Pune Experts are of the opinion that sedentary lifestyle and environmental pollution also contribute to cancer

With 928 persons seeking radiation therapy at Ruby Hall centre in 2007 and 1258 in 2008, the number of cancer

TIRUCHI: With a view to improving environmental health through regular monitoring, assessment and remediation of chemicals (pollutants) for the betterment of the blue planet, a better understanding of the conventional and emerging pollutants was arrived at during the two-day International Symposium on Trace Organic Pollutants in the Environment

Hyderabad, Nov. 8: Experts cite environmental pollution and presence of harmful chemicals for the spread of cancer.

Hyderabad, Nov. 1: One of the indirect causes of pneumonia is high pollution levels in the twin cities.

Oct. 29: City health researchers have found an environmental and genetic link to endometriosis.
Endometriosis is associated with chronic pelvic pain and irregular monthly cycles. It is also one of the major causes of infertility in women. It affects about 15 per cent women of child-bearing age.

Pollutant keeps the iodine in breast milk from babies a common pollutant called perchlorate may be the reason behind iodine deficiency disorders among children, said a group of us researchers. Infants get their required dose of iodine from breast milk. Theories have linked iodine deficiency among infants to two factors: one, if the mother is undernourished and iodine-deficient, and two,