Budget Prepares For Rise In Cancer Cases

Do we have enough trained oncologists and medical professionals in India to man these over 4,500 beds in the public sector? IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit A Shah at the Shri Mahavir Health and......

India registered 9.3 lakh cancer deaths, 2nd highest in Asia

India registered about 12 lakh new cancer cases and 9.3 lakh deaths in 2019, becoming the second highest contributor to the disease burden in Asia for that year, according to a new study published......

Obama campaigns for life of South Asian man

Democratic presidential candidate, US Senator Barack Obama, has joined the personal campaign of Vinay Chakravarthy struggling to find a donor of South Asian origin to help him undergo a bone marrow......

An extraordinary message of love, hope to Japan

A popular Japanese story has it that the one that succeeds in creating a thousand origami cranes will have a wish granted by the Almighty. Sadako Sasaki, a 12-year-old victim of the 1945 Hiroshima......

Indian pharma has no incentive to innovate

No one expected, when the first major clinical trial started on Glivec in 2000, that the patients would live much beyond a couple of years.Yet, seven years later, 86 per cent of them were still......

Bird flu: The Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry is in a fix

It is estimated that around 60 million people are directly impacted by the poultry sector in India. The death of a 11-year-old boy due to ‘bird-flu’, even before the devastating......

Natco medicine gets 'Orphan Drug' status

Natco Pharma's anti-cancer drug, NRC-AN-019, has received 'Orphan Drug' designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for three indications - glioma (brain tumour), pancreatic cancer......

Novartis gets patent for cancer drug

Swiss drug manufacturer Novartis AG has been granted patent protection in India for Nilotinib, a superior version of blood cancer drug Gleevec (imatinib mesylate). It has been engaged in a legal......

11-year-old Lion King star Shannon Tavarez dies

The 11-year-old Shannon Tavarez, who played the character of young Nala in one of Disney's most popular production Lion King, has died from leukemia. Shannon gave voice to the lioness cub in the......

When actors go bald

When actors sign on a film, they're signing on to much more than just acting. Sometimes their appearances undergo a drastic change. In the case of Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz, she lopped......

'It's very important to make a happy film that entertains'

On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 91st birth anniversary on September 30, we bring back excerpts from a Rediff interview with the brilliant filmmaker, just after the release of his last film, Jhoot Bole......

Pink Test special: Konstas honours family's cancer battle

'Pink Test' is a ‘special event’ for Sam Konstas whose cousin and grandfather died of cancer IMAGE: Sam Konstas revealed how his cousin died of leukemia and his grandpa of bowel......

Sports Shorts: Tokyo Olympics medal hopeful Ikee diagnosed with leukemia

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee became the first female athlete to be named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) at an Asian Games.......

Spanish football coach dies of coronavirus aged 21

IMAGE: Francisco Garcia was serving as the manager of Atletico Portada Alta's youth team since 2016 Spanish football coach Francisco Garcia has passed away aged 21 after contracting coronavirus.......

Ex-India footballer battling blood cancer, vows to return stronger

Former Indian forward Surojit Bose, an important member of Mahindra United's National Football League win in 2005-06, is battling stage one blood cancer and is currently being treated at the All......

Sports Shorts: Pakistan averts hockey Asiad boycott over allowance payments

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday IMAGE: China and Pakistan players shake hands after the 7th/8th place match between Pakistan and China on day nine of the Hero......