Times of IndiaUS study links sugar, heart disease deathsTimes of IndiaBeing in the highest risk category in the study means your chance of dying prematurely from heart problems is nearly three times greater than for people who eat only foods with littl…
ManoramaonlinePollution increasing lung cancer in Indian womenManoramaonlineAccording to the National Cancer Registry of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in 1998 in Delhi, the ratio of lung cancer cases in men was nine per 100,000 males a…
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World Cancer Day: Debate on affordable drugs must focus on life or death for …
Firstpost In contrast, the compulsory licence for Nexavar (sorafenib tosylate, a drug used in the treatment of kidney and liver cancers), was India’s first, granted on the grounds that Bayer had failed to make the drug affordable and available in the required … |
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Motorcycle Expedition to Raise Awareness on TB
The New Indian Express Santhosh Baboo also said that it was the cadets’ 10th such expedition, and over the years, they had raised awareness on various other issues like cancer, female infanticide, HIV, eye donation and organ donation. The expedition, which will be flagged … |
Mohanlal Appreciates Mohanlal Fans Online Unit UAEOneindia EntertainmentThis is not just to support one deserving family, but to convey the larger message on the importance of organ donation/transplantation. There is never a better day than today. Come…
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NE tops cancer list, spike in gall bladder cases in Delhi women
Indian Express According to the report, which is likely to be released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in the next few months, the Northeast takes the top three slots for the incidence of cancer among both men and women. The age adjusted rate — a … |
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Patients feel the pinch as ART staff protest
Times of India But no tests like blood, urine and functioning of kidney or liver are conducted since %five days. “To carry out testing qualified personnel are required. We hope the issue may be redressed by the government by Tuesday or else we will make arrangement … |
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800 Patiala collegians sign no-dowry campaign petition
Times of India PATIALA: Moving beyond the culture of pledges for organ donations and against drug abuse and other social evils, around 800 college students of Patiala and surrounding villages, on Monday pledged against dowry and signed the “No Dowry Campaign … |
Sky News AustraliaCancer cases growing at an alarming pace: WHO agencyTimes of IndiaWHO experts say burden of infection-related cancers (including those of the cervix, liver, and stomach) and those associated with industrialized lifestyles (such as tho…
Fighting the emperor of maladiesTimes of IndiaReports say cancer cases in India will increase to 19.3 million a year by 2025. There are 2-2.5 … of time in India. Jharkhand has around 32,000 cancer patients and lung cancer is the most common along wit…