cancer
Tax alcohol, tobacco, to tackle cancer: African Union first ladies
World
July 7, 2019
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
July 3, 2019
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
World
May 21, 2019
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
May 14, 2019
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
April 25, 2019
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
April 3, 2019
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
March 20, 2019
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
Health & Fitness
March 19, 2019
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
Health & Fitness
February 20, 2019
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
February 12, 2019
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…