Poultry culling begins in Meghalaya
January 12th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 12 (IANS) A 13-member rapid response team Thursday began culling poultry birds at a farm in East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya after the birds tested positive for ... Read more...
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Woman given HIV-infected blood, to undergo fresh test
December 14th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Health officials in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district are conducting fresh tests on a woman and her baby following allegations that the woman was given HIV-infected blood ... Read more...
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Japanese Encephalitis cases on decline
October 24th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 24 (IANS) With the rains over, cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) have begundeclining in poverty-ridden eastern Uttar Pradesh, where the mosquito-borne killer disease has claimed the ... Read more...
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Touch elbows, don’t shake hands, to avoid flu
October 10th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 10 (IANS) Touching elbows, taking a bow or bumping fists might be better ways of greeting each other than a handclasp, which can transmit the flu virus.
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Scientists tame HIV by stripping it of cholesterol
September 29th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) Ridding HIV of its cholesterol content deactivates the deadly virus' ability to trick the immune system and infect the body.The finding could remove a major hurdle ... Read more...
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Vaccine offers hope to treat chikungunya
August 14th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) A new vaccine that may cure the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, which afflicts millions of people in India, Southeast Asia and Africa has been developed by US ... Read more...
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Israeli researchers track deadly virus
July 25th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 25 (IANS) Unsure as to how a virus -- transmitted from birds to humans by blood-sucking mosquitoes -- migrated to the US and where it will strike next, ... Read more...
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Ensure Hepatitis-B vaccine in hospitals, Uttar Pradesh told (Lead)
April 16th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Allahabad, April 15 (IANS) Taking serious note of a public suit filed by a fellow judge, Allahabad High Court Chief Justice F.I. Rebello Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to ... Read more...
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Judge’s complaint on Hepatitis-B to be heard as PIL
April 15th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, April 15 (IANS) A complaint made by an Allahabad High Court judge against non-availability of a life saving drug in Uttar Pradesh hospitals is to be taken up for ... Read more...
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Anti-tumor drug that also fights flu virus
March 1st, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 1 (ANI): Scientists have found that a drug, called DMXAA, originally developed as anti-tumor agent, also enhances the ability of flu vaccines to ward off this deadly virus.Their study suggests ... Read more...
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Circumcision Lowers Chances Of HPV Risk In Women, Study Says
January 9th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A study carried out by American researchers in Uganda has revealed that males who have undergone circumcision have more chances of protecting their female partners against ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton Refuses To Give Permission To Kill Her Rabies Infected Pet!
November 26th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
If media reports are to be believed, Paris Hilton was also bit by Kinkajou in the recent past. And when the heiress handed over the pet to the vets and they ... Read more...
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Sweet discovery offers protection against killer viruses
November 4th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): A new research suggests that a purified form of a product modified from simple sugar molecules can eradicate killer viruses by mobilizing white blood cells.When a team ... Read more...
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Swine flu death toll in Delhi 52
September 15th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Swine flu claimed another life in the capital Wednesday, taking the toll due to the deadly virus to 52 this year, an official said.
The official said one ... Read more...
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Two more swine flu deaths push Delhi toll to 44
September 10th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Two people, including a four and a half year old boy, died of swine flu in Delhi Friday, taking the toll due to the deadly virus this ... Read more...
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Three die of swine flu in Delhi
September 7th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Three people infected with swine flu died in the capital Tuesday, taking the toll due to the deadly virus to 38, a health official said, adding that ... Read more...
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Four more encephalitis deaths in Uttar Pradesh
August 28th, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 28 (IANS) Four more deaths due to encephalitis were reported in this Uttar Pradesh town Saturday, taking this year's toll in its epicenter, Gorakhpur, to 215.
Three of the ... Read more...
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TNT Airs “I Am Legend”
June 5th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
New York, June 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The 2007 movie "I Am Legend" is all set to be beamed across television screens this weekend as TNT scheduled to air it.Starring ... Read more...
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Indigenous H1N1 vaccine launched
June 3rd, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India Thursday got its first vaccine for H1N1 flu, almost an year after the deadly virus-caused flu was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). ... Read more...
