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Health News
23 new swine flu cases in India, total 597
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Twenty-three new cases of swine flu were reported from across India Wednesday, including a Malaysian student, as the infectious virus spread to small citie... More
Karnataka schools alerted on H1N1 virus attack prevention
Bangalore, Aug 5 (IANS) With Pune girl Reeda Sheikh succumbing to the swine flu, the Karnataka government has instructed over 85,000 schools across the state to be on the alert to... More
Swine flu scare grips Pune, hundreds throng testing centre
Pune, Aug 5 (IANS) Two days after a schoolgirl succumbed to influenza A(H1N1) in this Maharashtra city, hundreds of people - young and old - Wednesday thronged the only swine flu ... More
Goa to invoke epidemic act to tackle swine flu
Panaji, Aug 5 (IANS) Goa will invoke the Epidemic control Act (ECA), 1897, to curb the spread of influenza A (H1N1) once the state's busy tourism season gets underway in October, ... More
16 more swine flu cases take India tally is 574
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) India Tuesday reported 16 more swine flu cases, mostly children, taking the total number of people infected in the country to 574 so far.
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Delhi tops India in swine flu cases
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Delhi has seen the maximum number of swine flu cases in India so far with 163 patients, closely followed by Pune - where a 14-year-old girl has died due to... More
Pune hospital refutes negligence charge in swine flu death
Pune, Aug 4 (IANS) Refuting charges of criminal negligence, the authorities of a private hospital here said Tuesday they were 'ready for any inquiry' into the death of a 14-year-o... More
India may have swine flu vaccine by September
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) India may come out with a vaccine for the dreaded influenza A(H1N1) infection by September, health ministry officials said Tuesday.
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India issues fresh guidelines after swine flu death
New Delhi/Pune, Aug 4 (IANS) Shaken by the death of a 14-year-old girl, India Tuesday issued a string of guidelines, including allowing home quarantine, to prevent a repeat of the... More
Food markets raided in Lucknow, samples collected
Lucknow, Aug 4 (IANS) A joint team of the Lucknow police and local administration Tuesday raided prominent food markets of the city and collected over hundred samples of milk, ghe... More
Don't want repeat of Pune swine flu death: Health ministry
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Keen to prevent a repeat of the Pune incident where a 14-year-old girl succumbed to swine flu due to 'delayed treatment', the government Tuesday said all t... More
Monsoon, winters could see more swine flu cases, warn experts
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) A day after a 14-year-old schoolgirl died in Pune of swine flu, doctors and experts Tuesday warned that the H1N1 infections in the country could increase a... More
Two Maharashtra districts declared hit by swine flu pandemic
Pune, Aug 4 (IANS) The Maharashtra government Tuesday declared Pune and Satara districts as affected by the swine flu pandemic even as Chief Minister Ashok Chavan squarely blamed ... More
Gujarat resident doctors call off strike after government assurance
Gandhinagar, Aug 4 (IANS) Around 4,800 resident doctors posted in various government hospitals in Gujarat joined back on duty Tuesday after 12 days of strike following an assuranc... More
We will sue the hospital: swine flu victim's family
Pune, Aug 4 (IANS) The family of a 14-year-old girl who died of swine flu Monday due to 'delayed treatment' has threatened civil and criminal action against the private hospital w... More |
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