Tamiflu H1n1 Swine Flu

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  Swine Flu Death Toll Reaches 373: Take Steps To Prevent It

  According to the state government release, 131 new swine flu cases were registered on Monday. Read the full report here.

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  Coastal Regions Worst Affected By Swine Flu As Cases Spike: 10 Points

  There has been a spurt in swine flu cases reported from Gujarat due to the H1N1 virus that has killed 242 people across the western state this year, next only to Maharashtra where official statistics compiled by the Union Health Ministry indicate 400 people have died. The spike in deaths has prompted the Vijay Rupani government to ask doctors to pr...

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  43 People Test Positive for H1N1 Virus

  Forty-three more people tested positive for H1N1 virus today including four medicos, taking the total number of cases reported in the national capital to 361, including five persons who died, so far this season.

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  Seven Deaths Due to Swine Flu in Haryana

  Seven persons have succumbed to swine flu in Haryana where 40 patients have so far tested positive for H1N1 virus in this year, state health officials said today.

• Kota: Swine Flu Claims First Life This Year

  Swine flu claimed its first victim in Kota this year with the death of a 25-year-old man at a private hospital today, health officials said.

• Woman dies of swine flu in Uttar Pradesh

  A woman died in Lucknow of swine flu late on Friday, health officials said on Saturday.

• Blog: Tamil Nadu braces for swine flu

  The suspected death of a 70-year-old farmer in Tamil Nadu's Tirupur region due to swine flu this morning has triggered fears of the outbreak of the dreaded H1N1 virus. In the last couple of days, four cases of children testing positive from the outpatient ward of a government hospital, King Institute in Chennai, have been reported. This is not enou...

• Two people test positive for swine flu in Mumbai

  The dreaded H1N1 virus that has claimed many lives over the past two years, has reared its ugly head once again in Mumbai.Yesterday, two people in Mumbai tested positive for the virus. After throat swabs were sent to Haffkine institute, pathological tests conducted on the samples diagnosed that the swine flu virus had infected a 37-year-old woman f...

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  Tamiflu not effective?

  Tamiflu, if taken within 48 hours, is the only drug that can treat swine flu or H1n1 pandemic flu in the initial stages. But a new study published in British Medical Journal says that drugs like aspirin may actually be better to treat Swine Flu.

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  Antivirals on retail sale in India

  The antiviral drug Tamiflu will be available for retail purchase in India from September 22. The drug is widely used for treating swine flu (H1N1 influenza).

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  Tamilflu in stores from next week

  The government may soon allow the retail sale of Tamiflu, the only drug available to treat swine flu.

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  Now, Tamiflu at a chemist near you

  The government on Monday decided to allow retail sale of Tamiflu, which is the only drug available to treat swine flu.

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  Tamiflu may do kids more harm than good: Study

  Tamiflu, the anti-viral drug for swine flu, may do more harm than good to children afflicted with the H1N1 virus, a new study published on Tuesday says.

• Tamiflu enters the black market

  Tamiflu, or oseltamivir, is the drug, which in demand around the world today as it can be the best defence against the H1N1 virus.