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 …
Two out of four reports received from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi, has been tested positive for the swine flu, taking the number of swine flu cases in the state to 31. As per reports received, two Army personnel have been tested positive for the swine flue, …
Cairo: It is unlikely anyone has ever come to this city and commented on how clean the streets are. But this litterstrewn metropolis is now wrestling with a garbage problem so severe it has managed to incite its weary residents and command the attention of the president.
39,253 Pneumonia & Respiratory Tract Infection Cases Reported In The State Last Month Paul John | TNN Surat/Ahmedabad: After a spate of swine flu deaths in the state, the growing number of pneumonia and acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) cases in various cities has been worrying state health department …
Sept. 18: Drug maker Natco Pharma on Friday said it has launched anti-swine flu drug Natflu. "Natco Pharma has launched Natflu capsule, the cure for swine flu," the Hyderabad-based firm said in a statement. The maximum retail price for the medicine is fixed at Rs 480 for a bottle of …
8 sites for human trials on 600 to 800 persons Three leading European manufacturers of Influenza-A H1N1 vaccine have agreed to conduct human trials in India to help the country procure vaccine shots for its high-risk populations. Following hectic negotiations on this front, Novartis, Baxter and GlaxoSmithKline recently conveyed their …
New Delhi: The capital reported 103 positive swine flu cases on Thursday, raising the total number of cases in the city to 1,589. Of the 103 that tested positive, 71 are children. This is the highest number of swine flu cases reported in a day ever since the pandemic hit …
HYDERABAD: The swine flu virus, which was hitherto confined to a few cities in Andhra Pradesh, claimed its second victim in Mahabubnagar district on Thursday as the disease spread fast to new areas. A suspected patient was quarantined in Guntur. According to information reaching here, Saritha of Peddapur village in …
While H1N1 vaccine has got regulatory approval abroad, Indian vaccine manufacturers are likely to start animal testing by the end of this month. Dates were finalised after government gave Rs 10 crore each to three vaccine manufacturers
Four more people including a tourist have been infected with the AH1N1 virus, more commonly known as swine flu, in Nepal. Issuing a press release on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that four new people have contracted the deadly virus. Amongst the ones to have contracted the …
The US Food and Drug Administration Wednesday approved the H1N1 influenza vaccine from four different manufacturers, clearing the way for the vaccine to be administered as soon as enough of it is available in that country. But authorities in India said there is still some time before a vaccine is …
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a swine flu vaccine, keeping officials on track to begin a mass vaccination campaign by next month. It has approved applications for vaccine for the 2009 H1N1 virus for four of the (five) manufacturers of the U.S. licensed seasonal influenza …
Clinical trials to be fast-tracked in keeping with global protocols HYDERABAD: An Indian vaccine against the pandemic strain of swine flu will be ready for use by March next with the authorities planning to fast-track clinical trials in accordance with international protocols. It was proposed to combine the different phases …
With swine flu or H1N1 virus claiming ten lives in less than a week, the Andhra Pradesh Government has geared up the machinery and asked the doctors to work in mission mode to deal with the situation and help the people in distress. The State Chief Minister K Rosaiah, who …
GLAXOSMITHKLINE (GSK) and Roche, the two original drugmakers of swine flu drugs, have said they have no immediate plans to launch their drugs in the Indian retail market as priority is to supply to governments globally. This leaves five Indian generic companies
Early data on the H1N1 vaccines show the vaccines to be highly effective with no adverse effects. Two peer-reviewed articles now published in the online first addition of new England Journal of medicine, which has the preliminary data of the monovalent H1N1 vaccine, have shown that the vaccines are working …
New Delhi: As H1N1 continues to claim lives, government on Monday gave the green signal for retail sale of Tamiflu. The Centre is paying around Rs 270 for 10 tablets to Hetero Drugs.
