Influenza
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Flu alert! ICMR latest recommendations on influenza virus I CHECK SYMPTOMS, REMEDIES
Health | Mar 04, 2023, 10:20 PM ISTThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommended people or patients suffering from painful coughs to not risk their lives by taking pills without proper medical consultations.
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Spring influenza cases on the rise: Know symptoms, precautions and treatment
Health | Mar 03, 2023, 02:53 PM ISTThe country is seeing a rise in flu cases, causing painful coughs. Health experts advise taking precautionary measures and boosting the immune system to maintain good health.
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Debina Bonnerjee detected with influenza B virus: How is it different from Type A? Know symptoms
Health | Mar 01, 2023, 11:53 AM ISTInfluenza, generally referred to as the flu, is a contagious viral infection that targets your respiratory system. Here is the difference between influenza B viruses and type A viruses: Know the symptoms, treatments, and prevention.
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Puducherry: Classes for standard 1 to 8 suspended in wake of rising influenza cases
India | Sep 18, 2022, 12:28 PM ISTPuducherry: The officials said that most of the children are arriving with high fever and cough and the spread is on the rise.
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What is Florona: Symptoms, Precautions, Treatment; everything you should know
Health | Jan 03, 2022, 12:03 PM ISTThe symptoms of Florona are the same as Covid19 and flu. High fever, fatigue, shortness of breath, sore throat, headache, vomiting and diarrhoea are some of the common symptoms of either pathogen.
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Vaccinate kids aged under 5 against influenza: Tribal panel head to Maharashtra govt
India | May 25, 2021, 10:38 AM ISTFormer MLA Vivek Pandit, who heads a state committee on tribal welfare, has appealed to the Maharashtra government to administer anti-influenza vaccine to all children below the age of five years in the state's tribal region before the upcoming monsoon season.
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Influenza infections may up pneumonia risk: Study
Health | Nov 30, 2020, 06:25 AM ISTThe study, published in the journal PNAS found that different nutrients and antioxidants, such as vitamin C and other normally cell-protective substances leak from the blood, thereby creating an environment in the lungs that favours the growth of the bacteria.
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Study finds common cold combats influenza
News | Sep 06, 2020, 03:56 PM ISTRhinovirus, the most frequent cause of common colds, can prevent the flu virus from infecting airways by jumpstarting the body's antiviral defences, suggest the findings of a recent study.
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Obesity and metabolic syndrome are risk factors for severe influenza
News | Jul 17, 2020, 12:26 PM ISTMetabolic syndrome increases the risk of severe disease from a viral infection, according to a review of the literature performed by a team of researchers from St.
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DCGI approves clinical trials of Favipiravir used in influenza in Japan, China for COVID-19: CISR DG
News | May 08, 2020, 08:23 PM ISTThe Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) Director General Dr. Shekhar C. Mande while talking about drugs that can be useful against COVID-19 informed that the Drug Controller General of India has given approval for clinical trials of Favipiravir which is used in influenza in Japan, China etc.
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Flu might protect you from the common cold: Study
Health | Dec 17, 2019, 06:34 PM ISTResearchers have found that people who suffered from influenza were 70 per cent less likely to have acquired rhinoviruses or the common cold.
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5 foods you can eat to avoid infections this flu season
Food | Dec 21, 2017, 10:54 AM ISTIn this season of cold and flu, you can build your immunity with these 5 superfoods.
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Children with older siblings are at higher risk of flu
Health | Sep 28, 2017, 03:40 PM ISTFlu can be dangerous in infants as it can trigger lung infection and breathing difficulties. It is also followed by very high fever, which can lead to febrile convulsions.
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Innovative flu patch with 100 micro-needles can vaccinate you without pain
Lifestyle | Jun 29, 2017, 12:06 PM ISTDo you dread the injection? Not anymore.
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Dengue and Swine Flu on rise: What you can do to protect yourself
Lifestyle | Jun 16, 2017, 04:02 PM ISTApart from enjoying the pacifying rains, you have to be very careful about your health and make sure that you don’t contract these deadly diseases.
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Premature babies are at higher risk to flu and lungs-related diseases during adulthood
Lifestyle | Jun 09, 2017, 04:00 PM ISTPremature babies who are exposed to high amount of oxygen are more prone to suffer from flu and other lung-related diseases in adulthood.
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Flu shot remains ineffective among obese adults
Lifestyle | Jun 08, 2017, 04:28 PM ISTAccording to the latest study carried out by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, the scientists set out to look at the effectiveness of the vaccine on people suffering from obesity.
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An Indian frog to help fight flu? See what new research has revealed!
Lifestyle | Apr 19, 2017, 01:08 PM ISTFrogs' skins were known to secrete "host defence peptides" that defend them against bacteria.
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Farhan Akhtar to spread awareness about influenza
Bollywood | Jul 15, 2015, 04:39 PM ISTMumbai: Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, also a father of two, has been roped in as the cause ambassador of Sanofi Pasteur India's flu awareness campaign. The Rock On!! star will spread awareness about influenza prevention through
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What is Swine Flu and how you can prevent yourself
India | Feb 18, 2015, 10:13 PM ISTSwine flu deaths continued unabated as the toll crossed 620 even as the country's drug authority today asked chemists to stock Tamiflu drug but not sell it without prescription.The number of people affected by the