As gutkha stands banned, dohra consumption rising in Uttar Pradesh

Dohra does not contain any statutory warning label and hence, consumers are unaware of its health hazards

That toaster could give you cancer

Scientists are embroiled in a controversy on whether electromagnetic fields generated by power lines and household electrical devices can cause cancer

Laboratory-made antibodies work miracles

Scientists have genetically engineered specific antibodies to prevent organ rejection in transplants and to combat cancer. This opens up new …

No ozone depletion over India yet

The ozone layer over India is in place, though there is a trend towards depletion, say meteorologists

In which the count fell

A recent study establishes that sperm count has fallen drastically since the 1930s in the US and Europe

Face off with cancer

It's simple. Cut the face out, remove the tumour, and put the face back on. Surgeons are doing it in Hong Ko

Spanish folly

When the Spanish found tobacco in America did they bite off more than they could chew? The debate still continues in the form of gutka in India

Cigarettes, cars, and public health

Why should only cars be blamed for causing cancer? There should be health norms for cigarettes, too

Pollution: The crusade continues

US-based environmental pollution crusader Erin Brockovich and her partner Ed Masry are at it again. The target of their attention this time is …

Burn baby burn

The use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam war maimed US soldiers as well. A first hand account

Cancer kills 400,000 each year, but screening for the disease yet to take off

Lack of trained manpower main hurdle, says health secretary

Cancer rises in the Northeast

Report of Indian Council of Medical Research shows Aizawl district in Mizoram has the highest incidence of cancer

New technique may help quicken production of blood cancer drug

Rising cancer cases in Mizoram: interview with Eric Zomawia

In capital Aizawl, a male below 64 years has 15.9 per cent chance of developing cancer while a female below 74 years has 21.1 per cent risk

Melanin regulator

Interferon-gamma, a protein, checks melanin production

Internal purifiers

Polymer-coated antibody helps remove impurities from the blood after cancer treatment

Urban burden

Farm fatale

Rise in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and other forms of cancer cases linked to farming activities

Let-off

Tobacco companies get a reprieve in the UK. How will Asia fare?

Sick in sanctuary

Healthy tea

Cancerous pot-belly

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Drug row

Cornucopia of cures

Genome of life saving bacterium is sequenced