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Treatments were unsuccessful and Alice was forced to have her eye removed in June.

Toddler loses eye to rare cancer after mum noticed she couldn't see...

The youngster had been going blind in her left eye for months, however, nobody had noticed.

12 Oct 2018 3:52 PM IST

The research by evolutionary medicine professors in Switzerland and Australia is based on United Nations data charting average family size and disease incidence. (Photo: Pixabay)

People with more siblings, less likely to get cancer

Living in groups has been key to the survival of the human race for many reasons, many of which are obvious, many are...

12 Oct 2018 2:24 PM IST

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Some fairness creams not to be sold over counter

Fairness creams that contain the drug Hydroquinone will soon be included in the list of schedule H' drugs.

12 Oct 2018 2:05 AM IST

Many medicines were destroyed in the fire, but the patients will not face any problems, she assured.

250 patients evacuated after fire at hospital

No one hurt as medicines worth Rs 5cr gutted in blaze, Mamata orders enquiries.

4 Oct 2018 6:15 AM IST

Numerous cancers are preventable, but strategies to prevent them are either not accessible or not being adopted, leaving people at risk.

Army man to cycle from Pune to Odisha with cancer message

The Ahmednagar resident has now collaborated with a private foundation, Gramin Sneh, to raise awareness about cancer.

28 Nov 2018 2:04 AM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Understanding and treating stomach cancer

Stomach cancer, and in fact most cancers, are the result of a combination of environmental factors and genetic...

22 Nov 2018 4:19 PM IST

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Proposed cancer treatment may boost the disease

Here is what a new study has found.

21 Nov 2018 10:40 AM IST

Rigid arteries are an independent predictor of cardiovascular- related disease, death and vitamin D deficiency appears to be a contributor. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vitamin D supplements pointless for preventing heart disease, cancer,...

Study found participants' vitamin D levels had no effects on cancer risk or preventing serious heart issues as heart...

15 Nov 2018 2:11 PM IST

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Women cancer patients learn makeup tips in new Egypt workshop

The organisers hope to serve 5,000 Egyptian women in the first year, said Dina Omar, a cardiologist and one of the...

13 Nov 2018 1:18 PM IST

More obesity education and training are needed among healthcare professionals. (Photo: Pixabay)

Adolescent obesity linked to increased risk of pancreatic cancer

Study finds overweight and even higher weight within 'normal' weight range in men may increase pancreatic cancer risk in...

12 Nov 2018 8:58 PM IST

Its desirable to live longer and healthier but an ailing brain can make a mess of our lives as we grow older. The villain of the piece is dementia, which impairs ones cognitive abilities. Once stricken, there is no return. Family and friends watch helplessly as the victim fades away.

Trillion dollar memory loss

Neuroscientists are racking their brains the world over trying to identify what causes diseases of the brain.

11 Nov 2018 12:10 AM IST

The set of 170 chemical compounds was then tested across 100 lung cancer lines. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tumour immune cells can aid cancer therapies, says study

Approach could help doctors choose treatments for individual patients and predict which tumours are likely to respond to...

9 Nov 2018 9:35 AM IST