New Delhi: Ethylene oxide is a cancer-causing agent that can raise the risk of breast cancer, as well as cause damage to the DNA, the brain, and the nervous system in humans. The carcinogen has…
New Delhi: A team of US researchers has developed a new immunotherapy technique that uses cytokine proteins as a potential treatment, effectively targeting tumours without causing harm to healthy cells. Cytokines are small protein molecules…
New Delhi: The baby-food brands sold by global giant Nestle in India contain high levels of added sugar, while such products are sugar-free in the United Kingdom, Germany Switzerland, and other developed nations, an investigation…
New Delhi: India bears a significant burden of oral cancers, and the country contributes to about 30 per cent of all global cases, said doctors on Tuesday. April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. Also known…
New Delhi: Increased stress in life and a sedentary lifestyle combined with a spike in consumption of junk food, smoking tobacco, and alcohol is behind the surging cases of diseases in India, said experts here…
New Delhi: More than 50 per cent of people remained Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)-free for up to nine years who received the oral spray-based vaccine ‘MV140’, a new study has said. According to the study…
New Delhi: If you are regularly experiencing tingling, burning, numbness, and pain in your feet, you may be prediabetic — a sign that your body’s insulin levels are rising, said Dr. Sudhir Kumar, a Hyderabad-based…
New Delhi: In a ray of hope for millions suffering from cancer, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday unveiled the country’s first indigenously-made and affordable gene therapy for the deadly disease. Launching the gene therapy treatment…
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday said that media reports claiming a significant hike in medicine prices are “false, misleading and malicious”. Some media reports have claimed that medicine…
Mumbai: In a rare case, doctors here have given a new lease of life to a micro-preemie baby girl born at 23 weeks, weighing just 620 grams. Micro-preemies are babies born at an extremely low…
