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London, Mar 19 (ANI): Pregnant women with swine flu are 13 times more likely to become critically ill than non-pregnant women infected with H1N1, concludes a new study.
The research, published on bmj.com, included pregnant women in Australia and New Zealand.
Boffins concluded that 11 percent of mothers and 12 percent of babies died as a result [...]

Tourism Sunshine Coast says the persistent wet weather is keeping tourists away.
Chief executive Russell Mason says some operators have reported bookings are down 15 to 20 per cent on this time last year when there was a swine flu outbreak, the global financial crisis and a cyclone.
He says Easter bookings are not very strong because [...]

London, Mar 16 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan is said to have sparked fears she has contracted swine flu after she asked followers on Twitter.com about the symptoms of the illness, and adding that she was feeling “achey”.
Lohan, 23, posted a note on her page asking fans, “What are the symptoms of Swine Flu?” and then added [...]

London, March 8 (ANI): Vitamin D plays an important role in activating our immune defenses against infectious diseases like flu, says a new study.
According to the research, without sufficient intake of the vitamin, the killer cells of the immune system – T cells – will not be able to react to and fight off serious [...]

CLEVELAND — Antawn Jamison will make his first start for Cleveland in place of J.J. Hickson against New Orleans.
Coach Mike Brown was leaning toward starting Jamison before Hickson came down with flu-like symptoms Tuesday morning. Hickson’s availability won’t be known until closer to game time Tuesday night.
The Cavaliers traded center Zydrunas Ilgauskas to Washington [...]

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Indian captain Mahendra S [...]

Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): As cold and flu season approaches, giving up junk food for more healthy options would help maintain a strong immune system.

Dr Ara DerMarderosian, professor of pharmacognosy for University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and an expert in nutraceuticals and natural foods, have provided guidance to change how you eat and break [...]

New Delhi, Sep 16 (ANI): Taking into account the current spread of the swine flu in the country, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has decided allow retail sell of Oselatamivir Phosphate and Zanamivir in a regulated manner.

The Oselatamivir Phosphate and Zanamivir are only available drugs that can be used for [...]

London, September 16 (ANI): British researchers have developed an air filter system that destroys up to 99.9 per cent of infectious viruses and bacteria as well as pollutants that can circulate in the confines of an aircraft, especially on long-haul flights.

According [...]

London, September 16 (ANI): People’s updates on popular social networking websites such as Twitter about having coughs and colds could help health officials track early warning signs about flu outbreaks.

The Health Protection Agency annual conference at Warwick University, UK, heard that such websites could indicate an outbreak of flu earlier than conventional disease surveillance methods [...]

Bangalore, Sep 12 (ANI): The Karnataka Health Department confirmed the death of four women from swine flu in the state on Saturday.

With this the number of deaths due to swine flu in the state reaches 57.

Meanwhile, 22 more people were tested positive for the A H1N1 virus in the state, raising the number of positive [...]

New Delhi, Sep.11 (ANI): A 38-year-old woman has become Delhi’s sixth swine flu victim.

Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Medical Superintendent N.K. Chaturvedi said the victim, Raj Bala, was a resident of Faridabad and had been admitted with swine flu symptoms on September 5. He said that she died this morning.

Bala was both diabetic and hypertensive [...]

London, September 11 (ANI): Scientists at Imperial College London have warned that pandemic swine flu can infect cells deeper in the lungs than seasonal flu can.

They write in a research paper that this may help understand why people infected [...]

New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): The Swine Flu death toll in India has gone up to 156, with the death of 11 more people reported from different parts of the country on Friday.

The number of affected in India from swine flu virus has gone up to 5,611. The national [...]

Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): Chinese scientists have found that the roots of a plant have powerful natural substances that can kill the H1N1 virus.

Researchers Fang-Rong Chang and Yang-Chang Wu identified chemicals in the extracts of the “Dung of the Devil” plant, which were more effective against the H1N1 virus than the antiviral drug currently available [...]

Pune (Maharashtra), Sep 9(ANI): Seventeen new positive cases of swine flu were reported from Maharashtra’s Pune district on Wednesday.

All the cases have been reported from B K Birla School’s hostel at Shirgaon in Pune district, where 17 students have tested positive for the deadly virus and are undergoing treatment at various hospitals.

According to [...]

Washington, Sep. 6 (ANI): Seven out of 10 Americans consider H1N1 virus a “very” or “somewhat” serious problem, a new CBS poll has found.

In May, just 49 percent described H1N1 as “very” or “somewhat” serious. he percentage of Americans who say swine flu, is a “very serious” problem has more than doubled since May, [...]

Guwahati, Sep 5(ANI): With numerous cases of swine flu being detected in different parts of northeast, a local football club in Assam’s Guwahati city has taken up an initiative to create mass awareness about the deadly H1N1 virus through a football [...]

Bangalore, Sep 4 (ANI): Four more swine flu deaths were reported in Karnataka on Friday, taking the H1N1 virus toll to 35 in the state.

According to sources, all the four deaths occurred Bangalore.

Though, the deaths happened between Sunday and Wednesday, the results of the swab tests arrived [...]

New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): The total number of swine flu deaths in India has crossed 100, according to Naresh Dayal, Secretary of the Central Health Ministry.

Taking to reporters here on Tuesday, Dayal, said, “Total number of deaths has crossed century. It stands at 101. One death [...]