Author Archive for Reena Daruwalla
Using Hand Sanitizers? Keep in Mind
The use of hand sanitizers is certainly to be recommended over unclean hands, and can limit the spread of infections such as the H1N1 Swine flu virus but a few things may be considered when using them:
Using a hand sanitizer can certainly get rid of a lot of germs on the hands and they are [...]
DRDO Develops Swine Flu Detection Kit
India’s premier defence laboratory, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has put together a detection kit for the H1N1 Swine flu virus. It will also be possible to transfer the technology for commercial use according to Defence Minister A K Antony.
‘The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a rapid and cost-effective swine [...]
Beware of Fake Swine Drugs
According to this Wall Street Journal report, there is a real need for consumers to be very cautious when buying online drugs to treat the H1N1 Swine Flu virus.
Roche’s Tamiflu and GlaxoSmithKline’s Relenza are two of the most popular brands of the generic swine flu drug, Oseltamivir and there is actually a short fall in [...]
332 Crore Budget to Check Swine Flu
According to this Hindustan Times report, the Indian central government has pledged over Rs 332 crores to undertaking health measures that will help to check the spread of the H1N1 Swine flu virus according to health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
“The central government has so far spent or committed funds to the tune of Rs 332.92 [...]
Vitamin D Prevents Swine flu?
While there is not yet any definite evidence that vitamin D will prevent the H1N1 swine flu infection, there is some evidence to suggest that sufficiency of vitamin D can help prevent the seasonal flu and therefore perhaps the swine flu as well.
It has been suggested that a deficiency of vitamin D can occur in [...]
Dropping Temperatures of Past Two Days see Jump in Swine flu Cases
New Delhi has seen a significant drop in temperature in the past few days and with that there has been a significant rise in the number of positive H1N1 Swine flu cases reported from the national capital as well.
There were 63 new cases reported on Wednesday whereas there were 62 new cases reported on Tuesday [...]
Airport Testing for Swine Flu Futile
At the time when the H1N1 Swine flu pandemic was not established within India or as widespread all over the country, it perhaps made sense to test people at the airport as they come in from abroad. This was also the reason that the infection was a little slower to infiltrate into India on a [...]
Is Dengue being Ignored in Favour of Swine Flu?
It has long been alleged by some medical experts that the H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic is getting more than its fair share of attention and budgetary allocation, often to the detriment of other health issues and diseases.
Recently the health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad was posed similar questions, as to why it is that separate swine [...]
Global Death Rate from Swine Flu Slowing
According to the data from the WHO 6,250 people have died in the H1N1 swine flu pandemic worldwide, and some 206 countries are caught up in its sweep. According to this AFP report, the death rate now appears to be slowing down as per a statement issued by WHO.
Meanwhile in India the Swine flu death [...]
First Swine Flu Vaccines in India by December
According to a report published in the Hindustan Times 4 million H1N1 Swine Flu vaccines are to be imported into India and of those, the first batch will reach India in December.
The first priority for vaccination will be given to those medical workers in hospitals who will come into direct contact with infected patients in [...]