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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Supreme Court judgement dated 01-04-2013:in Appeal Civil No. 2706-2716/2013 @ SLP(C) 20539-20549/2009 Novartis AG Vs. Union of India and ors (Patent/Cancer Drug)
Supreme Court judgement dated 01-04-2013:in Appeal Civil No. 2706-2716/2013 @ SLP(C) 20539-20549/2009 Novartis AG Vs. Union of India and ors (Patent/Cancer Drug).
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Soon, a test may help spot genes prone to cancers
London: Tests to check genes that make people prone to deadliest cancers are now close to being reality. The world’s largest genotyping project targeting identification of genetic alterations that influence
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Health sector gets US$ 200mn World Bank boost
The World Bank on Wednesday (27) approved a concessionary loan of US$ 200 million, at an interest rate of 1.25 percent, to Sri Lanka for the Health Sector Development Project to help the government upgrade
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New York coke producer found guilty of pollution
A federal jury on Thursday found Tonawanda Coke Corp, accused of years of illegal air pollution, guilty of violating federal clean air regulations and found its environmental manager guilty of hiding plant
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WB gives $ 200 m for health sector services
The World Bank approved yesterday a concessionary loan of US $ 200 million to Sri Lanka for the Second Health Sector Development Project (SHSDP) to help the Sri Lankan government to upgrade the standards
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New hope for colorectal cancer patients
RCC oncologists to be trained in new procedure in Singapore. Patients with advanced cancer of the colon, rectum, or ovaries may now have hope for long-term survival with the Regional Cancer Centre here
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UN report urges Africa's leaders to put environmental health policies first
Environmental factors contribute to 30% of Africa's disease burden and hinder the continent's development In 2006, a ship chartered by Dutch-based commodities trader Trafigura illegally unloaded 500
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Steps taken to reduce prices of cancer medicines, state tells High Court
The Punjab Government today told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that it had initiated steps to reduce the prices of cancer drugs. The assertion came in a reply to a petition filed in public interest
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Punjab taxes smokers for cancer fund
Punjab is no land for guzzlers, both of soft and hard drinks. After the new excise policy effected a hike in liquor prices, Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa Wednesday announced to hike the Vallue
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Risk of Alzheimer’s Has Increased, Reports Say
Deaths and the risk of dying from Alzheimer’s disease have risen significantly in the United States in the last decade, according to two reports released on Tuesday. Data from the Centers for Disease Control