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Corey Haim’s death certificate issued, cause of death - ‘deferred’
March 20th, 2010 - 2:21 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
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Los Angeles, Mar 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office issued Corey Haim’s death certificate on Thursday. However the mystery surrounding actor Corey Haim’s death wasn’t cleared as ...
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Lohan sparks swine flu fear on Twitter
March 17th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
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London, March 16 (IANS) Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan sparked fears that she had contracted swine flu on micro-blogging site Twitter.
The "Mean Girls" star posted a note on her twitter page last ...
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Lohan sparks swine flu fears with “achey” tweet
March 16th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Mar 16 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan is said to have sparked fears she has contracted swine flu after she asked followers on Twitter.com about the symptoms of the illness, and adding ...
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Swine Flu Toll Hits 16,713: Says WHO
March 13th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by GD
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By Meena Kar
Geneva, Mar 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) H1N1 virus or the Swine flu virus has been one of the greatest concerns of the doctors in the year 2009. Noticing the rapidly increasing ...
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Vitamin D vital for activating our immune defenses
March 8th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
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London, March 8 (ANI): Vitamin D plays an important role in activating our immune defenses against infectious diseases like flu, says a new study.
According to the research, without sufficient intake of the ...
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Swine flu surfaces again in Himachal
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
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Shimla, March 3 (IANS) A new swine flu case has been reported in Himachal Pradesh after a gap of over a month, a health department official said here Wednesday.
With this, the ...
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IANS Top Stories At 6
February 24th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
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BUSINESS
No fare hike, 54 new trains in India's railway budget - Intro Roundup moved
at 1724, 2nd Intro Roundup to move by 1815
Railway budget highlights - Roundup moved at 1401
India schedules auction ...
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Indigenous vaccine for swine flu this year: Patil
February 22nd, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Monday said the government had responded with alacrity to the influenza A (H1N1) pandemic and was in the process of developing an indigenous ...
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Kolkata youth succumbs, Pune blast toll 14 (Lead)
February 21st, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
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Pune, Feb 21 (IANS) A 23-year-old student from Kolkata, who was injured in the Feb 13 terror blast, died at a hospital here early Sunday, taking the toll to 14. Rajeev Agarwal ...
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HIV may soon fight HIV
February 19th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
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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 ...
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States on Bangladesh border at bird flu risk: Pawar
February 18th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Indian states sharing a border with Bangladesh were particularly at risk of avian influenza or bird flu, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said.
As long as ...
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Rapid flu tests work better in kids than adults
February 16th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Feb 16 (IANS) A new test can diagnose flu within 30 minutes, but studies have shown these tests often give false negative results.
A new study examined Rapid Influenza Diagnostic ...
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1.5 lakh fowls culled in bird flu hit West Bengal
February 11th, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Over 1.5 lakh fowls have been culled in bird flu hit West Bengal since the authorities confirmed the outbreak of the contagion Jan 14.
According to officials here, ...
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Swine flu kills 15 more, toll is 1,294
February 11th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Swine flu continued to cause fatalities with 15 more deaths reported in the country, taking the toll so far to 1,294, health authorities said Thursday.
As many as ...
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Real Life Sleeping Beauty Louisa Ball: Hardly A Fairytale
February 10th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by GD
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By Madhuri Dey
Feb 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Louisa Ball was featured on Fox News on Tuesday, Feb 10. At a first, cursory glance, she looks very much like any other 15 year old ...
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Experts: H1N1 epidemic seems to be over
February 8th, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
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Washington DC, Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The H1N1 virus, which was better known as ‘swine flu’ is on the receding path. Experts are of the opinion that the H1N1 virus already has ...
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H1N1 Epidemic Seems To Be Dwindling, If Not Yet Over
February 8th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by GD
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By Madhuri Dey
Atlanta, Feb 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) After a very long run and claiming a huge number of lives in the United States, it seems that finally the H1N1 epidemic, or the ...
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Bangladesh culls 13,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak
February 8th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Dhaka, Feb 8 (IANS) Bangladesh has culled about 13,000 chickens after fresh outbreak of bird flu in the country last month, officials said Monday.
Ataur Rahman, bird flu control room official, told ...
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Almost half of Americans think H1N1 outbreak is over
February 6th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Feb 6 (ANI): Almost half of the Americans believe that the H1N1 outbreak is over, according to a new study.
While 18pct think it is "very likely" there will be another widespread ...
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Swine flu vaccination in India likely from Feb 19
February 5th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) After months of wait, India is likely to start swine flu vaccination from Feb 19 and tens of thousands of medical practitioners will get the first ...
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Novel discovery may lead to new swine flu treatments
February 5th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
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Melbourne, Feb 5 (ANI): A young doctor at a Melbourne Hospital has made a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for those most at swine flu risk.
