Indian Names and Parenting

What is Swine flu?

Swine flu is a respiratory disease associated with pigs, but in this case the H1N1 strain of swine flu has affected humans. It is spreading through human-to-human contact. The disease can continue to mutate, making it hard to treat.

H1N1 viruses characterized in this outbreak has not been previously detected in pigs or humans.

Swine flu symptoms

The symptoms are similar to those of regular flu – fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headaches, chills, fatigue, diarrhea, and vomiting.

Precautions against Swine flu

Currently there is no vaccine for the virus, though experts recommend the use of Tami flu. As a precautionary measure, people are being advised to avoid travel to affected areas.

Avoid exposure to people who have the flu and follow good hygiene practices like washing hands regularly.

Swine flu and India

There are reported cases of Swine flu in India now, the Government agencies are already on the alert mode and precautionary measures in action.

Here is the list of emergency hospitals/ helpline numbers for swine flu for the major Indian cities.

All India toll free H1N1 helpline: 1075 or 1800-11-4377

Delhi: Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital: 011-24525211, 23404328, 23365525

Deen Dayal Hospital: 011-2512 5259

Chennai: Communicable Diseases Hospital – 044-25912686.

Coimbatore Medical College Hospital – 09442012555

Kolkata: Infectious Diseases Hospital: 09433392182/ 09434009077

Hyderabad: AP Chest Diseases Hospital: 040-23814939

Mumbai: Kasturba Hospital: 022-23083901, 23083902, 23083903, 23083904

Pune: Dr Naidu Infectious Disease Hospital – 09923130909

Bangalore: Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases – 91-80-26632634

Lakeside Hospital – 80-5360823

India has alerted those traveling to Mexico, USA, Canada, France and New Zealand. Passengers flying into India from affected countries will be screened at six major Indian airports including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Goa. Several Asian and middle eastern countries have stepped up protective measures to curb the spread of the virus.

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Ever wondered who is Abhimanyu, who is Yuyutsu or Who were Amba, Ambika and Ambalika? In yet another first, your site Indianhindunames.com now has an entire section arranged in alphabetical order listing all the Mythological, Vedic and names from Hindu epics.

This long list will surely help parents looking to name their babies from traditional or Sanskrit sources. You can also browse through these pages to know a little bit about Hindu mythology and the characters.

Here is the link > http://www.indianhindunames.com/ancient-mythological-vedic-names-a.html

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Most of you have been through this, at some point in your life, you are faced with a situation where you need to buy a toy for a little one. If you are parents yourself, you have to buy for your kids, if you are not, you have to buy one to present or gift for your family, friend or colleague’s child. Buying the right toy is tricky and this article should help you in choosing the right toy the kid and the parents will like.

The Child’s age

You should have an idea of the child’s age before you enter the toy store. This is the most important. If you buy toys too advanced for the child’s age, chances are that he might not like it or he may get injured. On the other hand, if the toy you brought is made for children with age under that of the child, he will consider it to be too boring. Look on the carton, good toy makers do specify the age group the toy is intended for use.

Child’s gender

We already have blogged abut this. Why Boys like Guns and Girls like their Dolls. It is better to be gender specific when you pick up a toy. If you are a parent yourself, find out what best he likes to play with. Sometimes, your child tells you what toy he wants, thus saving a lot of hard work. But don’t count on this. If you let them, they will choose the entire store.

Educational value

If the toy you choose has some added educational value, it will help the kid to develop new skills. Alphabets, numbers, colors, nursery rhymes can all be easily taught with many of the toys you get in the market. For little bigger kids, you can buy games or puzzles that challenge them and keep them occupied.

Safety

Even though, this is the most important factor when you buy a toy, it is observed that this is also the most overlooked one. Choose toys that are not really cheap as the raw materials that go into making these will inturn be of inferior quality and dangerous. Avoid toys that have sharp edges or pointed tips. If you choose to buy a toy that is electronic, choose one that operates out of batteries than main power supply.

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