58 Mexicans die of flu
February 6th, 2012 - 10:04 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 6 (IANS/EFE) A total of 58 people have died of flu in Mexico so far this year. The deaths were caused by different strains of flu virus, ... Read more...
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Bird flu: 7,000 fowls culled in Bhubaneswar
February 5th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) About 7,000 fowls were culled Sunday in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar after a bird flu case was detected in a government-run institution, an official said."The culling operation ... Read more...
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Bird flu traces found in Nepal
February 5th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Feb 5 (IANS) As around 8,000 chickens have died of bird flu , or H5N1 virus in the Nepal's Sunsari district in last few days, more traces of the ... Read more...
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Bird flu: Culling of birds planned in Bhubaneswar (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 4 (IANS) Odisha Saturday decided to cull poultry in parts of its capital city Bhubaneswar after a bird flu case surfaced in the city, official said."The culling operation ... Read more...
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Bird flu case surfaces in Bhubaneswar
February 4th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 4 (IANS) Odisha has banned the movement of poultry and related products from an area in the capital Bhubaneswar after a bird flu case surfaced in the city, ... Read more...
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Cold weather, flu kill 72 in Mexico
January 29th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 29 (IANS/EFE) Cold weather in Mexico has left 40 people dead while 32 have died due to flu, the government said.Thirty died due to carbon monoxide poisoning, ... Read more...
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Mexican swine flu outbreak kills 29, infects nearly 1,500
January 28th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- An ongoing swine flu outbreak in Mexico has left at least 29 people dead and nearly 1,500 others infected, health officials confirmed on Saturday. Thousands more are ... Read more...
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Man dies of bird flu in China
January 23rd, 2012 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 23 (IANS) A 39-year-old man in China's southwestern province of Guizhou died Sunday from the bird flu virus H5N1, the health ministry said.The man felt unwell Jan 6. ... Read more...
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More poultry birds culled in Odisha
January 18th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 18 (IANS) Thousands of more poultry birds were Wednesday culled in Odisha after bird flu hit a new area, an official said.Officials and veterinarians launched the culling operation ... Read more...
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Stars join in at Mumbai Marathon’s dream run
January 15th, 2012 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) The six-km-long Dream Run event of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2012 Sunday saw over 22,000 people participating along with many Bollywood celebrities and television ... Read more...
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Bird flu: Odisha begins culling poultry birds
January 12th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 12 (IANS) Veterinarians and state officials Thursday began culling poultry birds in parts of Odisha's Khordha district after bird flu was detected in the area.District Collector Roopa Mishra ... Read more...
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Odisha orders poultry cull after detection of bird flu
January 11th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 11 (IANS) Odisha Wednesday decided to cull poultry in at least 18 villages of its Khordha district after bird flu was detected in the area, an official said."The ... Read more...
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Internet more comprehensive in tracking epidemics
January 11th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) Monitoring the Internet may prove to be a better way for hospital authorities to prepare for epidemics, compared to waiting for outdated official reports.
Researchers from ... Read more...
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Odisha alerts officials after test confirms bird flu
January 9th, 2012 - 11:08 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 9 (IANS) Odisha has alerted all its district authorities in view of the detection of a bird flu case in the state, an official said Monday."The government sent ... Read more...
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Guardiola wants no talk of ‘Clasico’ quarters
January 5th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 5 (IANS) FC Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola doesn't want to talk about the chance of another meeting between his side and eternal rivals Real Madrid in the ... Read more...
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Chinese man dies of bird flu
December 31st, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 31 (IANS) A 39-year-old man in China's Shenzhen city Saturday died of bird flu, officials said.The man named Chen, who worked as a bus driver, died of multiple ... Read more...
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WHO warns of lab-produced bird flu virus
December 31st, 2011 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, Dec 31 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an alert to warn that studies undertaken by several institutions, which generate mutations of the H5N1 influenza virus, could ... Read more...
