-Hindustan Times New Delhi: The bread you eat everyday could be pushing you closer to Cancer. More than 80% of 38 popular brands of breads, buns and ready-to-eat burger and pizza tested positive for potassium bromate and iodate, a study by the Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment says. The first of the two chemicals is a category 2B carcinogen – that can possibly cause Cancer – and the second is known to...
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Study unveils NE Cancer shocker -Daulat Rahman
-The Telegraph Guwahati: Arunachal Pradesh has the highest number of liver Cancer patients in the country and the second highest stomach Cancer cases in the world after China, a nationwide Cancer-tracking programme conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research has found. The latest report on the country's Cancer scene, based on data available with the council's population-based Cancer registries (PBCR), also shows that Aizawl in Mizoram has the highest incidence of...
More »Cancer cases in India likely to soar 25% by 2020: ICMR -Sushmi Dey
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: New Cancer cases or its incidence in India is estimated to grow by 25% by 2020, according to the Cancer registry released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). While new cases in Delhi have increased rapidly since 2008-09, the burden in northeastern states is also high. Cancer cases in India are expected to jump from around 14 lakh in 2016 to over 17.3 lakh...
More »All you need to know about the new IPR Policy
-The Hindu The new Intellectural Property Policy, unveiled by the Finance Minister is in compliance with TRIPS. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley released India’s National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy recently. The Policy which is in compliance with WTO's (World Trade Organisation) agreement on TRIPS (Trade Related aspects of IPRs), aims to sustain entrepreneurship and boost Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet scheme 'Make in India.' Here are the highlights: >> The Policy aims to...
More »Drugs for BP, Cancer among 54 to see up to 55% price cut -Sushmi Dey
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Drug pricing regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has slashed prices of 54 essential medicines by up to 55%, including commonly used drugs for Cancer (brain and breast), hypertension, diabetes, antibiotics and other heart disorders. The move is aimed at bringing down prices of commonly used drugs for critical diseases by expanding span of price regulation to cover new drugs, NPPA Chairman Bhupinder Singh told TOI. In...
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