Safe fibres

A technique to create 'safe' ceramic fibres

CHINA

Valley in danger

Closing shop

A ban on incinerators is on the anvil in Saitama, Japan

Cool cancer treatment

The cold virus could help patients undergoing chemotherapy

Cancer in the air

Even low levels of benzene can cause lymphomas cancer in children

Coughing up

Tobacco giant Philip Morris pays a record compensation to a smoker suffering from lung cancer

Death logs

Workers in the wood industry face higher risk of cancer

Smoking unabated

Women in the US continue to puff one too many

DNA to test carcinogens

Chips made of DNA strands can detect carcinogenic chemicals

Checking leukaemia

Real laureates

This year's Nobel prizes are truly grounded in practicality

Grow back wisdom

An attempt to revive vanishing medicinal plants through cultivation

Peru's war on 'biopiracy'

Farmers in Peru irate over US patents on 'natural viagra'

Shot in the arm

Stress may lead to cancer

Cigar smoking can cause cancer, heart disease and early death, finds a study

Cigars as bad as cigarettes, particularly among experienced smokers

New test for diagnosing ovarian cancer accurately

ADNEX can cut down on chances of unnecessary surgery

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