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UK notifies WHO about new strain of Swine flu, here is what we know about itA new strain of swine flu has been detected in a routine flu screening test at a GP surgery in North Yorkshire. The health officials said t...
World has 28% risk of new Covid-like pandemic within 10 years: AirfinityThere is a 27.5% chance of another pandemic as deadly as Covid-19 occurring in the next 10 years due to viruses emerging more frequently, c...
Assortment of five respiratory viruses triggering infection nowDoctors began witnessing unusual cases of fever, cough and cold, different from Covid-19, in September 2022, but most went undiagnosed then...
One step closer to a universal flu vaccine?A new study describes successful animal tests of just such a vaccine, offering hope that the country can be protected against future flu pa...
2 swine flu cases in OdishaThe official said the government is fully prepared to tackle the situation. Also known as the swine influenza, the respiratory disease is c...
When will the pandemic end? Past epidemics may provide cluesThe Covid-19 global pandemic has waxed and waned differently in different parts of the world.
India-Indonesia joint working group on coal holds discussionsThe ministry made presentations on Indian coal policy reforms, coking coal exploration and commercial mining, followed by presentations by ...
GSK says science does not link pandemic H1N1 flu vaccine to sleep disorderA spokesman for GSK said the "science has moved on" since concerns were raised about links between narcolepsy and its H1N1 vaccine, called ...
COVID-19 is 10 times more deadly than swine flu: WHOThe novel coronavirus is 10 times more deadly than swine flu, also called H1N1, said the World Health Organization, calling for control mea...
Last century's epidemics far more deadly than 21st century'sBefore the emergence late last year of the novel coronavirus, which has now killed more than 100,000 people, the 21st century's epidemics h...
Bharat Biotech in tie-up to develop a Covid vaccineBharat Biotech said on Friday that it has partnered with the University of Wisconsin Madison and US-based company FluGen to develop a vacci...
World Health Organization declares coronavirus outbreak as pandemic"Deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread. COVID-19 can be characterised as a pandemic," WHO said.
Universal flu vaccine comes closer to reality, says scientistsWhen it was first detected, it was called swine flu because the virus was similar to those found in pigs, but the virus now circulates as a...
- World tourism to rebound from crisis in 2010: UNWTO
The global tourist industry should recover strongly in 2010 after the economic crisis and the swine flu pandemic produced "one of the most ...
- Under fire WHO ready to review handling of flu pandemic
The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that it was ready to hold an independent review of its response to swine flu, amid growing cr...
- Zydus first Indian co to file H1N1 clinical trials
The race among Indian pharma companies engaged in swine flu vaccine development may soon throw up a winner just when the pandemic enters a ...
- Flu side-effects: Health insurers eye claim surge
Insurance majors expect a rise in sale of health insurance products over the next few months due to the growing fear of the spread of swine...
- Insurance majors expect a rise in sale of health insurance products
Insurance majors expect a rise in sale of health insurance products over the next few months due to growing fear of the spread of swine flu...
- Swine flu must be tackled right
According to WHO the number of human cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 is still increasing.
- Pandemic scare
H1N1 strain strikes at a time when the global economy has been laid low.