Only four countries making full efforts to end smoking: WHO
Netherlands, Mauritius join Brazil and Turkey in implementing all recommended measures to reduce tobacco smoking globally
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on HPV vaccines for cervical cancer
Gardasil and Cervarix were approved by drugs controller even though they are unproven and hazardous, alleges petition
India is 20 yrs behind in managing non-communicable diseases, shows survey
Pilot assessment in Shimla and Udaipur shows high prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and poor health infrastructure
Most Central Asian countries have broken food safety control systems, finds paper
Severe food safety challenges in CAREC member countries; overlaps in mandates and institutional conflicts in China
Petrol price hike's hidden dangers
Anumita Roychowdhury, head of air pollution control unit of Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment, explains the health, budgetary …
Deaths due to non-communicable diseases increased by 37 per cent since 1990
Kerala, Goa, and Tamil Nadu have the largest share of non-communicable diseases, according to the 2016 India State-level Disease Burden study
One test to detect different types of cancers
Test distinguishes between healthy patients and those with cancer, based on the damage done to the DNA present in their white blood cells
SC takes cognisance of alarming increase in air pollution in Delhi
Centre for Science and Environment welcomes apex court’s decision to accelerate priority measures to cut toxic vehicular emissions and air …
‘Possible carcinogen’ bromate found in Mumbai’s packaged water
Study by BARC scientists stresses the need to define safe limits for by-products like bromate in bottled and drinking water in India
ChevronTexaco on trial
October 21, 2003. High-level corporate lawyers from ChevronTexaco sit in the same packed muggy courtroom as bare-breasted Amazonian men and women …
Cancer drug touted as fertility pill
Cancer drug letrozole is at the centre of a controversy over its being promoted as a fertility enhancer. The Union government has issued notices …
Chernobyl
Twenty years ago -- on April 26, 1986 -- the biggest nuclear disaster happened in Chernobyl, in what was then the Soviet Union, when a chain …
A researcher reflects on progress fighting hepatitis C — and a path forward
The development of treatments over the past 30 years reflects the amazing progress the field has made in tackling hepatitis C in a relatively …
"Massive assault"
Vo Quy is semi-retired, but still officially heads the Center for Natural Resources Management and Environmental Studies at the University of …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 7, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Osteoporosis drug may find use in cancer therapy
A group of drugs called bisphosphonates, which are used for treatment of osteoporosis, can also be used for treating some lung, breast and colon …
Over 3% of all cancer patients in India are under 15; 4.6% under 20: Study
Leukaemias make up nearly half of all cancers in 0-4 year age group (42.1%), 5-9 year age group (42.5%)
Unhealthy numbers
India saw the world’s third highest number of new cancer cases and the second highest mortality rate attributed to the disease in 2022. The …
India reported 1.41 million new cancer cases in 2022; breast cancer ranks highest
Globally, lung cancer most common, followed by breast, colorectal, prostate and stomach cancers
Cancer treatment can cause metastasis; a new nutraceutical drug can contain it: Research
R-Cu made from grape extract, resveratrol, and copper, deactivates chromatin particles, reduces toxicity of chemotherapy drugs
Sarah Ferguson diagnosed with malignant melanoma – here are the latest treatments for it
While melanoma is much more common in people with the duchess’s skin type, it’s important to be aware that anyone can get it
World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF pledge close to $600 million to combat cervical cancer
Commitments at first ever global forum to eliminate the fourth most prevalent cancer among women
Union Budget 2024-25 encourages vaccination against cervical cancer, provides insurance to frontline health workers
We hope the regular budget after the elections increases the health budget while paying attention to greater utilisation, expert tells Down To Earth
As told to Parliament (February 9, 2024): Cancer cases on the rise in India
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Drug cures rectal cancer patients in new trial. Will this impact current course of treatment?
Patients part of the study didn't require any chemotherapy or surgery