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 …
Japan confirmed dozens more swine flu cases overnight, bringing its tally to 176, health officials said Tuesday, as the government considered scaling down quarantine checks at airports while focusing on its domestic outbreak. The outbreak in Japan surged from just four cases over the weekend after infections were confirmed in …
GENEVA: United Nations chief N. Ban Ki-moon urged people to remain "vigilant and alert" y about Influenza A(H1N1) on Tuesday as the number of cases around the world shot up to almost 10,000. Previous pandemics had shown flu outbreaks could start mild and worsen, said Mr. Ban as he addressed …
May 19: Two persons who came from the US were admitted on Tuesday to the AP Chest Hospital for suspected swine flu symptoms. One of them is a two-year-old boy. The baby landed at Shamshabad airport with his parents on May 16. The parents admitted the boy to the Chest …
GENEVA/TOKYO: The new flu strain is spreading widely in the United States and Japan and is likely to circulate worldwide, health officials said on Monday. The H1N1 flu outbreak has put the world on the brink of a pandemic and ministers and experts were meeting in Geneva to discuss how …
A 23-year old youth belonging to Hyderabad was tested positive for the H1N1 strain of virus that causes swine flu. This is first confirmed case of swine flu in the country. The test was conducted by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) in New Delhi and the report was …
The world health organisation (WHO) has provided two million capsules of generic Oseltamivir, known as Tamiflu as brand name, to the government as a part of its global pandemic influenza preparedness programnmes. The donation is an addition to government's current stock of 40,000 doses, sources at WHO and the government …
Two co-passengers of the 23year-old Hyderabad resident, who had come from the US and was detected to be infected with Influenza A(H1N1), commonly known as the swine flu, were on Monday put under observation in a government hospital in Hyderabad.
Hyderabad: The 23-year-old student, who was the first person to suffer from swine flu in India, is stable and recovering at the Government General and Chest Hospital at Erragadda. The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), New Delhi, found evidence of the H1N1 strain in throat secretions and blood samples …
Two shots of measles vaccine given during childhood protect a person for life. Four shots of polio vaccine do the same. But flu shots must be taken every year. And even so, they provide less than complete protection. Old Ways A hurdle to faster flu vaccine production is that current …
Japan confirmed 27 more human cases of HlNl influenza on Sunday, bringing the country's total to 32 and leading to school closures in affected areas. In Beijing, officials confirmed the third case in mainland China on Saturday. Hong Kong also confirmed its third case on Sunday. The World Health Organization …
An assistant principal at a New York City public school died of complications from swine flu in an intensive care unit of a Queens hospital on Sunday night, the first death in New York State of the flu strain that has swept across much of the world since it was …
World governments failed to reach a final deal on the sharing of virus research material and vaccines in case of a global flu pandemic at a weekend meeting of the World Health Organisation.
The youth on visit to Coimbatore is based in New Jersey COIMBATORE: A 27-year-old man and his 52-year-old mother got themselves admitted to the quarantine ward at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital here on Sunday following symptoms that were similar to those of swine flu A(H1N1). Persistent fever and cough …
