Mexico bird-flu outbreak costs economy $50 mn
July 13th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Guadalajara (Mexico), July 13 (IANS/EFE) An outbreak of avian flu in the western state of Jalisco has claimed 2.5 million chickens and caused $50 million in losses, a representative of ... Read more...
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CD row: Many in Hazare’s team are tainted, says Amar Singh
April 18th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): Former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh, who handed over a copy of the controversial CD to the Delhi Police, on Monday said many members in the ... Read more...
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CD row: Prashant Bhushan files defamation suit in Supreme Court
April 18th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): With the controversy over the anonymous CD mailed to media houses allegedly featuring a conversation between former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan and former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader ... Read more...
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A far quicker, cheaper swine flu test, courtesy defence scientists
February 24th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a swine flu testing kit that can diagnose the pandemic in just two hours and ... Read more...
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Delhi reports 95 fresh cases of swine flu
December 25th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Delhi Friday reported 95 fresh cases of swine flu of which 40 were children. There was no death and the toll remained at 64, health authorities said.
"No ... Read more...
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Delhi allows three private labs to make swine flu tests
August 25th, 2009 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Delhi government Tuesday approved of three private pathological laboratories in the city for testing samples for the swine flu virus, said Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia ... Read more...
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West Bengal not ready to tackle swine flu: Minister
August 21st, 2009 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Trivedi Friday said West Bengal is not ready to tackle the spread of ... Read more...
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Government to outsource H1N1 tests to private labs
August 17th, 2009 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Struggling to cope with the rush of suspected swine flu cases, the government is planning to outsource H1N1 tests to select private diagnostic centres ... Read more...
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Private lab to conduct swine flu test for Rs.4,000
August 14th, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Private diagnostic network Super Religare Laboratories (SRL) said here Friday that it is ready to conduct swine flu tests at Rs.4,000, while the government claims it ... Read more...
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Devotees in Srinagar offered prayers to save Kashmir from swine flu
August 14th, 2009 - 8:12 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Aug. 14 (ANI): Devotees celebrating Janmashtami in Srinagar offered special prayers to save Kashmir from the deadly H1N1 virus.Large number of Kashmir Hindus converged at the temples here to celebrate the ... Read more...
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Government guidelines to private labs on swine flu test
August 12th, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) With swine flu cases spiraling accross the country, India Wednesday issued the following guidelines to private laboratories for conducting H1N1 tests:
General bio-safety measures: Gloves (latex), shoe cover, ... Read more...
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Yoga can cure swine flu, says Baba Ramdev
August 12th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 12 (ANI): Amidst growing concern on the increasing spread of the H1N1 virus in India, renowned yoga guru Baba Ramdev prescribed yoga as a cure for the disease.Talking ... Read more...
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India swine flu toll rises to 14 with two more deaths
August 12th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Nashik/Pune/New Delhi, Aug. 12 (ANI): A doctor and a 29-year-old woman succumbed to the deadly swine flu virus in Nashik and Pune respectively on Wednesday taking the country's' swine flu death toll ... Read more...
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Azad speaks with chief ministers, officials on swine flu (Lead)
August 11th, 2009 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Tuesday spoke to the chief ministers to gear up to tackle the growing swine flu menace that has claimed 10 lives and ... Read more...
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Doctors say they are trying to contain swine flu mortality
August 11th, 2009 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Lucknow, Aug 11 (ANI): Doctors in New Delhi have been observing the nature of HINI virus to contain the mortality rate of the disease, Randeep Guleria, professor of medicine said here ... Read more...
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India gears up to tackle swine flu as deaths jump to seven (Intro Roundup)
August 10th, 2009 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) With three more swine flu deaths Monday, taking the total to seven, India geared up to further tackle the spread of the contagious infection by ordering more ... Read more...
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India gearing up to tackle swine flu increase: Azad
August 10th, 2009 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Swine flu is increasing on a "vast scale" and India is gearing up to tackle its spread, union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Monday of the ... Read more...
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