Posts Tagged ‘swine’

AP – There’s no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects, U.S. health officials said Wednesday, in their first report on the safety of the new vaccine

AP – When the nation’s swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be “messy.” They were right. The program has been plagued with problems and information gaps:

AP – Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. But that doesn’t mean swine flu suddenly has worsened.

New Delhi, Nov 10: India’s Swine Flu death toll has now surpassed the 500 mark with 17 new fatalities reported on Monday, Nov 9.Out of the 17 H1N1 deaths, 15 were reported from Rajasthan, along with one death each from Kerala

AP – The World Health Organization’s flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide.

AP – The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that pigs in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for swine flu, making it the first time the virus has been found in such hogs.

Ahmedabad, Nov 4: The doctors attending the Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi who has been down with Swine Flu for about a week now, have declared him free of flu symptoms.”Narendra Modi has no traces of swine flu in his body,”

AP – Independent health advisers begin monitoring safety of the swine flu vaccine on Monday, an extra step the government promised in this year’s unprecedented program to watch for possible side effects.

New Delhi, Nov 1: Eight more people succumbed to the deadly Swine Flu, taking the death toll in India to 473, health authorities said.Four deaths were reported in Maharashtra, taking to toll in the state has gone up to 201.One death

New Delhi, Nov 1(ANI): Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Sunday said that the Supreme Court Collegium has withdrawn the name of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran from the list of judges who were to be evaluated for appointment to the apex court.