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World No Tobacco Day 2013: 10 dangerous chemicals in cigarettes

May 28, 2013

May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. All our life we’ve been told that smoking’s bad; that it causes cancer, heart disease among other problems but do you know how? The main addictive ingredient in cigarette is nicotine which …

Punjab HC issues notice to Centre, state on carcinogens

April 8, 2013

The Punjab and Haryana High Court issued notice to the union government and authorities in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh after admitting a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on cancer-causing agents. The PIL, filed …

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Chemotherapy, carcinoma, complete remission and other such cancer terms explained

March 26, 2013

Cancer: Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the body characterized by an abnormal growth of cells. Normally, cells multiply in the body and die at the end of their lifecycle. In cancer, cells divide rapidly and the …

Antioxidants: Facts you should know

January 13, 2013

Recently James Watson, who won the Nobel Prize for cracking the DNA code with Francis Crick in 1962, said that antioxidants may actually cause cancer instead of fighting it. It may also interfere with the efficient working of …

Plants could increase efficacy of anti-fungals

October 7, 2012

Thanks to unexpected findings, certain plant compounds could help prescription drugs fight severe fungal infections more effectively, Bruce C. Campbell, who was earlier in Agricultural Research Service (ARS) under the US …

A mobile app for skin cancer screening

July 13, 2012

Your iPhone and iPad can now do much more. Researchers have revolutionized the iPhone and iPad to detect cancer. A new app called UMSkinCheck, designed for iPhone and iPad, will screen skin cancers by reminding users to compare …

Oral cancer causing chemical found in gutka!

August 15, 2012

It is bad news for those Malayalis who use smokeless tobacco -- in the form of 'gutka' and similar products -- as a research in the US has, for the first time, identified a specific oral cancer-causing chemical in smokeless …

Beware – you might be feeding your baby deadly arsenic!

February 17, 2012

All those who swear by organic food or prefer baby food formulas are in for a rude shock - they may be high in arsenic content, known for toxicity and as a potential carcinogen. Brian Jackson from Dartmouth College and others …

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