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 …
With authorities confirming two more swine flu deaths, the official toll in the H1N1 outbreak in Madhya Pradesh spiraled to 57 on Thursday. The two deaths confirmed on the day included one each in Bhopal and Indore, taking the number of swine flu fatalities in the two cities to 25 …
Village nurses and sanitary inspectors assigned to monitor Health department launches a poster campaign to sensitise people to preventive measures Hospitals told to report cases of A (H1N1) flu, dengue, malaria and filariasis to health officials TIRUCHI: The Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has launched a surveillance to …
The state continues to be in the grip of H1N1 scare with death toll crossing the 50 mark. Since April, 55 deaths have been reported from Rajasthan. In the fresh case, one death each was reported from Ajmer, Nagaur, Sawai Madhopur and Pratapgarh districts in the official report released on …
With the rains yet to give the Capital a breather, Delhiites are struggling with the rising number of dengue, malaria, swine flu, conjunctivitis and typhoid cases. Though the State Health Department claims to be making all efforts to ensure that the city remains disease-free, the citizens are complaining that not …
Madhya Pradesh is fast emerging as the hub of swine flu this season with the city claiming seven lives in a single day. This is perhaps the highest figure of casualties reported in one day in the country so far in 2010. What is cause for concern is that while …
Jaipur: The swine flu menace continued its upward march in the state with 31 new cases being detected on Monday. The total number of H1N1 positive cases now stands at 448. According to director, medical and health OP Gupta, no death has been reported in the state on Monday. Swine …
Ranchi, Sept. 2: The state health department sounded a swine flu alert today and urged people to exercise caution while moving in crowded places to avoid contracting the virus. State nodal officer Pradeep Baski sounded the warning a day after a positive case was detected at a private hospital in …
BHAWANIPATNA: Two H1N1 positive cases in Kalahandi have spread panic in the district. A teacher, Chandramani Nag, of Dadpur village near Bhawanipatna was admitted in MKCG Medical in Berhampur and on August 24 he tested positive. He has now, however, recovered, Kalahandi CDMO Dr. Susil Chandra Rath said. Another, Kumari-Papi …
New Delhi: Swine flu vaccines, both nasal and intramuscular injectibles, have failed to take off here in the city even as the number of cases and deaths caused by the viral influenza continue to increase. A random survey of the popular chemist shops in Delhi shows that few of them …
BHUBANESWAR/SAMBALPUR: Even as western Orissa continues to reel under a sudden outbreak of the H1N1, nine Chinese nationals were rushed to the VSS Medical College and Hospital with suspected symptoms on Monday. The Chinese nationals are part of a 55- member team working for establishment of the power plant of …
THREE Indian organisations have successfully developed H1N1 detection kits which give results in an hour and cost between 1,000 and 2,000. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Imperial Life Sciences and Ocimum Biosolutions have individually manufactured these kits. V M Katoch, director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research, …
BHUBANESWAR: It seems the disease surveillance system in Orissa is not working effectively. The recurrence of diseases like cholera, diarrhoea every year testifies to it. The resurgence of dengue in the tribal areas, when the State is recuperating slowly from the
Bhopal, Aug 29: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has reviewed the measures for control and treatment of swine flu and dengue cases and asked the officers to keep a constant watch over the situation. Mr Chouhan asked the officers to keep adequate stock of requisite drugs and keep …
Chinki Sinha 43 fresh dengue cases turn up in city, the highest reported in a single day this season Early in the morning at the Malviya Nagar Hospital, a doctor in a mask was seen prescribing dengue tests for 14-year-old Meena, who seemed to be suffering from the disease. By …
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa Tuesday confirmed four more deaths due to swine flu, taking the total deaths due to the H1N1 virus in the state since July to 14."All the four were women," an official of the state health control room told IANS.While two deaths were reported from Bhubaneswar, the other two …
