Swine Flu

Pandemic flu virus may become resistant to Tamiflu

WASHINGTON: A new study, conducted by researchers at the Ohio State University, analysing the behaviour of seasonal H1N1 suggests that pandemic flu may become resistant to Tamiflu, the main drug used against it.

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H1N1 may become the main seasonal flu

NEW DELHI: Will the swine flu H1N1 influenza epidemic in India accelerate or decelerate in 2010?

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Drop in swine flu cases

JAIPUR: For the past four days, the number of new swine flu cases detected in the state has remained fewer than 20, as 16 new cases were registered on Thursday.

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Swine flu pandemic continues: WHO chief

GENEVA: It is too early to declare that the swine flu pandemic has peaked worldwide and many more people could become sick with the virus this winter,

World Health Organisation

Global swine flu deaths exceed 11,500: WHO

GENEVA: More than 11,500 people have died from swine flu worldwide since the pandemic strain was uncovered in April,

Indian Council for Medical Research

ICMR to launch low-cost Swine Flu diagnostic kit

MADURAI: A low-cost diagnostic tool kit that can detect the swine flu virus in just five minutes is being developed by the Indian Council for Medical Research, a top official has said.

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Why the H1N1 kills sometimes

TORONTO: An international study has found a molecule in H1N1, or swine flu, patients whose levels determine the severity of the illness or even death.

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10000 swine flu deaths in US: Estimates

WASHINGTON: An estimated 10,000 people including 1100 children died of swine flu in the United States in the seven months after the new strain of flu was first detected in April, a top US health official said.

AIDS Drug

Scientists find HIV stowaway that helps its transmission

NEW YORK: In a breakthrough that may lead to the invention of a new AIDS drug,

Global warming

Cannibal climate

NEW DELHI: Here's a suggestion for environmentalists who are going to meet in Copenhagen to discuss the problem of global warming and climate change: Why Global warming,