Sister Mary Joseph Dempsey, a surgical assistant, noted in the 1920s that some patients with metastatic cancer had a new palpable swelling or nodule in their navel.
Two of the top three killers among women – breast and cervical cancer – can be identified at an early and treatable stage if a regular screening routine is put in place for all women.
International Diabetes Federation recommends 1-hr plasma glucose test, a more sensitive & practical method. A 1-hPG value of 209 mg/dL or more indicates Type 2 diabetes.
The ‘Distaff Gospels’ share advice on pregnancy, childbirth and health. The collection was compiled during secretive meetings of French women who had gathered to spin flax.
Swiss drugmaker Roche Pharma says Ocrelizumab can help manage multiple sclerosis & impede disability progression. Doctors welcome launch but caution against potential side effects.
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand will repeal on Tuesday a world-first law banning tobacco sales for future generations, the government said, even while researchers and campaigners
For every $1 invested in women’s health, there would be around $3 in economic growth, says a McKinsey report. Closing the gap could also add $1 trillion to the global economy by 2040.
By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.
It will be tough for Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra to get right. Rupee is the worst-performing Asian currency this year against the dollar.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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