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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It's In Your Genes
Dr Nirmala Vaze's family tree is not just a patchwork of long-forgotten names and dates. There's a secret that flows through its branches: Cancer. It shows up like clockwork with every new generation.
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Study finds cadmium in rice samples
A study found high concentrations of cadmium in rice samples from 12 upazilas. Bangladesh came at the top followed by Sri Lanka for concentrations of cadmium in a listing of 12 countries where rice was
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Diabetes drugs may be linked to pancreatic cancer
New Delhi : In an article printed this week, British Medical Journal has raised questions about the safety of a class of “new-age” drugs touted not only as a wonder cure for type 2 diabetes but also hailed
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94pc mangoes of capital formalin-treated: report
Formalin is used in 93.75 per cent of mangoes selling in the capital, said a report of Save the Environment Movement on Tuesday. Among 96 collected samples the presence of formalin was detected in 90
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‘Anxious’, ‘bored’ docs using mobiles during surgery: NGO
90% Nurses Admit To Taking Calls During Ops, Claims Study Mumbai: While there’s a heavy fine for talking on a cell phone while driving, surprisingly no rules exist to discourage its use by doctors
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Cancer biggest killer in Taiwan
Cancer has been the leading cause of death in Taiwan for 31 consecutive years, local authorities said Thursday. Cancer is followed by cardiac and cerebrovascular disease in terms of mortality, according
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Pollution: A slow poison
With neither Delhi’s air nor its noise pollution levels registering a healthy trend in the recent past, on World Environment Day city doctors and health experts have warned about the major health hazards
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Pollution level near Okhla waste-to-energy plant 25 times above limit
The process of burning solid waste to convert it to energy at a recycling plant in South Delhi has made the air near the unit 25 times more polluted than the permissible limit, a surprise check of the
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The tangled tale of Jindal's waste-to-energy project
Few issues in Delhi whip people into as much of a frenzy as Jindal's Okhla-based waste-to-energy plant. Residents of Sukhdev Vihar in Okhla have been enraged that the plant has been situated a mere 200
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Tamil Nadu bans gutka and pan masala with immediate effect
The Tamil Nadu government has banned gutka and pan masala with immediate effect. Chief minister J Jayalalithaa had announced in the assembly on May 8 about the ban but a notification was not issued till