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Flu cases 31, ministry to end parallel testing

Wednesday 17 June '09

With the samples of a nine-year-old boy, who arrived in Hyderabad on Sunday night from New Jersey through London....
UGC chairman’s wife claims ‘bad treatment’ at AIIMS, inquiry on

Wednesday 17 June '09

A new controversy has started brewing in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after UGC chairman Sukhdeo Thorat’s wife....
7 more students test positive, Centre sends team to Jalandhar

Tuesday 16 June '09

The Union Health Ministry on Monday rushed a rapid response team to Jalandhar after seven more students tested positive for H1N1 virus....
3 more swine flu cases, India to study containment plan of other countries

Monday 15 June '09

As three more cases of swine flu were reported in the country on Sunday, the Government decided to study....
H1N1: thermal scanners at airports soon; cases 16

Saturday 13 June '09

With the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring H1N1 virus as pandemic, the Centre has decided to install thermal scanners....
H1N1: thermal scanners at airports soon; cases 16

Friday 12 June '09

With the World Health Organisation declaring H1N1 virus as pandemic, the Centre has decided to install thermal scanners at all major airports.
Swine flu a pandemic, UN cautions against panic

Friday 12 June '09

The World Health Organisation today declared a swine flu pandemic, the first global flu epidemic in 41 years.....
Swine flu a pandemic, UN cautions against panic

Thursday 11 June '09

WHO declared a swine flu pandemic, the first global flu epidemic in 41 years, as infections in US, Europe, Australia and S America climbed to nearly 30,000 cases.
Delhi reports 2nd swine flu case, search for US national

Tuesday 9 June '09

Delhi now has two confirmed cases of H1N1 virus, with the 60-year-old mother of the man who had tested...
Swine flu: first case in Delhi, 10 so far

Monday 8 June '09

Swine flu appears to be spreading in the country with two more cases being reported on Sunday, one from the Capital, taking the total to 10 so far...
India registers an increase in polio cases this year

Wednesday 3 June '09

Tough India has reported double the cases of virulent Wild Poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) this year as compared to last year...
Pictorial warnings come into effect

Monday 1 June '09

After a lot of wrangling for two years, pictorial warnings on tobacco products became mandatory from May 31, the World No Tobacco Day....
Aspirin may not benefit healthy people: Lancet

Monday 1 June '09

A new study published in the recent issue of The Lancet has revealed that aspirin is of “uncertain net value” in preventing heart attacks....
Tobacco warnings set for May-end

Thursday 28 May '09

After a two year debate over the content of pictorial warnings of tobacco products, the warnings will finally see the light of day....
Swine flu: Ministers meet today

Monday 18 May '09

With India reporting its first case of the H1N1 Swine flu virus, the Director General of Health services...
India confirms first case of swine flu

Sunday 17 May '09

India on Saturday confirmed its first case of swine flu in a 23-year-old man who arrived in Hyderabad from the US.
First case of swine flu in India confirmed

Saturday 16 May '09

A 23 year old passenger who arrived at Hyderabad from US has been confirmed to be carrying the virus.
Swine flu: digital ear thermometers to be used at airports

Saturday 9 May '09

To ensure faster screening of passengers for H1N1 virus at international airports in India...
Swine flu: WHO warns HIV-infected

Thursday 7 May '09

People with HIV infection are at greater risk of contracting the deadly swine flu virus and should be considered as "priority population...
Swine flu: foreigners who entered by road to be tracked

Tuesday 5 May '09

After the airports and ports, it’s the road entry points which have become a cause of concern for the Union Health Ministry as it attempts....
Swine flu: Cab Secy, states in talks today

Monday 4 May '09

The global alert over the deadly H1N1 virus has had Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stepping in, directing the Cabinet Secretary to discuss measures....
Swine flu: WHO doesn’t rule out level 6

Saturday 2 May '09

With the deadly swine flu virus constantly evolving, the World Health Organization (WHO) has not ruled out the possibility of increasing its alert level....
Screening starts as WHO ups alert

Friday 1 May '09

Alerting that all countries must immediately activate their pandemic preparedness plans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday raised....
Swine flu: Health Ministry to get 2 mn Tamiflu doses

Thursday 30 April '09

With the apparent spread of swine flu across the western hemisphere, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday floated a tender....
Advisory tells Indians to defer non-essential travel

Tuesday 28 April '09

The Government on Monday issued a travel advisory, asking Indians to “defer non-essential travel” to countries affected by swine flu...
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