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Michelle Williams battling flu
December 29th, 2011 - 6:35 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Singer Michelle Williams is suffering from stomach flu.The 31-year-old fell sick on Christmas Day and she's still suffering with the illness, reports contactmusic.com."Soooooooo I am ... Read more...
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3,000 poultry culled over bird flu scare
December 27th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IANS) Over 3,000 poultry were culled and 1,300 eggs destroyed at a poultry farm in Bangladesh following detection of the bird flu virus, officials said Tuesday.Livestock officials ... Read more...
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Rihanna spotted at McDonalds
December 23rd, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After a performance at London’s O2 Arena, Rihanna decided to grab a burger from a McDonald’s shop at London's Charing Cross. Apparently unaware of who she was, ... Read more...
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Bangladesh culls 14,000 birds
December 20th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 20 (IANS) Nearly 14,000 chickens were culled and about 50,000 eggs were destroyed since an outbreak of bird flu was detected in Bangladesh last month.Officials told Xinhua Tuesday ... Read more...
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Statins could cut mortality rate for flu patients
December 18th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) Cholesterol-busting drugs or statins offer a ray of hope for people infected with severe flu by keeping mortality at bay, a study reveals.
"We may be ... Read more...
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Bird Flu killing crows in Jharkhand
December 15th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 15 (IANS) In a worrying development, hundreds of crows have died in Jharkhand due to bird flu, a government official said Thursday.The crows first started dying mysteriously last ... Read more...
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Plasma could cure common cold
December 4th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 4 (IANS) Inhaling streams of electrically charged gas could help overcome the common cold, a new study reveals.
Scientists have discovered that a stream of matter known as ... Read more...
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Nepal chicken prices fall after bird flu alert
December 3rd, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 3 (IANS) Chicken prices took a beating in Kathmandu after schools and security agencies stayed away from chicken products following a new bird flu alert here.These institutions are ... Read more...
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CDC confirms three new swine flu cases in Iowa
November 25th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Iowa, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that three new cases of the swine flu have been confirmed in Iowa. The CDC says the disease ... Read more...
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Farhan fights flu with 3G (Movie Snippets)
November 22nd, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar is down with flu and good-humouredly said that he is fighting the virus with "3G"."The flu virus has launched an attack ... Read more...
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British mum had pool cue tip stuck up her nose for 12 years
November 17th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A British woman walked around 12 years with a pool cue tip in her head! 31-year-old Chantel Faill suffered constant flu-like symptoms during the period and when ... Read more...
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Rihanna faces boos at O2 Arena
November 16th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) R&B singer Rihanna was shocked when the fans at London’s O2 Arena booed at her following an unimpressive performance on Monday. The fans were made to ... Read more...
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Bird flu detected on Bangladesh farm
November 15th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 15 (IANS) Over 11,000 poultry birds were culled and 43,000 eggs destroyed after the bird flu virus was detected at a poultry farm in Bangladesh.The culling operations began ... Read more...
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Klose fit for Germany’s friendly against Netherlands
November 13th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Nov 13 (IANS) Miroslav Klose has returned to the German squad for Tuesday's friendly match against the Netherlands after missing the friendly against Ukraine owing to an inflamed ... Read more...
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India tops in childhood flu-linked pneumonia deaths
November 11th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) About one in every four infants who die from flu-related pneumonia is an Indian, says new research by the University of Edinburgh published Friday.The study ... Read more...
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Rihanna hospitalised with flu
November 1st, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 1 (IANS) Singer Rihanna cancelled a show after she was hospitalised with influenza.The 23-year-old was set to perform in Sweden Monday, but fell ill and was ... Read more...
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Obese more vulnerable to flu
October 26th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) If you're fat, you need extra protection from flu. New research says that excess weight makes flu vaccines less effective."The results suggest that overweight people would ... Read more...
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Orissa alert after West Bengal bird flu
September 22nd, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 22 (IANS) Orissa has increased surveillance in two border districts as a precaution in view of bird flu cases in neighbouring West Bengal, an official said Thursday.All ... Read more...
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