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Annie Lennox Named As UN AIDS Spokesperson
June 3rd, 2010 - 1:39 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Annie Lennox has been named as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations in an effort to upgrade her fight against HIV and AIDS, and combat the deadly ... Read more...
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Prisoner dies of AIDs in Bhopal
May 4th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, May 4 (IANS) A prisoner accused of keeping illegal firearms died of AIDs in a Bhopal district hospital, police said Tuesday.
"Sallu (20) was arrested for keeping firearms and presented ... Read more...
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Here’s why Annie Lenox wore “HIV Positive” tee
April 29th, 2010 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 29 (ANI): Annie Lennox says she sported a t-shirt emblazoned with the words 'HIV Positive' on American Idol to express solidarity with the people infected with the deadly virus.The ... Read more...
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Blood bank’s license cancelled for giving HIV+ blood
April 28th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 28 (IANS) The licence of a blood bank in Andhra Pradesh was cancelled Wednesday after it gave HIV positive blood to a police constable injured in a road accident.Jagruti Blood ... Read more...
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Rotarix Vaccine Suspended For Temporary Period
March 23rd, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Mar 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Every year rota virus claim the lives of millions of children all over the world and doctors have so long trusted two vaccines to save the ... Read more...
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HIV may soon fight HIV
February 19th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Vaccines against many viruses, including flu, are made from deactivated versions of those viruses, but such an approach was previously dismissed as too risky in the case of ... Read more...
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India’s swine flu toll touches 1,108, over 28,000 affected (Lead)
January 14th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Eight swine flu deaths were reported in India Thursday, taking the toll to 1,108, Indian health authorities said here.
Also, 62 new cases were reported in the country, ... Read more...
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11 fresh deaths take India’s swine flu toll to 1,061
January 10th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Eleven swine flu deaths, eight in Gujarat alone, were reported Sunday, taking the toll in India to 1,061, health officials said here.
Also, 33 new cases were reported ... Read more...
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India’s swine flu toll touches 1,046 (Lead)
January 8th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Nine swine flu deaths were reported Friday, taking the toll to 1,046, Indian health authorities said here.
Also, 88 new cases were recorded, taking the total number of ... Read more...
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Swine flu-affected Chandigarh schools to be fumigated
January 4th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 4 (IANS) A city-based private company Monday started a drive to fumigate and sanitize the swine flu-affected schools in Chandigarh free of cost.
Alliance Formulations, a service provider for lifestyle and ... Read more...
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Dog lovers spread awareness about swine flu in Jaipur
January 3rd, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Jan 3(ANI): Dog lovers in Jaipur turned Samaritans on Sunday when they took out a rally with their pets to create mass awareness about swine flu.Despite the chilly weather, around 200 ... Read more...
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India to develop swine flu vaccine by early next year: Azad
December 26th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Dec 26 (ANI): Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that India would develop the swine flu vaccine by early next year after completion of animal and human trials.Talking ... Read more...
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Swine Flu declared ‘community spread’ in Chandigarh
December 20th, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 20 (IANS) Following a spurt in swine flu cases this month, the Chandigarh health authorities have declared the contagion as 'community spread', officials here said Sunday.
Consequently, physicians would not need ... Read more...
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Natalie Portman to star in ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’
December 12th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 12 (ANI): Israeli/American actress Natalie Portman is said to have signed up to star in 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies', a novel written by Seth Grahame-Smith.The novel is a mashup ... Read more...
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Indian designer sends ‘condom Kurta shirt’ to UN Secretary General
December 11th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 11 (ANI): An Indian designer has sent a shirt to the UN Secretary General, which has condoms stitched to it.The 28-year-old man has attached the emergency condoms in the collar ... Read more...
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Garlic, chilli ‘ineffective’ against A/H1N1virus
December 8th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, December 08 (ANI): Garlic and chilli, which are traditionally thought to keep flu at bay, are ineffective against A/H1N1 influenza, experts have claimed.The price of garlic in China has increased ... Read more...
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