- 1 Agni-IV Ballistic Missile Test
- 2 Indian Navy Receives ‘Mangrol’ ASW-SWC
- 3 Machilipatnam: Seventh Mahe-Class Anti-Submarine Warfare Craft
- 4 India Leases Two MQ-9B SeaGuardian Drones
- 5 Indian Navy Inducts Nipun
- 6 Rotating Detonation Engine: A New Leap in Fuel-Efficient Propulsion
- 7 3D Model Could Improve Forecasting of Solar Eruptions
- 8 NASA’s ‘Big Bang’ Fix Gives Voyager 2 Another Year in Interstellar Space
- 9 IN-SPACe Guidelines for Planned Re-entry of Space Objects
- 10 SpaceX Reaches 100 Falcon Missions in 2026
- 11 X1: World’s Largest Fully Battery-Powered Aircraft
- 12 AI Platform MutAIverse Traces Chemicals Linked to DNA Damage
- 13 AI Framework Uncovers Hidden Cancer Stem Cells
- 14 IIT Patna Develops Hybrid Magneto-Rheometer for Smart Fluids
- 15 Light-Activated Nanobots for Targeted Breast Cancer Therapy
- 16 Smart Cancer Drug RK-251
- 17 AI Designs Complete Viral Genomes to Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria
- 18 Thunderquakes: Using Thunder to Map the Earth’s Subsurface
- 19 Mandatory Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication
- 20 800 kN FFSC Rocket Engine
- 21 India’s First Indigenous African Swine Fever Vaccine
- 22 Moken Sea Nomads and Underwater Vision
- 23 IUCAA Discovers X-ray Binary System in Magellanic Bridge
- 24 Bio-Inspired Coating for 3D-Printed Bone Implants
- 25 Reusable Rocket Stage Recovery by China
IARC Classifies Three Common Medicines as Group 1 Carcinogens
Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer research agency of the WHO, has classified hydrochlorothiazide, voriconazole and tacrolimus as “carcinogenic to humans” (Group 1).
- Hydrochlorothiazide is used to treat high blood pressure and has been linked to squamous cell skin carcinoma and lip cancer, partly due to increased sensitivity to UV radiation.
- Voriconazole, an antifungal medicine, has been associated with squamous cell skin carcinoma, particularly among transplant recipients receiving prolonged treatment.
- Tacrolimus, an immunosuppressant used to prevent organ transplant rejection, has been linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.
- All three medicines are included in the WHO Model List ....
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