Washington, July 29: Workers engaged in health care, pregnant women and patients suffering from asthma and diabetes are expected to be the front-runners for immunization when The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meets today to lay down priorities for H1N1 flu vaccines.
Pune, July 29: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has formed teams that will be carrying out a survey about a 100 houses in the locality where students diagnosed with H1N1 live.
New Delhi, June 22: It seems that the health authorities in the Capital are not being able to curb the spreading danger of swine flu. At least this is what the statistics say.
Geneva, May 30: Health regulators have long been trying to horrify smokers and encourage them to quit by putting different types of warnings on the cigarette packs. Next in the warning series are “graphical warnings” which the experts hope would be effective in preventing tobacco use.
London, May 27: Swine flu is apparently spreading fast, enveloping the whole globe under its wings. A fresh outbreak was reported yesterday in a primary school in Birmingham, where the flu has infected at least 44 pupils at once.
London, May 22: As a heatwave is ready to hit the country, the British government has issued some tips that would prepare people to deal with the excessively hot weather, which mainly affects the young and the elderly.
Chicago, May 8: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Thursday that even a little testosterone can cause serious harm to children, so adults using prescription testosterone gel must be extra careful not to spread it on to children inadvertently.
Details on the Chinese slimming capsules and the health risks involved.
Today, obesity is prevalent among majority of men and women. People are looking for some quick solutions to get rid of the extra body weight they are carrying around.
Chinese herbal slimming capsules offer one such quick-fix solution, claiming to be one of the best seller treatments compared to other natural weight loss supplements. They assert that the product lowers your appetite and increases your metabolic rate. They claim to provide quality nutritional supplements.
The epidemic of swine flu is threatening to turn into a pandemic. Here's how the world is coping.
Having already claimed lives of over 159 people in Mexico and infected nearly a dozen others in the U.S., swine flu has become a cause of grave concern for human race.
A few common questions on swine flu treatment answered.
Swine flu is a disease of the pigs that spread among pigs by direct and indirect contact. This disease is rare in humans, but people who work with swine, especially people with intense exposures, are at a risk of catching swine influenza.
