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 …
Worldwide data for cancer survival are scarce. The researchers aimed to initiate worldwide surveillance of cancer survival by central analysis of population-based registry data, as a metric of the effectiveness of health systems, and to inform global policy on cancer control.
Panic triggered by the high prevalence of cancer, hepatitis and other diseases in Mari Mustafa village of the district entered the political realm today. Vijay Sampla, BJP MP from Hoshiarpur and newly appointed Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, today asked the Punjab Government for details of …
23% of the total global burden of disease is attributable to disorders in people aged 60 years and older. Although the proportion of the burden arising from older people (≥60 years) is highest in high-income regions, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per head are 40% higher in low-income and middle-income regions, …
Between now and 2030, every country will experience population ageing—a trend that is both pronounced and historically unprecedented. Over the past six decades, countries of the world had experienced only a slight increase in the share of people aged 60 years and older, from 8% to 10%. But in the …
After the news that there has been a rise in cases of cancer in five villages around the Chhapraula Industrial Area in Greater Noida district of Uttar Pradesh due to groundwater contamination, a petition was filed on Wednesday before the National Green Tribunal seeking closure of all illegal industrial activities …
Bisphenol A Used To Harden Plastic, Linked To Hormonal Imbalance, Risk Of Cancer The innocuous feeding bottle could be silently causing serious harm to babies' health in many cities.A study by Toxics Link, an environmental NGO, has found high bisphenol A levels even in BPA-free feeding bottles.Persistent exposure to BPA, …
Contaminated waters of the Krishna river in Baghpat district of western Uttar Pradesh, barely 55 km from the nation's capital, may be responsible for cancer, bone deformity and paralysis among residents of several villages along its banks. Independent studies have shown that the extremely high content of heavy metals and …
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has allocated Rs.180 billion for the health sector in 2015, which is an increase of Rs. 18 billion when compared to last year. The allocation for the health sector in 2014 was Rs. 162 billion, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said. The minister was addressing a gathering after …
Kolkata is the most polluted metropolis in the country with its pollution levels recorded highest among eight tropical Asian countries, according to study. The study, on distribution and identification of source of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) was conducted in eight countries Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, India and …
We previously reported an association between childhood leukaemia in Britain and proximity of the child’s address at birth to high-voltage power lines that declines from the 1960s to the 2000s. We test here whether a ‘corona-ion hypothesis’ could explain these results. This hypothesis proposes that corona ions, atmospheric ions produced …
A new WHO position paper examines the balance of benefits and harms in offering mammography screening to women after the age of 40 in a variety of settings. Every year, breast cancer kills more than 500,000 women around the world. In resource-poor settings, a majority of women with breast cancer …
The Deep Water Horizon oil spill of 2010, prompted concern about health risks among seafood consumers exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) via consumption of contaminated seafood. The objective of the study was to conduct population-specific probabilistic health risk assessments based on consumption of locally harvested white shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus) …
The UK has the highest rate in the world of one of the two main cancers of the food pipe or gullet, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Men are around four times as likely as women to develop adenocarcinoma (AC), a type of oesophageal cancer, it says. Obesity could …
The El Gezira and El Managil Farmers' Association announced on Monday that close to 93,000 people in the area have fallen ill with kidney problems and cancer, owing to the use of corrupt pesticides. In the period between 2008 and 2010, 92,955 people developed allergies, kidney diseases and failure, as …
PHD Chamber senior vice-president A. B. Shriram gifts sapling to Juhi Chawla during discussion on Mobile Tower An average Indian is exposed to 5-10 times higher levels of electromagnetic radiation, emitted from cellular towers and mobile phones compared to the United States, which could lead to serious heath hazards, including …
MULTAN: People can slash the risk of all-cause mortality by 40 percent by making fruit and vegetables an essential part of their daily menu in higher quantity, food science and technology experts say. Higher consumption of fruits and vegetables can help people prevent heart disease and stroke, control blood pressure, …
CHINA has reported 4.6 times more cases of thyroid cancer over the past decade, with women worst hit. Young and middle-aged women are most vulnerable to papillary thyroid carcinoma, the most common thyroid cancer. Three out of every four patients are female, according to a national academic conference on thyroid …
A baby born in 2012 will live to a record 78.8 years old on average, as U.S. life expectancy grew and fewer Americans are dying from heart disease, cancer and other chronic illnesses. That’s a gain of about one month compared to 2011, according to a report released today by …
Household air pollution from use of solid fuels is a major contributor to the national burden of disease in India. Currently available models of advanced combustion biomass cook-stoves (ACS) report significantly higher efficiencies and lower emissions in the laboratory when compared to traditional cook-stoves, but relatively little is known about …
Countless studies and health reports have discussed the dangers of smoking--a nasty habit that can drastically increase the risk of lung cancer and other serious health issues. Now, recent findings published in the The Journal of the American Medical Association show that smoking can also increase the risk of developing …
