cancer
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…
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…