Drugs for influenza treatment safe for pregnant women, babies
April 28th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): Tamiflu and two other drugs, which are used to treat influenza, are apparently safe for pregnant women and their babies, according to a new study.Researchers at UT Southwestern ... Read more...
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Drug-Resistant Swine Flu Virus Leaves Virologists Worried
March 29th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Maryland, Mar 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The H1N1 swine flu virus that caused havoc last year all over the world and killed many young adults and children, according to reports can ... Read more...
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Vaccines effective against H1N1 virus mutation, say experts
November 23rd, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 23 (ANI): Health experts in Europe and North America insist that despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, swine flu vaccines are as effective as they have been ... Read more...
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H1N1 flu virus has mutated into a form resistant to an antiviral drug
August 4th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, August 4 (ANI): Scientists have found that some mutation has made the H1N1 flu virus resistant to the Australian-developed antiviral drug Relenza.However, the mutation posses little threat to humans yet, ... Read more...
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Japanese discovery could help fight resistant flu virus
July 16th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 16 (IANS) A discovery by Japanese scientists could foster a new genre of anti-virals that sidestep resistant flu virus problems, according to a new study.
Toshinori Sato, of Toshiba Microelectronics Engineering ... Read more...
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First case of Tamiflu resistance in pandemic swine flu emerges in Denmark
July 1st, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 1 (ANI): For the first time, the National Health Board of Denmark has announced a case of pandemic H1N1 flu resistant to the antiviral drug Tamiflu.However, the board has claimed, ... Read more...
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Expectant mums ‘at increased risk of swine flu complications’
June 16th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 16 (ANI): Pregnant women, especially those in the third trimester, are at an increased risk of serious complications from the H1N1 A influenza virus, says a new report.With the H1N1 ... Read more...
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3D structural model of critical protein produced by swine flu virus developed
May 23rd, 2009 - 11:54 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 23 (ANI): Scientists at the Singapore-based Bioinformatics Institute (BII) have developed a computational 3-dimensional (3D) structural model of a critical protein produced by the swine flu virus.Writing about his team's ... Read more...
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Official Military Health System H1N1 Flu Outbreak Emergency Health Alert
May 1st, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by admin
With the current reports of Swine flu in various locations in the United States and in large numbers in Mexico, it is important to review the actions that each of us should ... Read more...
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No plan to close US-Mexico border over swine flu outbreak: Obama
April 30th, 2009 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 30 (DPA) US President Barack Obama has said that there were no plans to close the country's border with Mexico despite a growing swine flu outbreak, but assured the ... Read more...
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‘Developing countries ill-prepared for swine flu outbreak’
April 29th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, April 29 (IANS) Low and middle-income countries are less prepared than developed nations to fight an outbreak of swine flu, health experts say."Of particular concern is the ability ... Read more...
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Military Monitors Swine Flu With Focus on Protecting Force
April 28th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by admin
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press ServiceThe Defense Department is monitoring the swine flu situation closely, with its primary focus on protecting the military population, a senior Pentagon official said today.As the Department ... Read more...
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Does India have enough drugs to beat swine flu?
April 28th, 2009 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De SarkarLondon, April 28 (IANS) Indian stocks of the anti-viral drugs that are effective against swine flu may be well below internationally-recommended levels.The Geneva-based World Health Organisation (WHO) says ... Read more...
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What you need to know about swine flu
April 28th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): While there have been a number of outbreaks of the new strain of swine flu, there also have emerged a whole gamut of misinformation. Now, scientists have elaborated ... Read more...
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Hong Kong researchers claim breakthrough in bird flu treatment
June 4th, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Hong Kong, June 4 (DPA) Hong Kong researchers are claiming a breakthrough in bird flu treatment with a combination of drugs they say may be effective in treating the deadly virus ... Read more...
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