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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Fukushima-related child cancers unlikely to rise- IAEA
An increase in thyroid cancer among children is unlikely after the meltdown at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant four years ago, but it remains unclear exactly how much radiation children in the vicinity
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Tough new laws on tobacco advertising lauded by WHO
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
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Trace element composition of PM2.5 and PM10 from Kolkata – a heavily polluted Indian metropolis
<p>Elemental composition of PM2.5 and PM10 was measured from 16 locations in Greater Kolkata in Eastern India. Sampling was carried out in the winter months of 2013–2014. PM2.5 and PM10 mass concentrations
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Necitumumab in metastatic squamous cell lung cancer- Establishing a value-based cost
<p>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).
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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and oil and natural gas operations: Potential environmental contamination and recommendations to assess complex environmental mixtures
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
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Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition
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
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Effects of in utero exposure to arsenic during the second half of gestation on reproductive end points and metabolic parameters in female CD-1 mice
<p>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
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Air pollution in China: Mapping of concentrations and sources
<p>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
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Kenya: Thika Residents Exposed to Health Risks As Asbestos Waste Is Dumped in the Open
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
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Cancer cases likely to cross 15-lakh mark by 2025
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