In a public announcement, the Singapore Food Agency clarified that ethylene oxide is not intended for direct use in food but rather employe...

In India, cervical cancer is the second most common in women, making up close to 18 per cent of the new cancer cases, the International Age...

Using newspapers to wrap food can cause serious and harmful health issues. The ink used in newspapers contain hazardous chemicals that may ...

India is the second largest consumer of tobacco in the world.

For the study, published in the journal Aerosol and Air Quality Research, the researchers collected air samples using battery-operated devi...

Lung cancer in non-smokers not only has a different set of possible causative agents, but also a different behaviour and treatment outcome.

Random changes or 'mistakes' in DNA when cells are dividing cause nearly two-third of all cancers in humans.

Incidentally, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in India had spoken about hazards of asbestos use in its report in 2008.

Environmental protection agencies across the world are pushing for a complete ban on usage of asbestos in auto parts. But India’s environme...

"The new law will reduce public health risk from a possible cancer-causing chemical. We had also recommended a ban on the use of potassium ...

Cancer in most cases may be the result of biological bad luck rather than caused by genes or environmental factors, a new study shows.

Researchers found that 22 cancer types could be largely explained by the "bad luck" factor of random DNA mutations during cell division.

Air pollution has emerged as the world’s single largest environmental health risk, having caused seven million deaths in 2012 — 80% of whic...

Air quality data of Central Pollution Control Board for 2010 shows that Kolkata and Delhi are among the worst affected cities in terms of a...

The discovery hinges on the fact that some cancers are caused by disruptions to specific signalling pathways found within cells.

he chemical 4-methylimidazole is the caramel colouring used in the beverages , according to a study released on Tuesday by the Center for S...

New research from the University of Pittsburgh shows that triphala, a general ayurvedic medicine for stomach ailments, can inhibit cancer o...