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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यमराज की तरह डरा रहे मोबाइल टॉवर
दक्षिणी दिल्ली के अतिविशिष्ट इलाके वसंत कुंज के एक पॉकेट में पिछले पांच साल में पांच लोगों की कैंसर से मौत हो चुकी है। उन्हें कॉलोनी के बीच लगे मोबाइल टॉवर यमराज की तरह डरा रहे हैं। लोगों को आशंका है कि
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Pepsi outside California still has chemical linked to cancer: report
Pepsi-Cola is still using caramel coloring containing a chemical linked to cancer in rodents, a report released on Wednesday showed, more than a year after the beverage maker promised to phase it out.
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US health group warns on chemical in Pepsi
A health group says PepsiCo is still using an ingredient linked to cancer in mice more than a year after the US beverage company said it was reformulating the caramel colouring used in its flagship cola.
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Ghaziabad, Allahabad most polluted in Uttar Pradesh: Survey
Ghaziabad and Allahabad have emerged as the two most air polluted cities in Uttar Pradesh in a recent survey by a research and advocacy organization. The survey conducted by Delhi-based Centre for
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Risk prediction for breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer in white women aged 50 y or older: Derivation and validation from population-based cohort studies
In 2008, just three types of cancer accounted for 10% of global cancer-related deaths. That year, about 460,000 women died from breast cancer (the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women and the fifth
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Integrated genetic and epigenetic analysis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
<p>Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the commonest childhood malignancy and is characterized by recurring structural genetic alterations. Previous studies of DNA methylation suggest epigenetic alterations
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Motivations, experiences, and perspectives of bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell donors: Thematic synthesis of qualitative studies
<p>Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation using bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells is a lifesaving treatment for patients with leukemia or other blood disorders. However, donors face the
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Health Min Bans Two Painkiller & Diabetes Drugs; Industry Protests
The health ministry has suspended the sale of two drugs — painkiller Analgin and anti-diabetes drug Pioglitazone and all its combinations. While the ban on Analgin in India has come after almost 36 years
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Govt bans analgin & major diabetes drug
Mumbai: The government has banned three popular medicines — the widely prescribed anti-diabetes drug pioglitazone, painkiller analgin and anti-depressant deanxit — given the health risks associated with
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Kashmir, northeast worst affected by food pipe cancer
Jammu and Kashmir and the northeastern States fall under the Asian belt of oesophagus cancer together with China Cancer of the oesophagus – or what is commonly called food pipe – has been detected as the third most common cancer in India, with people from the northeast and Jammu and Kashmir found to be the highest affected by the disease, said experts on Tuesday.