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High BP drugs can control spreading cancer

High BP drugs can control spreading cancer

Calcium channel blockers target Myosin-10 cancer cells blocking cancer cell movement

18 Dec 2016 2:00 PM IST

The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India had issued an advisory not to use newspapers for wrapping edibles.

Don't wrap edibles in newspaper: FDA

FDA officials said that the campaign will educate people and vendors about the dangers of wrapping edibles in paper.

17 Dec 2016 3:56 AM IST

The new ink can prevent inflammation and discomfort at the site of the tattoo made to cure cancer before the treatment starts. (Photo: Pixabay)

New tattoo ink may improve skin cancer treatment

The tattoo ink helps make the marks disappear after the treatment

23 Dec 2016 4:13 PM IST

Arnab won the Springer Thesis

Indian-American scientist launches book on cancer

Arnab De's book "Ubiquitin Chains, Degradation and Beyond", explores protein degradation and focuses on a gene that...

21 Dec 2016 9:01 AM IST

Breast cancer was the most common cancer for women (2.4 million cases) and the leading cause of cancer deaths in women (Photo: AFP)

Cancer cases up by 33% in a decade: study

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide and estimates of its burden around the globe are vital for cancer...

5 Dec 2016 9:32 AM IST

About 3.6 per cent of cancer cases worldwide have been attributed to alcohol (Photo: AFP)

White wine can increase cancer risk: study

Previous research has suggested that alcohol can cause carcinogenesis as the ethanol in alcohol metabolises into...

1 Dec 2016 8:34 PM IST

FSSAI prohibits implied claims like that a product will cure a certain disease, or claims of drug-like efficacy like prevents bone fragility in post-menopausal women .

Eating food wrapped in newspapers can invite cancer, says FSSAI

There is an urgent need to discourage the use of newspaper as food packaging material by creating awareness, says...

8 Dec 2016 7:00 AM IST

iverse types of cancer afflict countries very differently. (Photo: AFP)

Cancer cases up by 50 per cent in developing countries

In 2015, there were 17.5 million new cancer cases worldwide and 8.7 million deaths.

7 Dec 2016 5:35 PM IST

A common chemotherapy drug combination may have more young eggs in their ovaries afterwards. (Photo: Pixabay)

Chemotherapy may cause women to grow new eggs

A therapy commonly used to target Hodgkin's lymphoma appears to increase the number of non-growing eggs in women's...

6 Dec 2016 6:37 PM IST

The video was recorded when he was playing at Connaught Place (Photo: Facebook)

Musician performing to fund wife's treatment goes viral

The man in Delhi doesn't beg but plays music at public spaces in cities across the country and cells his CDs for money.

6 Dec 2016 3:21 PM IST

Comparing mortality trends between countries helps identify which health care systems have been the most efficient at reducing breast cancer mortality. (Representational Image)

Breast cancer mortality rate continue to decline: study

Breast cancer is by far the primary cancer site in women.

10 Dec 2016 8:50 PM IST