Endemic encounter
Some children appear to have received close to 100 rads. The radiation has mainly occurred from iodine 131, a radioactive form of iodine that is …
Eat sauce, fight cancer
Go grab a slice of pizza and be liberal with the ketchup. The tomato paste may help prevent many types of cancers
Mothers' gift
The benefits of breastfeeding babies include better intelligence, lower risk of cancer and asthma, and much more...
Health class
Enemies of health and allies of poverty join hand to create global havoc, leaving different marks on different classes
Cycle of movement
Watch video to find out who wins in this race to emit more. A blue graph will appear shortly on your screen. Do not be alarmed. It is an attempt …
Why cancer survival rate in India is a low 30 per cent
Study published in The Lancet indicates what the country will need to spend to provide basic cancer screening and care to patients
Fading history of Novartis v Union of India
The 2013 landmark Supreme Court judgement offers critical lessons on the intent behind crucial aspects of India’s key patent law
Drinking very hot beverages can cause oesophageal cancer, says IARC
The cancer research organisation concluded that high temperatures, rather than specific drinks, are carcinogenic
Social health schemes better for cancer patients than tax-based systems, say researchers
A study of European countries by London-based researchers shows the adverse impact of global financial crisis on cancer drug reimbursements
It's whales today, but it could be you tomorrow
Industrial pollution along Canada's southeastern coast and its fatal results form the theme of BBC's Death on the St Lawrence.
Cancer fumes
Scientists say diesel fumes are carcinogenic, giving the war against vehicular pollution a shot in the arm
Smoky future
A US jury holds tobacco companies liable for manufacturing a product that causes lung cancer and other diseases
Houston, we've a tumour
Docking a space shuttle and detecting tumours -- NASA's new neural network does both with aplomb
70% of women with early stage breast cancer can be spared chemotherapy
Women with the most common type of early stage breast cancer can be spared chemo as researchers identified patients who will best benefit from it …
Drug pricing body puts cap on trade margin for 42 anti-cancer drugs
Experts say move will not benefit patients as drug prices are already too high and the cap only negligible
Our discovery can help cancer patients
Amarnath Maitra , professor in the department of chemistry, University of Delhi, has developed a new way of administering drugs to the human body.…
Ayurvedic cure
A proposal to set up ayurvedic centres in hospitals across the country to treat cancer patients is on the anvil
Not immune to threat
A compound commonly found in fungicides and pesticides causes irreversible damage to our immune system
Getting close and personal
The war on cancer intensifies as scientists try to tailor treatment according to a patient's genetic make-up
Fatal exposure
Workers exposed to pesticides over a long period of time may run the risk of contracting cancer
Lack of options
Neither improving diesel quality nor upgrading engine technology help to avert the threat posed by toxic particulate emissions from diesel …
The air is heavy
Particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone: Delhi's air is already overcast with a very high concentration of these pollutants. Exposure to …
Haunted past
The Union Carbide concealed information about radiation levels in a uranium plant for 20 years. Murky details are coming to light now
Sands of cancer
Thorium in the sands of Kerala's Chavara-Neendakara area alters DNA sequence of the local population
Just tweaking time of administration can make cancer drugs more effective
IIT Madras researchers found that by aligning drug administration with the internal rhythms of reactive molecules production, the efficiency of …