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 …
Dozens of people across city hospitals probably succumbed to the unknown H3N2 virus, one of the three sub-types of swine flu that is responsible for 99.8% of flu infections in the United States now, said a top international expert. Local doctors too acknowledged it as a strong possibility. Swine flu-causing …
Total number of swine flu cases has risen to 14,673 since January Swine flu has caused 841 deaths across the country since January, with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Rajasthan and Gujarat being the worst-affected states, according to the latest government data. About 40 fresh deaths have occurred owing to the …
State govt claims that 2,158 persons have been cured out of total cases at 3,527 Swine flu today claimed 12 more lives in Gujarat, taking the total number of deaths due to the H1N1 virus to 231 so far even as 190 new positive cases were detected in a day. …
Swine flu deaths continued unabated in the country claiming 21 more lives on Monday taking the total toll 833 and number of people affected by it crossed the 14,000 mark. With the rising temperatures, the Union Health Ministry officials said the swine flu cases are likely to come down in …
With no let-up in the spread of swine flu, the Rajasthan government has directed all major private hospitals to create separate wards and intensive care units for patients with the disease. It has also decided to draw up a plan for dealing with the disease in the next four years. …
Two more people have tested positive for the H1N1 virus, popularly known as ‘swine flu’, taking the total number of infected to eight. Tests conducted on four samples at the Capital’s National Public Health Laboratory on Monday confirmed that two people were suffering from the influenza. On Sunday, the NPHL …
Statement by Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, in both the Houses of Parliament regarding Outbreak of H1N1 Seasonal Influenza and the steps taken by Government of India in this regard.
Ten more Swine flu deaths in Gujarat were reported on Sunday. The total number of deaths has crossed 200 and stares at 207 while total number of cases reported was 3,107. Two deaths each were reported from Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat while one each from the districts of Sabarkantha, Bharuch, …
The Capital on Sunday reported 84 fresh cases of swine flu taking the total number of cases this year to 2,241. According to the Health Department of the Delhi Government, on Sunday , 530 tests were carried out; of which 84 were positive. On Friday, three people, including a 23-year-old …
With 38 new deaths across the country due to swine flu, the total toll has crossed the 800 mark on Sunday. The total number of people affected by the disease on Sunday breached the 13,000 mark. According to the health ministry figures, the total number of deaths due to the …
LUCKNOW: The swine flu tally for UP increased to 165 on Thursday with 24 new cases reported in various districts. Till now, 566 suspected cases of H1N1 have been screened in the state. Of all, Lucknow continues to be the worst hit with 18 new cases taking the district total …
Thirteen more people tested positive for swine flu at the screening centre of the Sher-e- Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, today taking the cases of H1N1 positive patients in Kashmir to 84. Dr Pervez Koul, Head, Department of Medicines, SKIMS, confirmed that 13 new patients who tested positive …
Healthcare workers are at maximum risk of catching swine flu from infected patients. However, the government seems to have no clear policy on whether or not they should be given preventive vaccination. Dr S K Sharma, director of health services, Delhi government, said on Wednesday they have not procured any …
Twenty people have died of swine flu in less than 24 hours across Maharashtra, taking the toll to 78. While three persons died in six hours in Nagpur, the worst-affected district, two others died on Wednesday, as the authorities struggled to contain the spread of the H1N1 virus. More than …
• With swine flu cases continuing to rise in the country, the government on Tuesday decided to relax the availability of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) — the best defence against deadly H1N1 influenza. While, the drug is so far available in government hospitals, the government on Tuesday asked the states to make …
In what comes as a relief to the people of Delhi and health officials, the Capital has registered a fall in the number of swine flu cases. Tuesday witnessed only 71 cases. The total tally now stands at 1,679 cases since the beginning of the year. “Today, 494 tests were …
