New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) One swine flu death was reported Sunday, taking the total toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus in India to 485, health authorities said here. Also, 71 new ...

Chandigarh, Nov 8 (IANS) Another doctor has tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) virus in Chandigarh, taking the number of such cases to 62, health officials said here Sunday. The 36-year-old doctor runs ...

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Three swine flu deaths, including two in Kerala, were reported Saturday, taking the toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus in India to 484, health authorities said ...

Chennai, Nov 7 (IANS) Incessant rain in Tamil Nadu over the past few days has not only thrown life out of gear in the state but also sent vegetable prices soaring. Thirteen ...

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Three swine flu deaths were reported in the country Friday, taking the toll to 489, health authorities said here. Apart from two in Kerala, one death was reported ...

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) An influenza vaccine is for the first time being developed in India that would be effective against the swine flu pandemic, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said ...

Kathmandu, Nov 6 (IANS) Though not yet having lost a patient to swine flu, Nepal Friday sounded an alarm after the discovery that the epidemic could be spreading in two districts in ...

Gandhinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who was diagnosed with swine flu last week, has recovered and is expected to resume office work Friday, officials said Wednesday. Diagnosed with ...

Chandigarh, Nov 4 (IANS) Another doctor of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has tested positive for the influenza A (H1N1) virus, adding to the tally of swine flu ...

Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): Infants born to women who received influenza vaccine during pregnancy are less likely to be hospitalized due to the disease, say researchers. Influenza is a major cause of serious ...

Washington, (ANI): Elton John's illness is weighing so heavily on him that the star has now postponed three upcoming gigs in Seattle and Portland after cancelling a series of concerts in the ...

Chandigarh, Nov 2 (IANS) Two more people, including a doctor at of a leading hospital here, have tested positive for the influenza A (H1N1) virus, taking the total number of swine flu ...

London, Nov 1 (IANS) Legendary British singer Elton John has been hospitalised with an E. coli bacterial infection and influenza. John, 62, has been ill for two weeks, but his condition worsened and ...

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Eight swine flu deaths, including four in Maharashtra, were reported in India Saturday, taking the toll to 473, health authorities said here. Also, 77 new cases of the ...

Chandigarh, Oct 31 (IANS) A 14-year-old girl died from Influenza A (H1N1) virus Saturday, becoming the third swine flu casualty here, a health official said. The victim was a native of Karnal ...

Geneva, Oct 31 (IANS) More than 700 people have died of swine flu this week raising the number of fatalities from the viral disease to 5,712 worldwide, Xinhua reported citing the UN ...

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Two more swine flu deaths were reported in India Friday, taking the total toll in the country due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 465, ...

Chandigarh, Oct 30 (IANS) Five new positive cases of influenza A (H1N1) virus were detected in this union territory Thursday, a health official said here Friday. Among the new patients are two sisters, ...

London, October 30 (ANI): Kevin Costner has ordered his family not to visit him while he is away on tour over swine flue fears. The two-time Oscar-winning actor is presently hopping the European ...

Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): A new study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has stated that an Achilles' heel for all strains of influenza may be plant-based anti-oxidants. The study ...

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Six swine flu deaths, including five in Karnataka alone, were recorded Thursday, taking the total toll due to the Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 463 in India, ...

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Six swine flu deaths, including four from Puducherry, were reported Wednesday, taking the toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus in India to 457, health authorities said ...

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Three swine flu deaths, including two in Maharashtra, were reported Monday, taking the total number of Influenza A (H1N1) virus deaths in the country to 447, ...

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) India Monday declared itself free from the avian influenza (H5N1), the agriculture ministry said here. The government has notified the World Organisation for Animal Health of this ...

London, Oct 26 (ANI): Sir Elton John is upset after scrapping a second concert in Britain as his influenza is still keeping him away from the stage. Last week, the Candle in the ...

New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) Thirteen new swine flu deaths were reported Sunday, taking the total toll in India due to Influenza A(H1N1) virus to 444, health authorities said here. For the first ...

Havana, Oct 25 (IANS) Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has arrived in Cuba for a four-day visit. Her visit includes a tour of important scientific institutions in the country ...

Shimla, Oct 23 (IANS) A woman in Himachal Pradesh has tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) virus, making her the ninth case of swine flu in the state, a health department official ...

New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Four swine flu deaths were reported in India Thursday, taking the toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 431. Also, 112 new cases were reported in the ...

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Seven swine flu deaths were reported in India Wednesday, taking the toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 427, a health ministry statement said here. Three deaths ...