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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Govt. restricts import of fertiliser containing heavy metals
The government on the recommendation of the CKD Research Team will cut down on 24 per cent of the Rs. 20 billion annual imports of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) which contains heavy metals such as cadmium,
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Pre-diabetes, diabetes rates fuel national health crisis
Americans are getting fatter, and older. These converging trends are putting the USA on the path to an alarming health crisis: Nearly half of adults have either pre-diabetes or diabetes, raising their
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Effect of implementation of the mass breast cancer screening programme in older women in the Netherlands: population based study
Breast cancer is the largest contributor to cancer incidence and cancer mortality in women worldwide. As people in Western societies are living longer, there will be an increase in the proportion of older
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Applying evolutionary biology to address global challenges
Two categories of evolutionary challenges result from escalating human impacts on the planet. The first arises from cancers, pathogens and pests that evolve too quickly, and the second from the inability
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16% deaths at atomic energy centres due to cancer, says DAE
Cancer was responsible for 16% deaths among Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) employees between January 2010 and April 2014, said epidemiologists from the DAE-run Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, on Tuesday.
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Learning from child death review in the USA, England, Australia, and New Zealand
Despite pronounced reductions in child mortality in industrialised countries, variations exist within and between countries. Many child deaths are preventable, and much could be done to further reduce
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Cancer-fighting drugs might also stop malaria early
SCIENTISTS searching for new drugs to fight malaria have identified a number of compounds — some of which are currently in clinical trials to treat cancer – that could add to the anti-malarial arsenal.
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No drug trials for fatal diseases
In a significant move, the government has decided to waive off local clinical trials in case of new drugs indicated for serious, life-threatening diseases and diseases of special relevance to Indian health
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Hospitals see rapid rise in skin cancer
The number of people admitted to hospital for skin cancer treatment in England rose by nearly a third in five years, official figures show. In 2007 there were 87,685 admissions, while in 2011 there
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Surge in breast cancer rate in Beijing
The breast cancer rate in Beijing has increased by 90 percent in the past two decades, according to Sun Qiang, director of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital’s Breast Center. “The incidence rate