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: With seven confirmed cases of swine flu being reported from New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) areas, its health department has decided to start a campaign to spread awareness about precautionary measures that need to be taken. Out of the seven cases, three are students of public schools. NDMC
NEW DELHI: The Union Health Ministry said 82 fresh swine flu cases were reported from across the country on Sunday, with the maximum of 34 coming from Pune. The break-up of those tested positive to the A(H1N1) virus is: Delhi (13), Mumbai (12), Chennai (7), Goa (4), Vadodara (3), Kozhikode …
AHMEDABAD: The death of Pravin Patel, a 43-year old NRI from US due to swine flu, has triggered a massive concern in the state about the explosive spread of the H1N1virus through thousands of NRIs from affected countries who are poised to return to Gujarat when Navratri begins in mid-September. …
The hill state has been, so far, free from the H1N1 virus, though there were two cases of suspected contact with infected persons which only caused a false alarm. State surveillance officer Dr Vinod Mehta said all 12 district hospitals and two government medical colleges at Shimla and Tanda had …
Four persons tested positive for H1N1 Influenza on Sunday as the total number of swine flu cases rose to 85 in the State. In accordance with the Union Health Ministry guidelines, many patients who tested positive have opted for home-quarantine. As many as 55 suspected cases visited Rajiv Gandhi Institute …
It could be the biggest breakthrough since the discovery of penicillin: a new generation of antivirals that work against a huge range of viruses, including ones that don't exist yet.
Pune Leaving no stone unturned in creating public awareness on swine flu, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday began using the mass media for airing jingles that conveyed a message on precautionary measures to keep a check on the spread of virus.
LUCKNOW: Two students from Noida admitted to hospitals in New Delhi were quarantined after preliminary medical examinations confirmed that they were suffering from swine flue. Both patients have been shifted to isolation wards dedicated to swine flue patients. Even their families are not being allowed to see them. Chief Medical …
The ill-equipped Infectious Diseases Hospital in Beleghata in the city braced for a flood of swine flu patients with two persons admitted yesterday testing positive and the countrywide count increasing rapidly. Health minister Surjya Kanta Mishra asked all district and subdivisional hospitals to
In the wake of the growing number of HIN1 cases and the death of a school child in Pune, city schools have launched multi-pronged strategies, including strict implementation of the 'no-school-if-sick' rule. School children wearing protective masks in Ranchi on Thursday, after report of the first Swine Flu case in …
Anticipating 30 per cent rise in the number of H1N1 flu (swine flu) patients due to change of season, the Punjab government has started steps to check the spread of the virus in the state. Following the death of a student in Pune due to the virus, Punjab has issued …
Mumbai: Parents in Pune have pressed the panic button after the death of Rida Shaikh, the first in the country to fall to swine flu, on August 3. On Wednesday over hundreds of people thronged Pune
Nanda Kasabe Pune: Serum Institute of India (SII) is working at a furious pace on producing a H1N1 vaccine. SII is among the three labs selected by the WHO in India to develop the vaccine. So far, there has been no vaccine made of this kind anywhere worldwide and around …
In April, the company had announced that it had got the World Health Organisation contract to develop and manufacture the vaccine. The company is in talks with both the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to bring down the administrative time lag. …
The death toll in the swine flu pandemic has passed the 1,000 mark, with 1,154 deaths since the outbreak was uncovered in April, data published today by the World Health Organisation showed. Swine flu now reaches 168 countries and territories, the WHO said in its latest update on its website. …
The Arunachal Pradesh Government has sounded a swine flu alert across this hilly Northeastern State, besides intensifying the precautionary measures to combat the disease. The State Government
