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Your painkiller is killing you more than your pain

Your painkiller is killing you more than your pain. Commonly used pill Paracetamol also harms you liver. CNN-IBN's Nikita Mishra brings you details of the latest warning from the US Food and Drug Administration.

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Doctors at AIIMS operate on spinal injury, boy walks

A 10-year-old boy from a village in Uttar Pradesh has gained a new lease of life after the doctors at AIIMS operated upon him. Premchand, a victim of a tractor-related accident had suffered massive injury to his spine. But a marathon 8-hour-lon operation by a team of doctors at AIIMS has ensured that he can look forward to life.

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Swine flu: Airlines cabin crew at risk

Regularly flying to affected countries and interacting with all the passengers as a part of their job is now translating into an occupational hazard for cabin crew. Every week on an average, 10 to 14 flights of 20 different airlines fly to the H1N1 affected countries and each flight carries a crew of at least 10 to 15 people. An average crew member flies two to three times a week. All airlines now have guidelines for their cabin crew.

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World turns to Indian institute for swine flu vaccine

As the H1 N1 virus spreads rapidly across the world, the real challenge is how to come up with a vaccine, considering that this is a completely new virus. In India, the Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune is working on developing a vaccine and is confident that it will be available in four to six months.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/world-turns-to-indian-institute-for-swine-flu-vaccine/91789-17.html

So far so good: India still safe from swine flu

With almost 1,000 cases reported across 20 countries of the H1 N1 virus, there are fears of it spreading to India. So far though, all suspected cases have tested negative, India is yet to report a case of H1 N1 virus or swine flu.

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So far so good: India still safe from swine flu

With almost 1,000 cases reported across 20 countries of the H1 N1 virus, there are fears of it spreading to India. So far though, all suspected cases have tested negative, India is yet to report a case of H1 N1 virus or swine flu.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/so-far-so-good-india-still-safe-from-swine-flu/91786-17.html

No swine flu in India, but situation needs monitoring

New Delhi: While the swine flu outbreak threatens to turn into a pandemic, India's health officials say that India is safe, at least for the moment. But it is travellers who seem to be at the greatest risk, especially those who've been to Mexico, Spain, the US or to any of the nine countries where swine flu has broken out this past week. 50,000 travellers came from these infected countries.

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Swine flu spreads in US, India issues travel advisory

The Indian government has issued travel advisories to its citizens who are traveling to the US, Mexico and Canada. The World Health Organization has declared Swine Flu outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern." Up to 103 people have died of the disease in Mexico alone while more than 1,500 cases are under observation.

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Swine flu spreads in US, India issues travel advisory

The Indian government has issued travel advisories to its citizens who are traveling to the US, Mexico and Canada. The World Health Organization has declared Swine Flu outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern." Up to 103 people have died of the disease in Mexico alone while more than 1,500 cases are under observation.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/swine-flu-spreads-in-us-india-issues-travel-advisory/91227-17.html

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