Six swine flu deaths in India raise toll to 463October 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Six swine flu deaths, including five in Karnataka alone, were recorded Thursday, taking the total toll due to the Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 463 in India, health authorities said here. Apart from the five deaths in Karnataka, one death was also recorded in Maharashtra.
CDC: Swine flu cases widespread in nearly every state; 95 children's deaths reportedOctober 23rd, 2009 US swine flu deaths surpass 1,000ATLANTA — Federal health officials say swine flu is more widespread now than it's ever been. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there as much illness now as the winter peak of regular flu seasons.
Seven swine flu deaths take India's toll to 427October 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Seven swine flu deaths were reported in India Wednesday, taking the toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 427, a health ministry statement said here. Three deaths - one each in Delhi, Goa and Kerala - were reported Wednesday while four deaths reported from Maharashtra had occurred earlier but the laboratory confirmations of the viral infections came Wednesday, officials said.
Two swine flu deaths take India's toll to 415October 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two swine flu deaths were reported in the country Monday with Himachal Pradesh reporting its first H1N1 death taking the toll to 415, a health ministry official said. One death was reported from Pune while the other was reported from Solan in Himachal Pradesh.
Three swine flu deaths take toll to 408 in IndiaOctober 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two people died of swine flu in Maharashtra while one person succumbed in Uttarakhand, taking the all India toll to 408, a health ministry official said Sunday. Maharashtra, which tops the casualty list, has reported a total of 173 deaths.
Trials to test H1N1 vaccine efficacy in HIV-infected pregnant women underwayOctober 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have launched a trial to test the efficacy of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in HIV-infected pregnant women. The vaccine, manufactured by Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, contains inactivated 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, so it is impossible to become infected with the virus by receiving the vaccine.
Scientists waiting for H1N1 virus to mutateOctober 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Infectious disease experts are eagerly awaiting the H1N1 virus to undergo a mutation. John Tudor, Ph.D., a microbiologist at Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia said: "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization are constantly monitoring the virus as it spreads....
Six deaths take India's swine flu toll to 335October 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Six swine flu deaths were reported Friday, taking India's deaths from the contagious virus to 335, the union health ministry said. Of the latest deaths, two each were reported from Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka.
17 swine flu deaths take India's toll to 257September 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Seventeen swine flu deaths, ten of them in Karnataka alone, were reported Monday, taking the total toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 257 in India, health authorities said here. Although health ministry officials said seven deaths were reported Monday - three each in Maharashtra and Gujarat and one in Andhra Pradesh, ten deaths occurred in Karnataka in a span of 10 days, but were only confirmed Monday.
FDA awards $2 million in grants to spur development of medical devices for childrenSeptember 21st, 2009 FDA awards $2M in grants for kids' medical devicesWASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is awarding $2 million to spur the development of medical devices for children, who face increased risks during surgery because so few implants are designed for their use. The FDA said Monday it will distribute the grants among three researchers in Michigan, Massachusetts and California.
Children's National Medical Center gets $150M from Abu Dhabi for pediatric surgery innovationSeptember 16th, 2009 Abu Dhabi gives $150M to DC children's hospitalWASHINGTON — The government of Abu Dhabi is giving $150 million to Children's National Medical Center in Washington. The donation announced Wednesday is one of the largest ever to a U.S.
India's swine flu toll goes up to 201September 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Eight deaths due to swine flu were reported Tuesday from various states, pushing up India's Influenza A (H1N1) toll to 201, health officials said here. Also, 229 fresh swine flu cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected so far with the flu to 6,588.
India's swine flu death toll reaches 156September 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - 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.
Bangalore confirms four more swine flu deathsSeptember 4th, 2009 BANGALORE - 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.
Over 100 swine flu deaths reported in IndiaSeptember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - 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.
