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 …
Swine flu has returned to Maharashtra with the disease claiming a life in Nashik even as four persons have been reported positive in the state last week. Shama Kushalkar (29) died due to swine flu at the Nashik Civil hospital on May 26, two days after she was admitted there. …
TILL swine flu panic gripped the world, washing hands was considered the best way to maintain personal hygiene and protect oneself from diseases. But as fear of the disease spread, so did hand sanitisers. They became a prefered choice because of their mobility and convenience. All you need to do …
New Delhi: Five years after India and Indonesia shook the world by refusing to share its H5N1 bird flu virus with the WHO until benefits such as access to cheap vaccines made from these are guaranteed, a landmark agreement has finally been reached. After weeks of negotiations, a working-group meeting …
A team of Indian virologists has found that the high transmissibility of the pandemic human influenza virus H1N1 is due to its ability to take more control of the host
Experts worldwide might well have concluded that H1N1 has run its course , but closer home the deadly virus continues to take its toll. It claimed more lives in Maharashtra in 2010-2011 than any other infectious disease , including malaria , dengue , chikungunya and encephalitis , according to figures …
NewDelhi:Two new cases of swine flu have been reported in the city. Senior officials in the ministry of health and family welfare said the patients were admitted to a city hospital last week with symptoms of the viral influenza and laboratory tests were conducted with samples of their nasal swab. …
CHILDREN and adolescents injected with a swine flu vaccine could be at an increased risk of a sleeping disorder, warned a study. Made by multinational pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline, Pandemrix vaccine was used in 47 countries, including India, during the swine flu outbreak in 2009-10. Finland’s National Institute for Health and …
The bird flu scare has again come back to hit the sale of chicken and eggs in East Godavari district. The departments concerned including animal husbandry, medical and health are on high alert and have started precautionary steps including collection of blood samples of all abnormal dead birds, which has …
ISLAMABAD (January 10, 2011) : The National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed that so far 59 positive cases of swine flu (H1N1 virus) have been reported throughout the country. They said that 24 cases were reported from Punjab, 13 from Federal Capital, 13 from Karachi and nine from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. …
Nalini Ravichandran | ENS 1,395 cases of swine flu were confirmed this year, and in December alone, 11 cases were reported from Tamil Nadu, as per government records TAMIL Nadu had been lauded for being the only state to offer free administration of swine flu vaccines for families living below …
S V Krishnamachari | ENS Out of every 100 Indians, who tested positive for swine flu recently, 22 were from TN IT seems swine flu is fast catching up with Tamil Nadu. Out of every 100 Indians, who tested positive for swine flu recently, 22 were from TN. This marks …
With four more person succumbing to swine flu, the death toll due to the disease has risen to 71 in Madhya Pradesh, official sources said today. Pankaj Mahto (26) succumbed to the viral disease at Chirayu Hospital yesterday, while Neetu Chouhan (28) and Shivlal (46) died at Hamidia Hospital. With …
CHENNAI: Continued reports on swine flu deaths, coupled with a government advisory for people to go in for vaccination to be safe than sorry, has led to increased fear among people about the A(H1N1) virus and a mad scramble for taking shots. Hospitals and clinics in areas like Adambakkam and …
THE State government has made all efforts to control swine flu, the Health Secretary said in his status report filed in the Madras High Court on Tuesday. Originally, advocate R Balasubramanian of Kolathur filed a public interest writ petition praying for a direction to the government to send medical teams …
New Delhi: Swine flu cases are going up by the day in the country. One of the major causes has been the prolonged monsoon, helping the deadly virus to infect a lot more people. In just one week
THE First Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the government pleader (GP) to get instructions from the government and assure the court that he would submit a report with regard to the steps taken to combat swine flu in the State, by tomorrow. The Bench comprising Chief Justice …
JAIPUR. Swine flu toll continued to swell in the state as three more deaths were reported in Ajmer and Udaipur on Friday. The official H1N1 toll since April now stands at 52. Despite the government's efforts, the disease has continued to spread across the state and claim more lives. It …
CHENNAI: The State government has ordered that vaccines for A (H1N1) be administered free of cost to those belonging to below poverty line (BPL). Disclosing this in a statement on Friday, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said the vaccines would be administered at government hospitals in district headquarters. Centre supplied medicines …
