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Tax alcohol, tobacco, to tackle cancer: African Union first ladies
World

Tax alcohol, tobacco, to tackle cancer: African Union first ladies

First ladies attending the African Union summit in Niger on Saturday called for a rise in taxes for cancer-causing products…
Number of cancer patients in Egypt expected to increase threefold by 2050: official
Health & Fitness

Number of cancer patients in Egypt expected to increase threefold by 2050: official

Egypt is one of the countries in which the number of cancer patients is expected to reach three times the…
Monsanto kept ‘watch lists’ in seven EU countries: Bayer
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Monsanto kept ‘watch lists’ in seven EU countries: Bayer

Bayer’s public relations headaches over its mammoth takeover of Monsanto intensified Tuesday, as a scandal about “watch lists” of pro-…
Monsanto ordered to pay $2 bn in new Roundup trial
World

Monsanto ordered to pay $2 bn in new Roundup trial

A jury in California on Monday ordered Bayer-owned Monsanto to pay more than $2 billion damages to a couple that…
Don’t expose babies to electronic screens, says WHO
World

Don’t expose babies to electronic screens, says WHO

Infants less than a year old should not be exposed to electronic screens, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on…
Prostate cancer death rates stabilizing: study
Health & Fitness

Prostate cancer death rates stabilizing: study

Death rates from prostate cancer — the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men — have stabilized or declined in dozens…
Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller contributed to US man’s cancer: jury
Health & Fitness

Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller contributed to US man’s cancer: jury

The weedkiller Roundup was a “substantial factor” in the cancer of a US man who developed a lump in his…
Cancer deaths falling for half decade in EU: study
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Cancer deaths falling for half decade in EU: study

The death rate from cancer has been falling for half a decade in the EU, researchers said Tuesday, although the…
Vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer: study
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Vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer: study

The rapid scale-up of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer in a handful of rich countries…
AI system spots childhood disease like a doctor
Technology

AI system spots childhood disease like a doctor

An artificial intelligence (AI) programme developed in China that combs through test results, health records and even handwritten notes diagnosed…
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