cancer
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…
Shah of Iran modernized his nation but vacillated in crisis
Middle East
January 17, 2019
Shah of Iran modernized his nation but vacillated in crisis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At the height of his power in 1971, Iran’s Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi drew…
Samsung Electronics apologises for factory cancer cases
Technology
November 23, 2018
Samsung Electronics apologises for factory cancer cases
Samsung Electronics apologised Friday to workers who developed cancer after working at some of its factories, finally ending a…
Monsanto appeals damning Roundup cancer verdict
Health & Fitness
November 21, 2018
Monsanto appeals damning Roundup cancer verdict
Monsanto on Tuesday said it is asking an appeals court to toss out a damning verdict in a landmark…
Skin cancer deaths rates soar, mostly for men: study
Health & Fitness
November 5, 2018
Skin cancer deaths rates soar, mostly for men: study
Skin cancer deaths among men have soared in wealthy nations since 1985, with mortality rates among women rising more…
U.S. judge affirms Monsanto weed-killer verdict, slashes damages
World
October 23, 2018
U.S. judge affirms Monsanto weed-killer verdict, slashes damages
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday affirmed a verdict against Bayer AG unit Monsanto that found its glyphosate-based weed-killers…