PARADIP: Though the spread of swine flu abated, the State Government has geared up all its machinery to handle a possible outbreak of the flu in the State since hundreds of foreign vessels anchor at Paradip port.

Powerful drugs are available to treat H.I.V., but doctors have long argued about when to start therapy. Is it better to treat patients early, exposing them to risky side effects, or to wait until the disease is more advanced?

A new analysis suggests that sooner is better than later.

Washington: The expression

Diarrhoea has taken an epidemic turn in northern region when at least eight people died and about 6,000 admitted to hospital during the last one week.

Unofficial sources said the death toll rose to 28, including five in Dinajpur.

Diarrhoea, which has broken out in alarming proportions in Dhaka, has claimed the life of a six-year-old girl and afflicted more than 700 others till 5:00pm on Sunday.
The ICDDR,B received 908 patients on Saturday, 775 on Friday and 899 on Thursday.

Paris: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) has reached

Kaushik Chakravarthy, Bangalore, DH News Service:

Doctors and Public Health Bodies in the city are preparing themselves for summer outbreaks and have suggested a series of precautions.

A Joint Monitoring Committee comprising health officers of the BBMP, executive engineers from the BWSSB and officials from the BMP has been set up to deal with epidemics.