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H1N1 infections rate has increased to 40%, cautions NIV

The second wave of the pandemic H1N1 virus has witnessed a 40 percent escalation in the swine flu infection rate, warns the National Institute of Virology, Pune (NIV).

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"There is a significant rise in number of people suffering from the infection this year compared to last year, when the infection rate was between 15 and 25 percent. Precaution is the key to ward off the infection," said A C Mishra, director, NIV.

”We, at the NIV, have been receiving over 200 throat swab samples from all over the state every day. Many of them come from far-flung areas which remained unscathed last year. There is an increase in cases as well as an increase in the infection rate," he said.

Healthy lifestyle may prevent cancer, say experts

Geneva, Switzerland, February 4 -- Experts suggest that people should ban smoking and overeating, limit consumption of liquor, exercise regularly, and get anti-cancer vaccines to prevent being diagnosed with cancer.

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Forty percent of cancers could be prevented with adoption of a healthy lifestyle, says a report initiated by researchers from the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) organization.

David Hill, lead author of the report and president of UICC says, “If there was an announcement that somebody had discovered a cure for 40 percent of the world's cancers, there would quite justifiably be huge jubilation.”

“But the fact is that we have, now, the knowledge to prevent 40 percent of cancers. The tragedy is, we're not using it,” he adds.

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