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 …
NASHIK: Swine flu has, so far, claimed 78 lives in the district this year. As many as 22 deaths among them were reported from the Nashik civil hospital, while 56 were at private hospitals. The 78 deaths until September 12 this year are twice the number of the highest deaths …
Hisar, October 12: With dengue outbreak yet to be controlled, swine flu is posing a concern to people’s health in the district as it has been confirmed a man from Hansi died of swine flu on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Pawan Soni. He died at a private hospital …
Swine flu claimed three lives - one each in Pune, Latur and Kolhapur - on Saturday, while the condition of 19 other patients in the state is currently critical and they have been put on ventilator support. Of the 19 patients, 17 are being treated at hospitals in Pune. "Seven …
The Leader of Opposition in Delhi Legislative Assembly, Vijender Gupta, has demanded precautionary measures to protect people from swine flu. In a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Health Minister Satyender Jain, he demanded that the government should make all possible arrangements to save Delhiites from the deadly disease. …
After dengue, the focus has now shifted to H1N1 influenza. With cases of swine flu already being reported, the Union health ministry on Wednesday issued an advisory to the states. To review the preparedness of states to address and manage H1N1 influenza, Union health minister J.P. Nadda also recently held …
Already battling a dengue crisis, there was more worry for Delhi’s health machinery after six cases of swine flu were reported over the last few days, with two outstation patients critical and on ventilator support. Three middle-aged patients, including a woman, all residents of Delhi, who have tested positive for …
Nagpur: Sunday saw the death of one swine flu patient and two others suspected of the disease at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). The jump in number of patients suspected of having H1N1 infection being admitted to the hospital has sprung the authorities into action. An independent 25-bedded ward …
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh high court on Wednesday ordered state government to vaccinate pigs against swine influenza viruses and control its spread to humans besides ensuring storage of ample medicines at hospitals to control it. The double bench at Gwalior has also asked government steps taken by them to control swine …
Hyderabad: Two swine flu deaths were recorded in Gandhi Hospital on Thursday. The deceased were 49-year old D. Satyanarayan from Ananthapuram and 13-year-old Swathi from Neredmet. This takes the number of swine flu deaths since August to five. Meanwhile the Institute of Preventive Medicine received 50 samples on Wednesday, of …
NAGPUR: Even as monsoon is at its tail end, swine flu infection seems to be raising its head again in the city. Tuesday saw the death of three more patients from the disease, while two others tested H1N1 positive, taking the number of positive cases between Tuesday and Wednesday to …
BHOPAL: Four more patients have died due to swine flu infection in the state capital, according to health officials here on Saturday. So far this year Bhopal reported 5 H1N1 related deaths and over 30 have tested positive for the deadly contagion. Health officials clarified two of deaths were of …
Even as Delhi faces the worst dengue outbreak in five years, health experts have warned that citizens may next be confronted with the deadly swine flu, which is likely to hit the national capital with change of season. According to a senior faculty member at AIIMS, the swine flu carrier, …
Two more swine flu deaths were registered by health authorities Wednesday. A 45-year-old man from Kondhwa Khurd and a 20-year-old woman from Hadapsar died of swine flu infection. The 45-year-old man had fever with cough from August 27 and had taken treatment on an OPD basis. However, as his condition …
PANAJI: From just one case of swine flu reported last year, to 146 cases recorded since January this year, Goa has also reported 16 swine flu-related deaths, including one just last week. Of these 16 deaths, two were patients referred to the Goa medical college (GMC) and hospital, Bambolim, from …
MUMBAI: Dengue that has created havoc in the capital city has now struck Mumbai, causing the second death of the year while affecting hundreds within the last few weeks. Several hospitals in the western suburb are flooded with dengue patients. The latest to die of the viral infection, transmitted by …
AHMEDABAD: The combined onslaught of dengue and swine flu continued in the city on Monday. Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad cities each registered a swine flu case. No less than 85 cases of the flu were reported in the city during the last one and half weeks. Since January this year the …
Swine flu claimed five more lives in the state on Saturday, while the condition of 34 patients is critical and they have been put on ventilator support. Two persons died in Thane while one death each was reported in Beed, Ahmednagar and Parbhani. Of the 34 critical patients, 20 are …
AHMEDABAD: The deadly H1N1 virus has resurfaced with a vengeance as six fresh swine flu cases were reported on Wednesday. This took the total number of swine flu patients to 2,278 and swine flu deaths to 132 since January 1. Superintendent of Civil Hospital, MM Prabhakar said: "Five patients were …
In just seven days of September, the city has registered 41 new dengue cases while swine flu cases have gone up to 15. This happens to be the only year when both dengue and H1N1, since their outbreak, have started giving sleepless nights to health authorities in the past few …
DHS has come up with revised policies and guidelines to fight H1N1, dengue and leptospirosis. REALISING THAT the state’s public health department needs to remain better equipped to tackle the outbreak of communicable diseases, the special committee appointed by the Directorate of Health Services (DHS) has come up with a …
