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 …
Ahmedabad: Zydus Cadila has received an approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) to market the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine. With this, Zydus Cadila will become the first Indian pharma firm to launch such vaccine, which will be marketed under the brand name of VaxiFlu-S. VaxiFlu-S will be …
INDIA will finally get its own vaccine for the dreaded swine flu, two months after the government granted approval to French drug major Sanofi Pasteur SA for inoculation of frontline health workers and individuals under high risk of contracting the virus. Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila has received the approval from the …
Ahead of another monsoon, the National Institute of Virology (NIV) has in a conclusive piece of research said that the severity of the H1N1 influenza pandemic is less than that reported for
Nalini Ravichandran | ENS Woman tests positive in Kovai and the health dept asks pvt hospitals to step up screening FEARS that the swine flu virus has resurfaced in the State after a 29-year-old pregnant woman tested positive for swine flu in Coimbatore on April 30 has made the Health …
The State Government will launch a H1N1 flu vaccination drive on May 5 that will cover 32,000 doctors, nurses, paramedics and journalists especially those who cover health issues, in the first phase of the drive. This was announced by Health and GDD Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday. Addressing media …
Pune More than two weeks after nearly 34,000 doses of the imported swine flu vaccine were procured by the state, the vaccination record among the high-risk population of doctors and paramedical workers in Pune and other districts continues to be dismal. However, health officers are hopeful that Pune doctors will …
Bhopal: One person succumbed to deadly HIN1 virus here, taking the toll due to swine flu to 35 in Madhya Pradesh, health officials said on Wednesday. Vijay Prakash Vijaywargiya, a bhajan singer and social worker hailing from Guna district died of swine flu at a private hospital on Tuesday, Madhya …
The World Health Organisation admitted that the global swine flu scare was unnecessarily exaggerated as alleged by the international community. Replying to the query whether swine flu was unnecessarily exaggerated, regional director of the WHO, Dr Samlee Pilanbangchang said,
A TOP official of the World Health Organization on Tu esday admitted that the global swine flu scare was unnecessarily exaggerated, an allegation the international body faced when the killer disease claimed thousands of lives in several countries including India.
Hyderabad, March 28: The death of a 22-year-old in Gandhi Hospital on Friday has put the city on swine flu alert again. This is the first swine flu death reported this year. Reddy Basha, a Kurnool resident suffering from multi-organ problems, was admitted to Gandhi Hospital a few days ago …
If numbers are to be believed, the incidence of deadly H1N1 virus in India seems to be dropping. Health Ministry statistics have lately shown a marked fall in the number of swine flu deaths and infections in India. India reported only 12 cases of H1N1 virus on March 20 (maximum …
NEW DELHI: The Capital seems to have bid a very welcome good bye to swine flu with the State Health Department stating that almost no cases of the flu are being reported now. Breathing easy after having battled swine flu for several months, the city seems to have developed resistance …
JAJPUR: A 20-year-old girl from Binjharpur in Jajpur district reportedly died of swine flu on Sunday. District health authorities confirmed the death, saying the girl
K.S. Jacob Indian reality calls for regional research, local solutions and national perspectives rather than subservience to international approaches, which do not prioritise India's needs. Improved public health standards and the antibiotic revolution resulted in the conquering of infectious disease in the western world. Although the HIV/AIDS epidemic did dent …
T.S. Subramanian CHENNAI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a diagnostic kit that can detect A(H1N1) virus in an hour. The kit does not need sophisticated instruments and can be used in villages where electricity is not available. It just costs Rs.1,500. It uses a simple technique …
Very few doctors, paramedics take shots on first day no swine flu cases reported in last two months The swine flu scare might have died down in the region in the last two months, but the H1N1 virus refuses to leave the city medicos. Even as the doctors get their …
