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 World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed new restrictions on tobacco advertising that take effect in China on Tuesday. "WHO strongly supports the introduction of new restrictions on tobacco advertising contained in China’s revised Advertising Law which takes effect this week," said Bernhard Schwartländer, WHO Representative in China. "Banning all …
The SQUIRE trial demonstrated that adding necitumumab to chemotherapy for patients with metastatic squamous cell lung cancer (mSqCLC) increased median overall survival by 1.6 months (hazard ratio, 0.84). However, the costs and value associated with this intervention remains unclear. Value-based pricing links the price of a drug to the benefit …
Hydraulic fracturing technologies, developed over the last 65 years, have only recently been combined with horizontal drilling to unlock oil and gas reserves previously deemed inaccessible. While these technologies have dramatically increased domestic oil and natural gas production, they have also raised concerns for the potential contamination of local water …
The Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013) aims to bring together all available epidemiological data using a coherent measurement framework, standardised estimation methods, and transparent data sources to enable comparisons of health loss over time and across causes, age–sex groups, and countries. The GBD can be used to …
Mice exposed to high levels of arsenic in utero are more susceptible to tumors such as hepatic and pulmonary carcinoma when they reach adulthood. However, effects of in utero arsenic exposure on general physiological functions such as reproduction and metabolism remain unclear. The researchers evaluated the effect of in utero …
China has recently made available hourly air pollution data from over 1500 sites, including airborne particulate matter (PM), SO2, NO2, and O3. We apply Kriging interpolation to four months of data to derive pollution maps for eastern China. Consistent with prior findings, the greatest pollution occurs in the east, but …
Concerns have been raised over a large consignment of asbestos waste dumped near residential estates in Thika by a contractor. Kiambu County officials said the broken asbestos sheets were brought in 20 trucks from Nairobi last week and dumped within the Kang'oki garbage dumpsite. Asbestos fibre which was initially used …
Guwahati: The Union health minister, JP Nadda, on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that cancer cases in the country could cross the 15-lakh mark by 2025 according to estimates by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)'s National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research. Based on projections on data collected …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on increase in incidents of cancer in the country, 11/08/2015. The increase in the number of cancer cases in the country may be attributed to larger number of ageing population, unhealthy life styles, use of tobacco and tobacco products, unhealthy diet, better diagnostic facilities etc. …
AHMEDABAD: The compressed natural gas (CNG)-run buses are harmful for humans as they emit "nanocarbon" particles which can cause cancer, according to a study conducted by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Though the study was conducted on a very limited sample size in Delhi, CSIR took the findings …
Swedish researchers have uncovered a direct link between polluted air and dementia. People who live in homes exposed more heavily to pollution run a 40 percent greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia than those who live in areas with cleaner air, a study at Umea University says. …
Cern is developing a "mini Large Hadron Collider" to treat cancer through high-intensity beams produced by the 2m-long machine. The miniature linear accelerator (mini-Linac) will consist of four modules, all 50cm long. So far, just the first module has been constructed, said Serge Mathot of the CERN engineering department. The …
Heeding to the plea of a United States-based neurologist, the National Green Tribunal today directed the Centre to ensure that no disinfectant fumigation is carried out in aircraft while passengers are onboard. "You are supposed to kill mosquitoes not the human beings. You cannot take risk with the health of …
Even as India-US trade (in both goods and services) has progressed towards the $100 billion mark, 2013-14 witnessed the emergence of a number of issues which adversely impacted the climate for bilateral trade and investment. Of these, none has been more contentious than the question of India’s IPR regime for …
"I don't know where to get the money from, treatment is too expensive," says Sergei, who lives in Saint Petersburg. He has been newly diagnosed with hepatitis C and is in need of treatment to reduce the risk of developing liver cancer and cirrhosis. "But the money for medication isn't …
AS part of activities to mark the World Hepatitis Day (WHD), today, July 28, 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted the urgent need for countries to enhance action to prevent viral hepatitis infection and to ensure that people who have been infected are diagnosed and offered treatment. The …
People with swollen gums, missing teeth, ill-fitted dentures, and other signs of poor dental health are susceptible to getting cancer. A new study has shown that people with limited mouth opening and poor dental hygiene are at risk of contracting oral cancer. An Ahmedabad native, Shantanu Chandra, who is pursuing …
Key To Cure Lies In Early Detection; Assam's Kamrup Has Most Patients Despite advances in diagnostic and surgical techniques, the mortality rate from prostate cancer has not gone down in India. According to experts, there is a clear lack of awareness about the disease and this is why 80-90% patients …
A farmers' body today approached the National Green Tribunal against the demolition drive on their farms carried out by DDA in pursuance to the green panel's ban order on cultivation of edible crop on floodplains of Yamuna here. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had on June 16 demolished huts and …
Researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts are examining the dangers of sugary drinks, which have resulted in 184,000 deaths each year worldwide. Furthermore, sugar-sweetened drinks were also linked to about 25,000 American deaths alone, according to recent findings published in the journal Circulation. Many countries in the world have a …
