Tropic of cancer

Childhood cancer rates in India are increasing by six per cent every year

Authorities clueless Carcinogen NP in a large number of products in India.

Stream of ash

State-run thermal power plant pollutes rivulet; disturbs livelihood and health of people in 27 Andhra Pradesh villages

Children of a lesser god

Children don't have a voice. They can't lobby or fight governments. The initiative lies with India's medical establishment and the civil society

Soft Target

Children are bearing the brunt of environmental degradation. Across the class divide, they are eating, drinking and breathing poison. And their …

Poison on the plate

Study links toxins in food products to cancer and other diseases in children

Lateral Thoughts: Waiting for bad news

Adverse reactions are part and parcel of vaccination. We can know about safety of COVID-19 vaccines being used in India only after people receive …

Berries boost effectiveness of cancer treatment

Extract of chokeberries found to hasten death of pancreatic cancer cells when added to chemotherapy drug, says study

News 360° - Briefs

Punbjab university plays host to pesticide lobby

Healthcare in Malwa in shambles

One death from non-communicable diseases every 2 seconds: WHO recommends policies

India had one of the highest death rates from chronic respiratory diseases in 2019

Hirakud, 7 other Odisha wetlands show high levels of toxic heavy metals

High carcinogenic risk at Hirakud for adults and children; Heavy metals can enter crops through soil, get consumed by humans, warns study  

World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco farming adding to global food crisis, says WHO

Growing sustainable crops can help address acute global food insecurity, governments urged to stop tobacco farming subsidies

As told to Parliament (February 10, 2023): Smriti Irani says her ministry ‘unaware’ of CSE report on malnutrition deaths

The report by Centre for Science & Environment and DTE shows over 1.7 million Indians die every year due to poor diet

Bread makers’ body withdraws potassium bromate; CSE welcomes move

A CSE study found 84 per cent of bread samples in Delhi to contain potassium bromate and/or potassium iodate, two food that may have adverse …

Testing cervical cancer made easy

New device called AV Magnivisualizer will assist initial screening; can operate on battery in remote areas

Faceless Figures

The status of cancer data in India is as scary as the killer itself. The most recent data on cancer by the Indian Council of Medical Research is …

Wooing the judges, openly

There is conflict of interest as US patent owners schedule meetings with Indian judiciary and patent regulators

As told to Parliament (March 25, 2022): Central hub to provide quality seeds to farmers

All that was discussed in the House through the day

India won’t meet UN targets to reduce premature mortality from major non-communicable diseases: ICMR-NCDIR

NCDs account for 66 per cent of all deaths in India, of which 22 per cent were premature deaths in 2019

As told to Parliament (March 21, 2023): Maternal mortality went down to 97 per 100,000 live births in 2018-20

All that was discussed in the House through the day  

Botox may be used to treat stomach cancer

Study shows nerves help cancer cells grow; Botox used to block the connection

Why we need a new lens to clear the air

Science may have become our only crutch against bad air, but it is time we invented a new politics of space that privileges the walker and the cyclist

Researchers assess Iceland’s DNA

The study would go a long way in finding women at risk of developing breast cancer, according to the team