Despite resistance, flu drug still preferred
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GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that despite new research indicating some resistance to Tamiflu, it remained its âdrug of choiceâ for protection against bird flu and in case of a human flu pandemic.
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Most states have enough flu vaccine to meet demand so far this year, federal officials reported Thursday, and one of the reasons is that even those in the high risk category have been releuctant to get inoculated.
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NEW YORK  - Among young children with  influenza, virus mutations that are resistant to Tamiflu arise  in about 20 percent of those treated with the drug, Japanese  researchers report.
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New research suggests that giving flu vaccine in a novel way can stretch doses and protect more people, but it didnât work as well in those over 60 and is too experimental to be used to ease this yearâs shortage, experts say.
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Fears of bird flu resurrected a drug for this small pharma, and it has some other promising compounds in the pipeline.
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LONDON - Resistance to a popular anti-influenza drug from Switzerlandâs Roche may be more common than previously thought, raising questions about how it should be used in a major pandemic, Japanese researchers said on Thursday.
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MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- People most vulnerable to contracting the flu should not be standing in long lines for the vaccine because there should be enough for all who need it, federal officials said today.
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Australia and Hong Kong have joined North America and parts of Europe in reporting seasonal influenza viruses with increased resistance to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
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The flu bug appears to develop a rapid resistance to one of the drugs envisioned as a front-line defence against the next major influenza pandemic.
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Health officials are urging the public to stay patient -- even as some states are reporting a shortage of flu shots for their high-risk populations.
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Injecting flu vaccine in a different way could at least double the number of people afforded protection. But they&#39;re not the people who need it most, and the technique
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The stockpiling of antiviral drugs, making more flu vaccine and better surveillance for new flu strains were among the suggestions mentioned in a long-awaited draft document, released yesterday
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The Mon Valley area will benefit from an extra supply of flu shots, but some say it is still not enough. About 250,000 of Pennsylvania&#39;s additional doses will be distributed within the next two weeks, with
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A small number of flu viruses resistant to Tamiflu, a top antiviral drug, have been detected in Europe, health authorities said this week.
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With flu season right around the corner, a new study finds that Americans are still struggling as much as ever with the condition.
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According to a report, Flumist vaccine â a live virus in a nasal spray â is much more effective than flu shots in protecting young children against the disease.
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It&#39;s still early in the influenza season, but government experts say that the activity of the deadly virus is off to a slow start.