Mumbai: Billions of dollars were spent by countries across the world in stockpiling Tamiflu during the 2009 Swine Flu pandemic. India was one of 80 countries to stockpile the medication - buying 30 million doses. But now, a two year review done by the renowned Cochrane Collaboration has raised serious questions on the efficacy and safety of the drug. A team of international researchers went through more than 16,000 pages...
07:40 AM, Jan 23, 2012
From India's first indigenous Swine flu vaccine to a superbug named after India, catch the top health news of 2010. ...
12:02 PM, Dec 31, 2010
London: The H1N1 swine flu virus which swept the globe last year has returned to Britain with 10 people dying in the last six weeks, health officials said on Saturday. Britain's Health Protection Agency said the 10 deaths had occurred in adults all under the age of 65, most of whom had underlying health issues. "Over the last few weeks, we have seen a rise in the number of cases...
12:57 PM, Dec 12, 2010
The world is in a post pandemic phase of swine flu but doctors are concerned as winter approaches. ...
07:23 PM, Nov 23, 2010
The world is in a post pandemic phase of swine flu but doctors are concerned as winter approaches. ...
07:23 PM, Nov 23, 2010
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech, a city based biotechnology firm, on Monday announced the launch of India's first indigenously developed cell culture H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine under the brand name HNVAC. HNVAC is the vaccine manufactured in cell culture, a highly sterile and controlled manufacturing process instead of eggs, the company said in a release. The vaccine was tested extensively in one of the largest Phase I, II and III clinical trials...
03:25 PM, Oct 18, 2010
Delhi's worries continue to grow as swine flu is all set to make a comeback to the national capital. ...
03:52 PM, Sep 27, 2010
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government decided to return 27 per cent of the swine flu vaccine stock provided by the Central government as the state health workers are reluctant to get vaccinated. With more than 2,000 registered swine flu cases since August, Maharashtra is one of India's worst-hit states. "We have returned back about 7,300 doses to the Government of India. We are utilizing the remaining swine flu vaccine doses, says...
12:20 PM, Sep 16, 2010
New Delhi: Swine flu scare is back in this country with new cases being reported throughout the country every day. The situation is worst in the national capital with as many as 254 swine flu cases reported in the state. On Thursday 4 persons died and as many as 20 others tested positive. Health officials fear that the number of cases of swine flu might increase because of high humidity....
09:15 AM, Aug 13, 2010
Countries like India, China, New Zealand and Australia are still fighting the spread of swine flu. ...
06:46 PM, Aug 12, 2010
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government has finally fine-tuned its flu fighting measures after more than 200 people have been affected and 21 people have lost their lives. Andhra Pradesh chief minister K Rosaiah asked the health department officials to take all steps to contain the spread of infectious diseases including swine flu in the state. While health officials are trying their best to contain the disease, the citizens are accusing...
10:44 AM, Aug 08, 2010
The second wave of the pandemic H1N1 influenza has struck again and its infection is likely to be higher than the first wave, with the potential to affect 40 per cent of the population, according to the National Institute of Virology in Pune. ...
11:40 AM, Aug 07, 2010
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According to the health ministry, 38 people died of the virus between July 19 and 25. ...
05:12 PM, Jul 27, 2010
Over 30,000 doses of swine flu vaccine lie unused in Maharashtra, the state worst hit by the H1N1 virus. ...
12:11 PM, Jul 09, 2010
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