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Mobile phone use doesn't lead to brain cancer: WHO's most detailed study

There is no link between using a mobile phone and developing brain cancer, according to a review of studies, which was commissioned by the World Health Organization. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

Night shifts can cause cancer

It's a wake up call for all those busy working at odd hours in offices -- working in night shifts can cause cancer by disrupting your body clock. According to a new study, night shift work......

Quad statement includes subtle warning to China over Indo-Pacific

The four-member Quad is a force for good and is more strategically aligned than ever before, a joint declaration issued after the meeting of the grouping's leaders, including Prime Minister......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Study finds no link between cell phone use, cancer

The World Health Organisation's study on links between mobile phone use and certain types of brain cancer has proved inconclusive. The researchers said that even though there could be possible......

FSSAI launches probe into MDH and Everest products

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has commissioned a quality check on MDH and Everest products. Photograph: MDH/Facebook This follows complaints that several popular spice......

Budget 2012 is a mixed bag, says CSE

Centre for Science and Environment supports the tax hike on big cars and SUVs brought on by the Union Budget 2012. Excise duty on large cars has increased marginally from 22 per cent to 24 per......

Cervical cancer drug majors vie for India pie

Global cervical cancer drugs majors Merck and GlaxoSmithKline are battling it out in India, which is potentially the world's largest market for such drugs. US-based Merck is confident that its......

Will govt's move to limit use of herbicide glyphosate hit India's food security?

Kerala, Punjab, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are among the major agriculturally important states that have banned the use of glyphosate citing its adverse impact on human health. In a sudden move,......

No carcinogen in our daily bread please!

'Government must strictly ban use of potassium bromate, a known carcinogen.' It has been a rattling week for bread lovers after a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found over......

State of the Lance Armstrong Foundation's finances

Lance Armstrong stepped down on Wednesday as chairman of the Austin, Texas-based Livestrong cancer charity he founded in 1997. -All about the Lance Armstrong doping case The Lance Armstrong......

Livestrong cancer charity drops Armstrong name from title

The Lance Armstrong Foundation has formally dropped the name of the disgraced cyclist from its title, the organization said on Wednesday, marking the latest move by the cancer charity to distance......

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