Archive for August, 2009
Colombian President has Swine Flu
According to reports just coming in, Alvrao Uribe, President of the Central American country of Colombia, has the H1N1 virus, Swine flu. Reportedly he has just returned from a Union of South American Nations summit on Friday and it is now announced that he has swine flu. This has led to urgent checks into the [...]
Obesity Increases Swine Flu Risk
As per a recent article in the Guardian, UK, a link has emerged between H1N1 Swine flu fatalities and obesity as being one of the contributing factors. Characteristics of 574 deaths associated with the pandemic H1N1 influenza up until the middle of July were studied by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance who came [...]
Plan on Air Travel? Swine Flu Precautions to take
Many tourist destinations are badly hit as a result of the H1N1 Swine flu pandemic. Places like Mexico were badly hit when the U.S. authorities issued a travel advisory against travel to that country. One may well put off a vacation when there is a pandemic on and one is fearful of catching an infection, [...]
Indian/Alternative Medicine and Swine Flu
Indian medicine and alternative medication are now being examined as a possible substitute for mainstream allopathic medicine as a preventive and curative measure for the H1N1 Swine flu pandemic that is sweeping the world and India as well. With the death toll due to the potentially deadly virus now inching closer to the 100 mark, [...]
India Swine Flu Update
According to a recent PTI report, the death toll from Swine flu victims who have succumbed to the H1N1 virus is inching closer to the 100 mark, and as of the present time has climbed up to 89 deaths in the country. The total number affected with the contagious disease is currently about 3,396. More [...]
Vitamin D Can Protect Against H1N1swine flu virus
Studies have been undertaken by Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) along with researchers from various institutions and hospitals to investigate the premise that taking vitamin D could protect against infection from the potentially dangerous virus of H1N1 Swine Flu. The study seeks to resolve whether there is a correlation between severe influenza disease and [...]
Swine Flu Reducing in Southern Hemisphere but WHO Warns of More Severe Form
A recent associated press report, has reported that the incidence of Swine flu is lessening in the southern hemisphere and is gaining more of a foothold in the northern hemisphere countries. In areas such as Brazil and Argentina, it has already peaked during the major flu season and is now on the decline. A statement [...]
Some H1N1 Vaccine FAQs
While the world waits for vaccines that will protect us from the H1N1 Swine flu virus to be developed, there are several questions/concerns that people have regarding the vaccine; we take a look: Q: When will the H1N1 Swine flu vaccines arrive? By all accounts the vaccines will not be ready before mid-October. It is [...]
Why are Pregnant Women More at Risk from Swine Flu?
We have probably all of us heard about how immune compromised individuals, seniors and children are more at risk from the H1N1 Swine Flu virus infection and that the same is true for pregnant women as well. As of now we don’t know how this virus will affect the baby. With the common or seasonal [...]
Beware: Swine Flu in Birds
It was bad enough that we had to keep track of SARS and then the bird flu, the regular flu and now Swine Flu, but now we apparently also have to be careful that the birds also catch the pig flu! Confused? Well the BBC reports that the United Nations has warned against the spread [...]