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 …
Vidya Krishnan The weatherman today brought in the good news: showers predicted till at least Friday, starting late Tuesday night. But as the welcome showers drive down Delhi
British doctors have saved the life of a woman with severe swine flu, who had an underlined immuno suppressant disease, by breaking away from the regular treatment regimen and giving her the
People panicked by swine flu continue to throng different hospitals of the capital seeking remedy. About 1,242 patients were given treatment in Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) till Monday morning. Though the government has taken initiatives to make the anti-viral drug 'Oseltamivir' easily available for the common people, they are …
MUMBAI: It has been a month after swine flu claimed its first victim, Fehmida Panwalla, in Mumbai, and the crowds outside the H1N1 screening centres are growing thinner with every passing day. On Monday, 708 Mumbaikars turned up for testing at the 41 screening testing as against the 4,000-odd who …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: As many as 13 people died of the A (H1N1) influenza in the country in the past 24 hours taking the toll to 131. So far this is the highest number of deaths reported in a day . As many as 93 confirmed cases of swine …
Fifty fresh cases of swine flu, including 24 children, were reported in the Capital today, taking the total number of Influenza A (H1N1) cases in the city to 772 so far. One patient was serious and under ventilation at the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, officials said. According to the …
MUMBAI: Only 11.13% of those who tested positive for swine flu in the city had travelled abroad or to Pune, the epicentre of swine flu in Maharashtra, an analysis carried out by the BMC's health department has revealed. This, experts said, confirmed what officials had been saying all along about …
A total of 10.5 lakh Oseltamivir capsules are being supplied across the country for the treatment of the swine flow affected patients. One and a half lakh swine infected patients can be treated with this volume of supply, said SM Alamgir Hossain, Virologist of Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and …
The World Health Organisation will provide all necessary assistance to Bangladesh in preventing the spread of swine flu virus. The assurance came when Executive Director of WHO Margaret Chan paid a call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her suite at Hotel Kempinski here Thursday afternoon (local time). Briefing the …
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY H1N1 flu has killed at least 2,837 people, but is not causing more severe illness than previously and the virus has not mutated, the World Health Organisation said on Friday. The United Nations agency is monitoring the strain, commonly known as swine flu, to detect any mutation which …
Come winter, birds and swine flu thrive alike, we need to be prepared for whatever surprises this dreaded virus delivers next, Deputy Commissioner, Tayor Jempen said here today while inaugurating a two-day capacity building and skill development training cum awareness on Avian influenza which was organized by the Department of …
Swine flu scare has forced authorities to postpone the North Zone Agriculture Fair that was scheduled to be organised at Palampur from September 21-23. Farmers from the region were to participate in the fair which would have provided them with an opportunity to interact with agriculture experts, companies developing agriculture …
A single-dose H1N1 swine flu vaccine may be ready soon. Contrary to expectations, the vaccine against H1N1 may not be multi-dose, as results from a pilot study of a Novartis H1N1 candidate vaccine have revealed a strong immune response after just one shot. The vaccine might be used in trials …
Five million doses of Panflu.1 before October 1 BEIJING/ Barcelona: China on Thursday approved the A(H1N1) flu vaccine produced by domestic pharmaceutical company Sinovac, making it the first to get a production license in the global race. The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) issued the license for Sinovac
BALASORE: Panic gripped Kantabania village in Balasore district after 35 persons, including women and children, found suffering from an unknown fever. Though no casualty has been reported yet but residents are scared a lot because more and more people are getting affected by the fever which broke out five days …
With the detection of 14 new cases on Wednesday, the total number of Swine Flu inflicted persons in the country rose to 261, of them one has died. "Fourteen more cases have been detected today as we have tested few samples of suspected swine flu cases collecting from different hospitals …
NEW DELHI: Eighteen more positive cases of swine flu have been identified in various hospitals and among patients in home quarantine, Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia said on Wednesday. Prof. Walia said that with these new cases, a total of 685 patients have been admitted and treated in the Capital
Andhra Pradesh, which registered one of the first cases of influenza A (H1N1) in the country, reported two deaths, with two men succumbing to the virus. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Mr Navin Mittal, Hyderabad District Collector, said a 35-year-old man from Champapet in the Old City died …
LUCKNOW: Nine fresh cases of swine flu were reported in the state capital on Tuesday, taking the state total to 83. Health authorities claimed that most of the cases were related to existing patients. Alarmed over the situation, DM Lucknow Chandra Bhanu called upon a meeting to review the situation. …
