Influenza, or flu, and air pollution are significant public health risks that impact nations around the world with large economic consequences. The authors of this paper show that increased levels of air pollution significantly increase the rate of hospitalisation for people with flu. In addition, they find that protection afforded …
NEW DELHI: After having shown a slight decline in numbers, swine flu seems to have made a return with the number of cases climbing up in the Capital over the past one week. The number of children testing positive for the flu too have registered an increase.
DPS Mathura Road, Frank Anthony and two other schools in the east Delhi closed till the next week The city on Thursday recorded 176 fresh cases of H1N1 flu, the highest for a day since the outbreak of the disease, leading to speculation that the city was witnessing the second …
Two more people have been confirmed positive for Influenza A in Maldives raising Influenza A positive cases to 35. The two people confirmed positive include a 30 year old man from Gnaviyani atoll Fuvahmullah and a 16 year old girl from Vaavu atoll Thinadhoo. Day by day, Influenza A confirmed …
Ahmedabad: Twenty nineyear-old Dharmistha Rathod from Himmatnagar, who tested positive for H1N1 virus, died on Wednesday afternoon, taking the total number of swine flu deaths in the state to 46. Rathod was suffering from fever, weakness and had difficulty in breathing since November 13. Later on November 17, she was …
This past fortnight has witnessed as many as 42 fresh cases of H1N1 in various city hospitals affecting several children and docs After the last surge in Pune, H1N1 is beginning to gain what some experts believe could be a precursor to epidemic proportions in the Union territory of Chandigarh. …
A major concern about the ongoing swine-origin H1N1 influenza virus (S-OIV) outbreak is that the virus may be so different from seasonal H1N1 that little immune protection exists in the human population. In this study, we examined the molecular basis for pre-existing immunity against S-OIV, namely the recognition of viral …
Indian drug major Cipla has launched generic versions of anti-flu drugs oseltamivir and zanamivir in the local market to treat the H1N1 influenza, which is spreading across the globe and in India. Cipla will brand oseltamivir in the local market as Antiflu and zanamivir as Virenza. Antiflu will cost Rs …
Rajkot/Gandhidham: Two more persons succumbed to the H1N1 pandemic in Saurashtra-Kutch region in the past 24 hours. With these deaths, the toll has risen to 43 in the state. On Monday, reports of samples of two persons sent to Rajkot tested positive for the flu. These include a 37-year-old man …
Pune Two persons died of H1N1 at Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital in Pimpri, taking the death toll to 99 in Pune district. On Tuesday, Navnath Thombre from Chakan in Khed taluka died at YCM hospital, Pimpri. Hospital authorities said he had been brought to the hospital on October 30 and …
Satyasundar Barik BHUBANESWAR: This was the last thing that the Orissa government needed. Swine flu scare which has so far been limited to urban centres of the State has now surfaced in rural region. Two suspected swine flu affected students staying in a tribal residential school in Sundargarh district have …
More Pvt Hospitals Identified To Treat H1N1 Patients Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: Ahead of winters, a jittery state health department is apparently bracing itself for an onslaught of swine flu cases in the city. Apart from the present designated private hospitals across four cities, the health department is now …
President Barack Obama declared swine flu a national emergency, the White House announced in a statement yesterday. The declaration is designed to help US medical treatment facilities deal with a surge in H1N1 influenza patients by waiving government rules on a case-by-case basis, the announcement said. That might make it …
Pune Of the 185 deaths due to the H1IN1 virus in Maharashtra, 119 persons were from the age group of 16-45 years and Tamiflu was not given in 17 cases. In its analysis of the number of H1N1 deaths between August-October this year, the Directorate of Health has pointed out …
Oct. 14: In the wake of a warning sounded by the World Health Organ-isation (WHO) about a second outbreak of swine flu, the district administration has prepared a detailed ground-level action plan to tackle virus. The action plan involves creating an awareness among the people by giving them tips to …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:The total swine flu cases in the state crossed 300 with 10 more cases reported on Sunday. Four cases from Ernakulam, three from Thiruvananthapuram and one each from Thrissur, Malappuram and Kannur were reported in the last 24-hours. The total number of positive Swine Flu cases have gone up to …
India's hope for a H1N1 vaccine has got a shot in the arm with Serum Institute beginning animal trials for the vaccine, a prelude to the much tougher human trials. "Animal trials for the H1N1 vaccine have started," Rajeev M. Dhere, senior director, Serum Institute of India, said. Around 500 …
During the period of last week no patients affected by Novel Influenza A/H1N1 have been treated at the IDH indicating a significant decline in the number of affected persons, IDH, Director Dr. Anura Senanayake said. According to Dr. Senanayake since mid June this year the IDH has treated 100 confirmed …
The World Health Organi-sation restated its confidence in the H1N1 flu vaccine on Tuesday, calling it the most important tool against the pandemic. Mild adverse side effects such as muscle cramps or headache are to be expected in some cases, but everyone who has access to the vaccine should be …
