Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
CHENNAI: Fever deaths in Tamil Nadu touched 65, more than double the number of cases in 2016, raising concerns among public health experts across the state. According to the directorate of public health, while 16 people died of H1N1, an equal number of them died due to dengue. Besides, there …
To ensure that private hospitals in Jaipur provide tests and treatment for swine flu free of cost, state health department has formed a three member committee. The committee will carry out surprise inspections at private hospitals and keep a tab on the medical facilities. “Dr SK Jain, additional principal of …
Scientists have engineered an antibody that attacks 99% of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates. It is built to attack three critical parts of the virus - making it harder for HIV to resist its effects. The work is a collaboration between the US National Institutes of Health …
Mohali: The number of swine flu cases have been spurting in Mohali district as so far five deaths and 42 positive cases have been reported. Four cases of swine flu have been reported in the past one month from Zirakpur area. While last year, eight persons were tested positive with …
The health officials screened 788,000 people, out of which, 2,272 suspected cases were identified and 116 were found diagnosed with TB. Mumbai: The BMC recently conducted a drive to prevent tuberculosis (TB) cases, sending teams to carry out house-to-house surveys across 70 slums and crowded areas for people who could …
Climate change is likely to profoundly modulate the burden of infectious diseases. However, attributing health impacts to a changing climate requires being able to associate changes in infectious disease incidence with the potentially complex influences of climate. This aim is further complicated by nonlinear feedbacks inherent in the dynamics of …
Amid the rosy claims of the Gujarat government of controlling the H1N1 infection, the state on Sunday recorded 62 new swine flu cases, taking the total number of cases to 7,005 in the state this year. The death march also continued with three more patients succumbing to swine flu. With …
Despite tall claims of the District Health Department on preparedness to deal with dengue, malaria and swine flu, these diseases have started showing their presence. According to the Civil Hospital record, six cases of dengue, two of swine flu and 37 of malaria have been registered at the hospital till …
Swine flu cases are on the rise in Mohali district witnessing more than a five-fold increase in positive cases as compared to last year. So far, as many as 5 swine flu deaths and 42 confirmed cases have been reported from the district this year. In 2016, 8 persons had …
Indoors, aedes mosquito breeds in feng-shui plants, flower pots, fish tanks, unused tyres and petri-dishes. With mosquito-borne diseases on the rise in the state, the public health department is planning to expand the scope of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act (MMC Act), 1888, to the entire state to effectively act …
Jaipur: With each passing day, swine flu is becoming more prevalent in the state. Tormented by H1N1 influenza, patients are continuously being admitted to hospitals, especially those attached to government-run medical colleges in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Bikaner and Udaipur. But, it is worrisome for health authorities that number of …
Panaji: The death toll from swine flu (H1N1) has increased to ten from the previous figure of nine. A 75-year-old man from North Goa succumbed to the fever last week after brief hospitalization. State epidemiologist Dr Utkarsh Betodkar confirmed that ten persons have died of swine flu in the state …
The family footed a bill of Rs 9.3 lakh to treat her, even after the hospital waived 26 per cent of the bill. Four members of a Kurla family contracted H1N1 infection, and among them, a two-and-a-half-year-old-girl had to remain hospitalised for 33 days as she battled for her life …
Ahmedabad: Swine flu claimed three more lives on Tuesday taking the death toll to 403 in the state this year. The state reported 76 new cases of swine flu on Tuesday. With this, the total number of swine flu cases reached 6,626 this year. A statement from the state government …
Bhopal: At a time when the viral infection season is at its peak, health department-linked laboratories are failing to provide diagnostics reports on time. On Monday, at least 34 people who continued to be treated as 'suspected' cases of H1N1 awaited their test reports. So far this year, 286 people …
The viral disease H1N1 (swine flu) has claimed 48 lives in the last two months in the state. Health Minister Brahm Mohindra has called it “a serious situation”. The first case of swine flu was reported in July and since then, 193 confirmed cases have been reported. The maximum deaths …
Ahmedabad: With two more swine flu deaths reported in the state on Monday, the death toll due to the H1N1 virus infection reached 400 from January to September 11, said an official statement of the state government. The state reported 74 new swine flu cases on Monday, taking the total …
LUCKNOW: The number of positive swine flu cases reported in Lucknow on Sunday crossed the 2000th mark with 44 new cases of influenza A H1N1 tested positive on the day. The tally of positive swine flu patients since January until now in Lucknow alone reached 2008 cases and 13 positive …
Ahmedabad: Gujarat on Sunday reported three deaths and 107 new cases of swine flu. With this, total number of swine flu mortalities reached 398 this year and 6,416 cases has been reported so far. The state government claimed that 2,774 patients have been cured in last 15 days and 5,476 …
Pregnant women must take special care during this season as they are immune compromised and susceptible. Hyderabad: Two hundred and sixty five cases of swine flu have been detected state-wide since August 1, 2017, a sudden increase that should be taken seriously by public health authorities. Those suffering from diabetes, …
