Transforming India’s approach to cancer care
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
Cancer
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Better transplants
A new study suggests that the engraftment process following a bone marrow transplantation could be improved by enriching the graft with stem cells that express a ligand for e-selectin, a molecule
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Sucking in toxics
Presence of pollutants such as PCBs in mothers milk and blood restrains children s growth
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Follow Up
On April 26, 2001, Ukrainians commemorated the darkest day in their history
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Cancer in the air
Even low levels of benzene can cause lymphomas cancer in children
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US asbestos industry seeks escape clause in law
Asbestos related litigation in the us runs into billions of dollars today. So much so that the amount is estimated to exceed the combined cost of destruction caused by 9/11 and Hurricane Andrew
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Late awakening
after the Americans, the French have followed suit. Recently, families of two lung cancer victims filed separate lawsuits against seita, the company that makes France's most famous brands of
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Take it not easy
Even small doses of paan masala, which mimics the taste of betel nut and leaf, taken for a long time can cause cancer, confirmed a team of researchers at the National Institute of Occupational Health
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Fighting cancer
industries should work towards helping cancer patients as they are the one who are responsible for the rising cases of cancer amongst industrial workers. A decision to this effect was taken
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Change for the worse
Cancer could result from a disease countering trick gone wrong
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Sick in sanctuary
Wildlife in the Sariska Tiger Reserve is facing serious health problems. In the past two years, about a dozen tigers and leopards, which were killed in road accidents or found dead, were found to be