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 …
The government is somewhat worried about the spread swine flu in the country as the number of infected people rose to 87 as of Wednesday. "We are slightly worried with the jump in the identified swine flu cases as 13 new cases were confirmed on Wednesday," Health Minister Prof. AFM …
LUCKNOW: Swine flu in Uttar Pradesh has a strong Pune connection. More than 11 of total 17 cases who tested positive to H1N1 influenza on Thursday in the state, had a Pune link. Official sources informed that on an average, 100 persons are being screened for the swab test daily …
Kerala Tourism proved wrong the predictors of doom in the context of the global economic downturn by improving performance through well-designed and attractive packages, promotion of new destinations and infrastructure development. The State, which had anticipated a 20-per cent fall in the inflow of foreign tourists due to recession in …
Four more laboratories get the nod for testing HEALTH Minister M R K Panneerselvam on Thursday said that the number of persons afflicted with swine flu in Tamil Nadu had gone up to 154 so far but the State government was leaving no stone unturned to check the spread of …
A GRIM reality stared the nation as it watched loss of 10 lives in one day with influenza A (H1N1)spreading to new areas. The nationwide toll now stands at 44. Karnataka recorded five deaths and in Delhi swine flu claimed two lives for the first time since its outbreak. In …
The swine flu toll in Bangalore doubled to 10 on Thursday, with the death of a 36-year-old woman and the official confirmation that four more people who died at separate city hospitals over the past one week also suffered from H1N1. The IT hub has suffered most H1N1 deaths after …
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday said Ayurveda and Unani interventions could be used for increasing the immunity to fight various flu-like conditions. These could be adopted by normal healthy persons as well as those with mild symptoms such as cold, cough and body pain. However, in the case of …
In a relief for locals living under the threat of swine flu, all the 40 throat swab samples suspected of swine-flu infection were found to be negative today, health department officials said. Swine flu scare, triggered by the detection of two cases in the State on Saturday, hit normal lives …
COIMBATORE: Nine more persons have tested positive for A (H1N1) influenza in Coimbatore. These include seven girl students of a private school in the city. Already three girls of this school had tested positive and were said to have been cured. Of the other two positive results that arrived late …
A fresh case of swine flu (H1N1) has been detected in the State. With this, the number of patients infected by the H1N1 virus has gone up to four. Wife of L Rajkumar Singha, a retired Army personnel who was earlier tested positive for the H1N1 virus, today tested positive …
Manas Dasgupta GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government has invoked the 102-year old Epidemic Diseases Control Act, 1907, to fight swine flu. Health Minister Jaynarayan Vyas said that with this, the district authorities had been given more powers to take necessary steps to tackle the situation.
MUMBAI: Screening and isolation of swine flu patients began on Wednesday at some private hospitals that have been allowed by the state government to do so. Private hospitals were also distributing Tamiflu to those who showed symptoms of H1N1, officials said. Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Andheri (W) started its …
Ahmedabad: Gujarat is now the fourth state in the country to invoke the 102-year-old Epidemic Disease Control Act, giving more teeth to the health administration to tackle the swine flu menace. Other states which have already invoked the Act are Maharashtra, Delhi and Haryana. Health and family welfare minister Jay …
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has allowed 21 private hospitals in the state to treat swine flu cases, a senior government official said here today. So far, the death toll due to swine flu in Maharashtra has reached 19. The swine flu pandemic Seventeen hospitals in Mumbai, three in Pune and …
The swine flu pandemic Swine flu, till now, has claimed three lives in Mumbai. Experts think malaria is a bigger threat because more than 3,000 people have been admitted to hospitals this month. Of the 40 deaths, at least 15 have died because of malaria. In July too malaria led …
A student who has returned to Hazaribagh town from Pune has been admitted to the Sadar hospital with flu symptoms. Doctors suspect that 25-year-old Saket Kumar has contracted the H1N1 virus. His swab sample has been sent to RIMS in Ranchi. According to sources, Saket, son of a businessman of …
The large- scale movement of migrant labour into Garo Hills for employment in the coal and limestone mines and frequent travellers to and from Guwahati-Shillong-Tura have rung the alarm bells for medical experts who believe Garo Hills could also face an outbreak of swine flu. In view of the Swine …
