Swine flu tightens grip in Chandigarh
November 15th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 15 (IANS) There has been a sudden surge in the number of positive cases of influenza A (H1N1) virus in Chandigarh hospitals during the first fortnight of November.
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Chandigarh doctor contracts swine flu
November 9th, 2009 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 9 (IANS) A 28-year-old doctor of a hospital here tested positive for the influenza A (H1N1) virus, taking the total number of swine flu cases to 63, health officials said ... Read more...
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Doctor tests positive for swine flu in Chandigarh
November 8th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
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 ... Read more...
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Narendra Modi likely to resume work Friday
November 4th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
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.
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Another doctor contracts swine flu in Chandigarh
November 4th, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
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 ... Read more...
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US releases liquid Tamiflu for children
October 31st, 2009 - 7:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Oct 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US has released liquid Tamiflu for children affected from Swine Flu. Swine flu is attacking so many children across the country, some of them even ... Read more...
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Narendra Modi down with swine flu, isolated for a week (Second Lead)
October 30th, 2009 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is down with swine flu, doctors said Friday, two days after his return from Russia. He has been quarantined for a week, ... Read more...
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Narendra Modi has swine flu, isolated for a week (Lead)
October 30th, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is suffering from swine flu, doctors said Friday, two days after his return from Russia. He has been quarantined for a week ... Read more...
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Doctor contracts swine flu in Chandigarh
October 25th, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 25 (IANS) A resident doctor of the leading Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) virus, a health official said Sunday.
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Swine Flu scams flooding the Internet
October 23rd, 2009 - 10:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Oct 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fake swine flu medicines and adverts are flooding the Internet. Things like air “sterilizers”, a photon machine, supplement pills to boost the immune system, even Protective shampoos ... Read more...
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India’s swine flu deaths rise close to 400 (Roundup)
October 14th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Three more swine flu deaths, all in Maharashtra, were reported Wednesday, taking the total toll in the country due to the influenza A (H1N1) virus to 399, ... Read more...
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Two more Delhi private hospitals can treat swine flu
October 14th, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday authorised two more private hospitals to treat swine flu patients even as 48 new cases of the disease were reported in the capital. ... Read more...
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Kerala reports 11 new cases of swine flu
October 9th, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 9 (IANS) Eleven cases of swine flu were reported in Kerala Friday, taking the total infections from the virus in the state to 611.
Amar S. Fettle, state nodal officer of ... Read more...
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Scientists waiting for H1N1 virus to mutate
October 9th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): Infectious disease experts are eagerly awaiting the H1N1 virus to undergo a mutation.John Tudor, Ph.D., a microbiologist at Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia said: "The Centers for Disease Control ... Read more...
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Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 100
October 6th, 2009 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 6 (IANS) The swine flu toll in Karnataka has touched 100 after one more person succumbed to the HIN1 virus, a health official said here Tuesday.
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1.25 mn capsules of new swine flu drug enter Indian market
September 25th, 2009 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) As swine flu cases continue to surge in the country, a pharma company Friday announced that it has pushed 1.25 million capsules of the drug to chemists ... Read more...
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Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 83
September 24th, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 24 (IANS) With three new swine flu deaths being reported in Karnataka, the death toll due to the H1N1 virus in the state reached 83, a health official said here ... Read more...
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Delhiites shying away from swine flu checkup
September 23rd, 2009 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) With a surge in flu cases in the Indian capital, Delhi health officials Wednesday said people were staying away from taking immediate medical help even after showing ... Read more...
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Ninth swine flu death in Delhi
September 22nd, 2009 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The national capital recorded its ninth swine flu death Tuesday as a 20-year-old woman succumbed to the contagious influenza A (H1N1) virus, health authorities said.
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Delhi orders probe into Tamiflu misuse in school
September 19th, 2009 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Delhi government Saturday ordered a probe into the alleged misuse of the swine flue medicine Tamiflu by a leading private school.
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Natco Pharma launches anti-swine flu medicine (Business Capsule)
September 18th, 2009 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Drug maker Natco Pharma Friday said it has launched anti-swine flu drug Natflu.
The maximum retail price of the medicine is fixed at Rs.480 for a bottle of ... Read more...
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India’s swine flu toll 212, Tamiflu sales allowed (Lead)
September 16th, 2009 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A record 11 swine flu deaths, including three in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh each, were reported Wednesday, taking India's total toll to 212 as the government announced ... Read more...
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Tamiflu to be available in chemist shops in a week
September 16th, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Tamiflu, the drug used in the treatment of swine flu, will be available in the open market within a week, a health ministry official said Wednesday. ... Read more...
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India allows ‘restricted sale’ of Tamiflu
September 14th, 2009 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India Monday decided to allow "restricted sale" of Tamiflu in open market to combat the spread of swine flu that has claimed more than 190 lives, health ... Read more...
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District collector in Andhra down with swine flu
September 14th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 14 (IANS) A district collector in Andhra Pradesh has got infected by influenza A(H1N1) even as the alarming spurt in swine flu has worried the state government.
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Swine flu toll rises to nine in Hyderabad (Lead)
September 13th, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 13 (IANS) The influenza A (H1N1) virus has claimed two more lives in Hyderabad Sunday, taking the toll to nine, while the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to bring the ... Read more...
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India likely to allow restricted sale of Tamiflu Friday
September 10th, 2009 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) With over 5,500 cases of swine flu in India and the virus continuing to spread, the health ministry is likely Friday to allow restricted sales of H1N1 ... Read more...
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Israeli lab finds Tamiflu-resistant swine flu
September 10th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Sep 10 (DPA) Israel's Central Laboratory for Viral Infections has identified a strand of H1N1 that showed signs of resistance to the Tamiflu drug used to treat swine flu, the ministry ... Read more...
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Goa records its first swine flu death
September 6th, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 6 (IANS) Goa recorded its first swine flu death Sunday after a 28-year-old woman succumbed to the deadly H1N1 virus, officials said.
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Four more test positive for swine flu in Chhattisgarh
September 2nd, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 2 (IANS) Four people, including an eight-year-old girl, Wednesday tested positive for swine flu, taking the total number of influenza A (H1N1) cases in the state to eight, a health ... Read more...
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Bangalore techie dies of swine flu
September 2nd, 2009 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 2 (IANS) A 31-year-old software engineer died of influenza A (H1N1) here, taking the toll from the virus to 28 in Karnataka, an official said Wednesday.
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Swine flu kills more young, middle-aged people: study
September 1st, 2009 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Swine flu is killing more young people and those suffering from associated diseases like diabetes and chronic heart ailment, says a health ministry study released Tuesday as ... Read more...
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India reports seven more swine flu deaths, toll now 100
August 31st, 2009 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India Monday reported seven more swine flu deaths, four of them in Maharashtra, the state worst affected by the virus, taking to 100 the total toll across ... Read more...
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10 fresh cases take Uttar Pradesh swine flu count to 79
August 28th, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 28 (IANS) The detection of 10 new swine flu cases in Uttar Pradesh Thursday and Friday has taken the total number of cases in the state to 79, an official ... Read more...
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Eight H1N1 cases take Uttar Pradesh tally to 69
August 27th, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 27 (IANS) Eight more cases of swine flu cases were reported from Uttar Pradesh Thursday, taking the total number of influenza A (H1N1) patients in the state to 69.
"The figure ... Read more...
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