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 …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: India on Thursday launched its first indigenously manufactured anti-influenza vaccine that will protect people against the A(H1N1) flu, which has killed over 1,500 people in the country since the pandemic broke out last year. Manufactured by Zydus-Cadila Healthcare, Vaxiflu-S will be available in markets from Friday. …
JONATHAN LYNN GENEVA The WHO emergency committee, composed of 15 external advisers, said it remained critical for countries to maintain vigilance concerning the pandemic The H1N1 pandem June 3: The H1N1 pandemic is not yet over although its most intense activity has passed in many parts of the world, the …
Every few decades a new pandemic strain emerges -- a year ago the new H1N1 swine flu strain started a pandemic and it has been added to the seasonal flu vaccine A
KOCHI: In the wake of the reports from the Central agencies that the A (H1N1) cases may once again go up, the Health Department in the state has come up with a slew of preventive measures. Various programmes, including imparting awareness on the disease among the public and drive for …
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 …
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 …
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,
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 …
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 …
The United States Government, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is partnering with the Ministry of Health Epidemiology Unit to enhance Sri Lanka's ability to monitor and track seasonal influenza, and prepare for, detect and respond to an influenza pandemic if it should occur. Under the program, …
Public health professionals are worried about the increasingly vocal anti-vaccination lobby in the USA and other western countries and their effect on immunisations globally. .
Pune Vials mainly for high-risk groups like medical practitioners, paramedics The imported vaccine against H1N1 virus will arrive in Pune and other parts of the state this weekend. These are mainly for the high-risk group of medical practitioners and paramedical staff who have been dealing with patients infected with H1N1 …
Pune Four centres to take part, two in city The Serum Institute of India will begin phase II and III human clinical trials of the nasal spray vaccine against the H1N1 virus at two sites in Pune and three other centres on Monday. The virus has claimed 201 lives in …
GANDHINAGAR: More than three people died of swine flu in Gujarat every single day of January this year, according to a revelation made in the Gujarat Assembly on Thursday. And this, after the state government invoked the Epidemic Control Act for the first time on August 18 last year. State …
