Crisis staved off
How smoking causes cancer
Researchers discover the cellular reactions that trigger tumours
Herbal cure to cancer
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Toxic tales from God's own country
As deformity cases swell in Kerala's Kasaragod district, the silent screams of the victims fall on the deaf ears of the government
Lethal link
An expert on toxicology and a campaigner deeply concerned with the health impact of chemical pesticides, Romeo F Quijano was at the forefront …
United States bans white asbestos, last of its kind still in use
Chrysotile asbestos used in chlor-alkali industry to make water treatment chemicals, chlorine bleach, caustic soda
WHO releases technical guidance for procurement, safe use of radiotherapy devices
More than half the cancer patients require radiotherapy as part of cancer care
Simply Put: Editing out the problem
Blueprint to tackle non-communicable diseases released
It has a list of good practices and gives structure to an otherwise unregulated field
Nanotherapy for cancer
Nanoparticles wrapped in polymers effectively kill cancer cells
A cancer centre is the latest victim of cyber attacks. Why health data hacks keep happening
Nearly half of these ransomware attacks disrupted the health-care services, with impacts including electronic system downtime, cancellations of …
HPV vaccines effective in reducing infections, precancerous warts: WHO
Widespread vaccination programmes can help achieve WHO's global call to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem
FDA approves marketing of 8 smokeless tobacco products in US
Using General Snus instead of tobacco cigarettes can cut risk of mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and chronic …
Now, chickens lay eggs with anti-cancer drugs
These chickens were genetically modified by Scottish researchers, who say that this method is 100 times cheaper than producing the drugs in factories
Air pollution kills 7 million people annually: WHO
Up to one-third of deaths from heart attack, stroke, lung cancer and chronic respiratory diseases are caused by air pollution, says World Health …
A flower which can treat skin cancer and prevent greying of hair
Used for worship and hair colouring, modern entrepreneurs have found new uses for the hibiscus flower
Tobacco control policies are effective, says WHO report
The report further finds that tobacco control does not harm economies and has a modest impact on employment
Call to make healthy choices available and affordable
Health experts lash out at food industry for putting public health at risk
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'Lifestyle' diseases spur UN to act
Time to wake up to threat of NCDs
As the UN begins its meeting to devise strategies to tackle NCDs, Indian public health activists say it was a wake-up call for the health …
Non-communicable diseases: The unrecognised public health threat
Health is rarely the topic of discussion at the UN general assembly. But starting September 19, the UN began a high-level meeting to debate a …
Researchers find more reasons to quit smoking
Death due to renal failure and intestinal ischemia associated with smoking
Punjab, cancer capital of India
Government survey shows cancer cases in the state exceed national average