While attending to a 22-year-old ...
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Brittany Murphy died of pneumonia
February 5th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Feb 5 (ANI): A Los Angeles coroner has revealed that actress Brittany Murphy died due to pneumonia.
Spokesman Craig Harvey also said that iron-deficiency anaemia and "multiple drug intoxication" were secondary ...
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Brittany Murphy death caused by pneumonia and drugs
February 5th, 2010 - 3:37 am ICT by IANS
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Los Angeles, Feb 5 (DPA) A Los Angeles coroner ruled the death of actress Brittany Murphy to be accidental and caused by drug intoxication, pneumonia and iron deficiency anemia, People.com reported ...
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Two more swine flu deaths push Delhi toll to 95
February 4th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) At least two more people have died in Delhi due to swine flu, health authorities said here Thursday.
Though the details of the two are yet to be ...
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Irish swine flu vaccination programme reaches ‘final stage’
February 4th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by BNO News
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DUBLIN (BNO NEWS) -- The swine flu vaccination programme is moving into its final phase in Ireland, authorities announced Wednesday.
The vaccination programme, which began in late October 2009, initially targeted those of ...
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Nepal reports outbreak of bird flu
February 4th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Feb 4 (IANS) Nepal has reported an outbreak of bird flu in the country, a media report said Thursday.
Six samples collected from a poultry farm in the western district of ...
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Sick Simon Cowell pulls out of Britain’s Got Talent
February 4th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, February 4 (ANI): Simon Cowell has reportedly withdrawn from the filming for his U.K. TV series Britain's Got Talent after struggling with a bad bout of flu.
The music mogul was said ...
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‘The Day The Music Died’ happened 51 years ago
February 4th, 2010 - 1:54 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
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New York, Feb 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) ‘The Day The Music Died’ happened on the 3rd of February 1959. On this unfortunate day, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and 'The Big Bopper' a.k.a. JP ...
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Americans Attempted Stealing Haiti Kids In Order To Help Them
February 3rd, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by GD
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By Ranjan Bhaduri
Feb 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of Americans tried to steal a number of children from Haiti and take them out of the ravaged lands, an offense for which they ...
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Two admitted with swine flu symptoms in Rourkela
January 29th, 2010 - 1:54 am ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, Jan 29 (IANS) Two people have been admitted with swine flu symptoms in a hospital in Rourkela, an official said.
Another person died of suspected swine flu in Rourkela, a health official ...
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Bird flu spreads to more areas in West Bengal
January 28th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) While culling continued in bird-flu hit West Bengal, new epicentres have emerged since the government confirmed the virus Jan 14, health authorities said here.
Nearly 125,751 birds have ...
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400 people put on bird flu medication in West Bengal
January 28th, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) At least 409 people have been put on medication in bird flu-hit areas of West Bengal, health authorities said Monday.
In the last few years, the country ...
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WHO justifies its swine flu warning
January 27th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Jan 27 (ANI): WHO officials have denied accusations that swine flu was declared a pandemic under an improper influence from drug firms.
Countries rushed to order thousands of vaccine doses when the ...
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Two more swine flu deaths in Delhi, toll 92
January 26th, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Two more people have died of swine flu in the national capital, raising to 92 the number of fatalities from the viral disease, health authorities said Monday.
Of ...
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Nearly 95,000 chickens culled in West Bengal
January 25th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Nearly 95,000 chickens have been culled in bird-flu hit Murshidabad district of West Bengal, officials said here Monday.
"Culling of birds has started and so far 95,493 birds ...
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Nearly 70,000 chickens culled in West Bengal
January 23rd, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Nearly 70,000 chickens have been culled in West Bengal's bird-flu hit Murshidabad district, officials said here Thursday.
"The situation is being monitored on a daily basis. So far ...
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Over 52,500 poultry culled in West Bengal
January 22nd, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Bird flu in West Bengal spread to two more localities in Murshidabad district, health authorities here said Friday after over 52,500 birds were culled in the affected ...
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Face masks, hand hygiene curb spread of flu
January 22nd, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) Ordinary face masks and hand hygiene can cut down the transmission of infections during flu season, a new study shows.
Researchers from the University of Michigan School of ...
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Over 44,000 birds culled in bird-flu hit Murshidabad
January 21st, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Over 44,000 poultry birds were culled in West Bengal's bird-flu hit Murshidabad district, officials said Thursday.
"The situation is being monitored on a daily basis. So far 44,967 ...
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Heavyweigh Champion Brock Lesnar Speaks About His Illness And Wonder Recovery
January 21st, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by GD
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By Madhuri Dey
Jan 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Brock Lesnar, the heavyweight champion, appeared on the show "SportsCenter" in ESPN on Wednesday, Jan 20. Earlier, it had been decided that the Ultimate Fighters Challenge ...
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