Five cases of swine flu detected in OrissaNovember 5th, 2009 SUNDERGARH - Five students from Kanyashrama School in Orissa's Sundergarh district have tested positive for Swine flu. According to reports, some students from the school complained of normal fever.
DPS Ghaziabad student with swine flu, school shuts downNovember 5th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The junior section of Delhi Public School Ghaziabad has been closed till Nov 13 after a case of swine flu was detected in the school, the principal said Thursday. A Class 3 student was found positive for swine flu.
Narendra Modi down with swine fluOctober 30th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is down with swine flu two days after returning from Russia, doctors at a hospital said Friday. This was confirmed by Atul Patel, the doctor at a government civil hospital on Friday morning.
Ninth swine flu case reported in HimachalOctober 23rd, 2009 SHIMLA - A woman in Himachal Pradesh has tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) virus, making her the ninth case of swine flu in the state, a health department official said Friday. "Medical reports of a middle-aged woman of Shimla tested positive Friday.
Shingle thefts go through the roof across the US, costing lumberyards and suppliers millionsOctober 9th, 2009 Shingles prove to be gold mine for thievesDALLAS — Workers at Bradco Supply Corp. arrived one morning to find someone severed the heavy chain locks on the security fence at the Fort Worth shingle supply warehouse.
AP Poll: Young adults still less interested in swine flu shots than last-in-line seniorsOctober 7th, 2009 AP Poll: Only half of people want swine flu shotsWASHINGTON — The people who most want the swine flu vaccine are older people, who will be last in line, says a new Associated Press-GfK poll. The survey raises questions about government efforts to stem illnesses already spreading widely across the country.
Arizona school closes after third of student body fall ill; swine flu outbreak suspectedOctober 6th, 2009 Arizona school closes with flu outbreakHUACHUCA CITY, Ariz. — Health officials suspect an outbreak of swine flu has caused an Arizona school to shut down after more than a third of the students called in sick.
Three more swine flu cases reported in HimachalOctober 5th, 2009 SHIMLA - Three more people in Himachal Pradesh have tested positive for Influenza A (H1N1) virus, officials said Monday. Now the total number of swine flu cases in the state has reached seven.
As nasal spray flu vaccine starts to arrive, officials urge patience until more is availableOctober 2nd, 2009 First nasal spray vaccine available for Swine flu
WASHINGTON — The long-awaited first vaccinations against swine flu — the squirt-in-the-nose kind — begin early next week in parts of the country, and states are urging people to be patient until more arrives. Just a trickle of vaccine, 600,000 doses of the nasal spray FluMist, will be divided among 21 states and four large cities by Tuesday, with more small shipments to more states later in the week.
Trickle of swine flu vaccines on the way, officials urge patience until more arrivesOctober 2nd, 2009 First swine flu vaccine on the way, still limitedWASHINGTON — The long-awaited first vaccinations against swine flu — the squirt-in-the-nose kind — begin early next week in parts of the country, and states are urging people to be patient until more arrives. Just a trickle of vaccine, 600,000 doses of the nasal spray FluMist, will be divided among 21 states and four large cities by Tuesday, with more small shipments to more states later in the week.
Delhi orders probe into Tamiflu misuse in schoolSeptember 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Saturday ordered a probe into the alleged misuse of the swine flue medicine Tamiflu by a leading private school. There was a report on misuse of Tamiflu by a school and our health minister (Kiran Walia) has ordered a probe into the matter.
Fracture healed by US forces, Afghan toddler injured in rooftop fall makes journey homeSeptember 19th, 2009 Fracture healed by US forces, Afghan boy goes homeDAY KUNDI PROVINCE, Afghanistan — The Afghan father left the mountains on foot, carrying his 2-year-old son, but the health clinic could not treat the skull fracture that blinded the toddler and immobilized his left side. By chance the next day, two American medics stopped by the clinic in Day Kundi Province to check on another patient.
Officials want people to get regular flu vaccine now, before rush for swine flu one next monthSeptember 10th, 2009 Time to get vaccine against regular winter fluWASHINGTON — A typical school student who catches swine flu will spread it to two to three classmates. Thursday's stark new estimate comes as U.S.
AP Poll: Seniors most interested in swine flu shots even though they're to be last in lineSeptember 10th, 2009 AP Poll: Seniors most interested in swine flu shotWASHINGTON — Americans are getting more worried about catching swine flu — but the people who most want that vaccine are the age that will be last in line, says a new Associated Press-GfK poll. As the government races to get swine flu vaccine ready to ship next month, just over half the population — 57 percent — is likely to line up for it, said the poll released Thursday.
Goa records its first swine flu deathSeptember 6th, 2009 PANAJI - Goa recorded its first swine flu death Sunday after a 28-year-old woman succumbed to the deadly H1N1 virus, officials said. The victim, a resident of Khola in Canacona in South Goa and undergoing treatment at a private clinic in Margao, about 30 km from here, was even given a double dose of Tamiflu after swine flu was confirmed on Aug 25 but to no avail, the state's nodal officer for swine flu Jose de Sa told IANS.
