All Entries in the "H1N1" Category
How has the Swine Flu Scare Negatively Impacted us in India?
Now that increasing numbers of questions are being asked about the actual dangers posed by the H1N1 Swine flu, and whether it deserves the sobriquet of ‘Pandemic’, answers are being demanded because of the amount of money that has been spent on it globally and whether this expenditure was justified. We take a look at [...]
‘Test for swine flu even if there’s only one symptom’ says Health Minister
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has recently expressed concern that cases of the H1N1 Swine flu have recently been seen to be asymptomatic; that is even those infected are not displaying the commonly expected symptoms of the virus.
The WHO has listed symptoms such as cough, fever, cold, body ache, running nose and sore throat [...]
New Year Resolutions to Prevent Swine Flu
Here’s wishing all our readers a happy 2010. Let’s make some New Year resolutions to ensure that the H1N1 Swine flu virus has the least chance to spread and we can all be safe and healthy in this coming year:
Wash hands frequently, with soap and water. This is particularly important when one has been touching [...]
Sreesanth tests Positive, Gautam Gambhir Tests Negative for Swine Flu
The H1N1 Swine flu scare was truly on in the Indian cricket team when bowler Sreesanth was found to have Swine flu symptoms and was later found to test positive for the viral infection. Gautam Gambhir was another cricketer suspected to be having Swine flu, who however later tested negative for the infection according to [...]
Companies can do more to Spread Swine flu awareness
We have probably all of us seen the Dettol ad campaign that uses the Swine flu scare gambit to catch the viewer’s attention; similarly Lifebuoy has also fashioned its ad campaign to include the anti swine flu message.
The Dettol website has a section devoted to swine flu including tips for prevention, FAQs, and other information [...]
What is the Second Wave of Swine Flu? How do we protect ourselves?
We have been talking about a second deadlier wave of Swine flu for a while now, which, it was predicted would set in along with the cold winter months. What is the reason for this though? What makes the H1N1 virus proliferate more during this time than at others?
Well for one the virus cannot thrive [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]