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 …
LONDON: In a drive to inoculate people against A(H1N1) Influenza before winter, many European governments say they will fast-track the testing of a new flu vaccine, arousing concern among some experts about safety issues and proper vaccine doses. The European Medicines Agency, the EU
Ananth Krishnan BEIJING: Chinese doctors say they have found a herbal remedy for preventing and treating the A(H1N1) Influenza which is both more cost-effective and better resistant to the virus than the drug Tamiflu. Hospitals in Beijing have in the last month begun treating A(H1N1)-infected patients with this herbal remedy …
Eight persons with symptoms of the H1N1 flu virus were screened and admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (RGICD) here on Thursday. Surprisingly, seven of them had come into contact with the six positive H1N1 patients, who were admitted in the hospital on Wednesday. The positive cases …
In a sixth confirmed case, a 36-year-old man from South Goa tested positive for swine flu on Thursday. State chief epidemiologist Dr Rajendra Tamba said the man employed on a ship traveled from Germany via Holland and Hong Kong. He arrived in Goa from Mumbai on July 18. Dr Tamba …
AIZAWL, July 22: As many as 32 gayals, 77 cattle and 742 pigs died of swine flu as well as foot and mouth diseases (FMD) during the past few weeks in Mizoram. This was disclosed in a meeting held by the animal husbandry and veterinary department recently, which was attended …
Bhutan has joined the global map of countries affected by the pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus, initially known as swine flu, with four Bhutanese having tested positive for the flu, of whom two were detected within the country. The two cases in Bhutan were confirmed on Monday in a three-year-old …
Pune Two-thirds of those tested postive for the H1N1 virus in the state are from Pune. Till date, 30 people have been infected with H1N1 virus (swine flu) in Pune, of which 17 are children. Dr Pradeep Awate, in charge of the swine flu control cell in Mumbai, said a …
Sri Lankan health officials have found the first patient infected with the Influenza A-HINI (formerly Swine Flu) virus inside the country. Dr. Anura Senanayake, the Director of the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) at Angoda confirmed that this patient was admitted to the hospital this morning. In Sri Lanka 44 Swine …
New Delhi: Scientists from Imperial College, London, on Tuesday announced a large-scale study which found that closing down schools entirely during a flu pandemic may cut infection rates by 40%. With almost 60% of the world
NEW DELHI: With 14 school children in the Capital having tested positive for swine flu, the State Health Department on Tuesday cautioned schools in Delhi to keep an eye out for students showing symptoms of the highly contagious disease. Warning that swine flu needs early detection and proper treatment, the …
As New York City braces for a second wave of swine flu this fall, health officials are making plans to carve space out of hospitals, clinics and other buildings to screen people before they can overwhelm emergency rooms. Hospital and city officials said in interviews that the biggest surprise from …
Pune/Hyderabad, July 19: Ten students of a Pune school have tested positive for H1N1 flu, taking the number of infected persons here to 21, health officials said on Sunday. Around 60 students of standard eighth of Abhinav English medium school were under observation after a batch of five students was …
Swine flu cases cross 250 mark On a day when the UK warned its people of 65,000 possible swine flu deaths this winter, India said it was doing well to contain the spread of the virus.
It is unfortunate that family members of the patient recently isolated at the Chicalim Cottage Hospital on account of Swine Flu say they are being shunned by people around them. Swine Flu, like any other ordinary flu, is completely curable. Once cured, a patient cannot infect anyone else. In the …
Britain will struggle hard to contain swine flu as the Labour government warned that the epidemic could cause up to 65,000 deaths by this winter. Sir Liam Donaldson, chief medical officer for England, said that almost a third of the population in Britain could contract swine flu in a worst-case …
New Delhi: It was a relaxed vacation that turned sour for four Delhi families who had travelled together to Singapore and Malaysia early this month. On returning to India, 16 of the 19 members in this group of family friends tested positive for the deadly H1N1 virus. While 11 members …
