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Boy dies due to H1N1 in Kerala

A 13-year old boy, who died due to fever in nearby Kuttippuram, was confirmed to have to succumbed to the H1N1 virus, Health authorities said. Image only for representation. The boy, a native of......

Woman succumbs to H1N1 in Mumbai

A 25 year-old woman died of H1N1 in Mumbai on Tuesday evening, taking the death toll due to the deadly virus to 57 in Maharashtra, where 1,931 patients are undergoing treatment at various......

Two H1N1 patients die in Kerala

Two persons, who tested positive for H1N1, died in Kerala even as 14 more swine flu cases have been reported, officials said on Sunday. According to a release from the Directorate of Health......

Delhi schools shut classes following 3 H1N1 cases

Three positive cases of H1N1 flu among students in Delhi has prompted certain schools in the city to shut down classes for a few days from Monday. Classes of the Central Board of Secondary......

First swine flu death in Mumbai, woman succumbs to H1N1

A 23-year-old pregnant woman, who had tested positive for H1N1 virus, died at a state-run hospital in Mumbai, health officials said on Friday. "The woman, who had come from Dhule, died at the the......

Serum's H1N1 vaccine to hit market

Pune-based Serum Institute of India will soon become the second company to get manufacturing approval for a vaccine for the H1N1 virus (swine flu) . The company's intra-nasal swine flu vaccine is......

Cipla launches swine flu drug

Leading pharmaceutical company, Cipla Ltd has announced the launch of Antiflu to treat H1N1 swine flu virus, a top company official said. "We have launched Oseltamivir brand, called Antiflu, which......

Biological E in pact with US firm

Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E Limited has entered into an agreement with US-based biotechnology company VaxInnate Corporation to license its recombinant H1N1 pandemic swine......

Pharma cos ready to meet Tamiflu demand

The central government's decision to stockpile another 20 million capsules of generic Tamiflu (Oseltamivir) to strengthen its preparedness to fight the H1N1 epidemic has alerted domestic......

US anti-terror controls delayed swine flu response

Tough US import controls on biological materials, introduced after the September 11 2001 attacks, hindered the rapid identification of the H1N1 virus because samples from infected Mexican patients......

Sonam Kapoor returns to Mumbai for Swine flu treatment

Sonam Kapoor is likely to be admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute in Mumbai for treatment. Haresh Pandya reports from Rajkot. Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor,......

Aamir Khan, wife Kiran Rao down with swine flu

Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao have contracted swine flu, and both of them are being treated at their residence in Mumbai. The actor, through video-conferencing during the Satyamev Jayate Water......

Sonam Kapoor catches swine flu, is hospitalised in Rajkot

The Bollywood actress and her personal trainer have been infected with the H1N1 virus, reports Haresh Pandya from Rajkot. Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor, who has been shooting for a Rajshri......

UEFA won't postpone Kiev tie over H1N1scare

UEFA have no immediate plans to postpone next week's Champions League match between Dynamo Kiev and Inter Milan due to swine flu restrictions in Ukraine. "As long as the teams participating in UEFA......

Jaisha to train from next week ignoring medical advice

Jaisha had returned from Rio with fever and body ache and was hospitalized after she was tested positive for H1N1. Athlete OP Jaisha is confident that she can start her training next week having......

Athlete Sudha tested positive for Swine Flu, not for Zika virus

IMAGE: India's 3000m steeplechase runner Sudha Singh. Photograph: Sudha Singh/Facebook. Rio Olympian and Indian long distance runner Sudha Singh, who was undergoing treatment at a private......

India v West Indies series under swine flu scanner

The one-day cricket series between India and the West Indies has been put under "special swine flu surveillance" in view of the H1N1 virus spread in Kingston, Jamaica. Responding to calls for the......