them at high risk of heart disease, cancer and other deadly illnesses, health officials warned on Wednesday. In a report on health in its European Region, the World Health …
Even as the government is still deliberating on larger pictorial warnings on packs of tobacco products, 40% of Indian adults are exposed to second hand tobacco smoke at home. These are people who do not smoke themselves but are vulnerable to various diseases because someone smokes at home, showed a …
