Tamiflu a waste of money claims reviewResearchers who have fought for years to get full data on Roche's flu medicine Tamiflu said on Thursday that governments who stockpile it are wasting billions of dollars on a drug whose effectiveness is in doubt. In a review o More… |
Swine flu kids getting faster drug treatment: USMore than 80 per cent of US children severely ill with H1N1 flu have been treated swiftly with antiviral drugs, a trend that could be saving lives, US health officials said. Public education campaigns about swine flu have translated into q More… |
Tamiflu-resistant flu ‘not spreading widely’Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 viruses have not spread to hospital staff or beyond despite spreading among two clusters of patients in Britain and the US the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. Investigations to date showed that the resistant-fo More… |
Flu jabs could be compulsory in Bahrain schoolsThe swine flu vaccine could soon become part of Bahrain's routine school immunisation programme, it has been revealed. It will initially be voluntary, but could be made compulsory if the situation warrants it, said Health Ministry comm More… |
Flu jabs could be compulsory in Bahrain schoolsThe swine flu vaccine could soon become part of Bahrain's routine school immunisation programme, it has been revealed. It will initially be voluntary, but could be made compulsory if the situation warrants it, said Health Ministry comm More… |
Bahrain to treat all flu patients with TamifluBahrain has switched tactics to fight swine flu on a new frontier. It is no longer treating the H1N1 virus as an external threat and is fighting it nationwide on home ground. All patients reporting to government or private hospitals and cl More… |
Speed up US flu drugs, vaccines: White HouseUS officials should help drug companies speed up the supply of swine flu drugs and vaccines, making at least some shots available by mid-September, White House science advisers said. Calling the H1N1 pandemic "a serious threat to our natio More… |
Tamiflu can be used in 'severe' cases: WHOThe World Health Organisation has stood by its advice on swine flu treatment with the antiviral drug Tamiflu in "severe and progressive" infections, a report said. The WHO decision is despite a study which warned against the use Tamiflu by More… |
Flu drugs little use for children, say expertsChildren should not routinely be treated with flu drugs like Tamiflu since there is no clear evidence they prevent complications and the medicines may do more harm than good, British researchers said. They called for a rethink of current w More… |
New flu drug to boost Bahrain's stockBahrain is to stock up on an alternative anti-influenza drug known as Relenza to ensure it will be able to treat strains of swine flu that are resistant to Tamiflu, it has emerged. The country is in the process of acquiring the drug zanami More… |