News tagged with relenza
WHO urges restraint on Tamiflu in swine flu cases
(AP) -- With swine flu still spreading, the U.N. health agency is warning countries to limit their use of antiviral drugs to only high-risk patients to ensure adequate supplies in case the virus should mutate and become ...
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May 13, 2009 |
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Tips for avoiding, treating swine flu
Swine flu has surfaced in the United States, and people are bound to have many questions as the illness arrives a step closer to home. Dr. Mark Dworkin, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Illinois ...
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May 01, 2009 |
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Flu strains developing resistance to key antiviral drug: WHO
Development of a swine flu vaccine was partly triggered by evidence that seasonal influenza strains are developing resistance to antiviral drug Tamiflu, a World Health Organisation expert said Tuesday.
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May 12, 2009 |
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Denmark reports first case of resistance to swine flu treatment
Danish health officials on Monday reported the first case of resistance to Tamiflu, considered to be the most effective treatment for swine flu by the World Health Organization.
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Jun 29, 2009 |
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Swine flu resistance testing to grow after US case (Update)
(AP) -- U.S. health officials are stepping up testing of swine flu cases for Tamiflu resistance, now that an American has come down with a resistant strain.
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Jul 07, 2009 |
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Study: New treatment may combat drug-resistant flu
(AP) -- A new and unlicensed treatment for swine flu could be used in patients who have Tamiflu-resistant viruses, doctors say. In an article published Friday in the medical journal Lancet, British doctors describe how they ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 03, 2009 |
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As swine flu spreads, who should get Tamiflu?
(AP) -- The swine flu epidemic may seem mild now, with relatively few deaths even as the virus infects thousands in at least 33 countries. But experts worry it could mutate into something more dangerous - ...
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May 12, 2009 |
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Tamiflu resistant swine flu case found in Hong Kong: govt
Hong Kong on Friday detected a strain of swine flu that was resistant to Tamiflu, the main anti-viral flu drug, the health department reported on its website.
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Jul 03, 2009 |
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Swine flu vaccine effective despite mutations: experts
Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday.
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Nov 21, 2009 |
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Zanamivir
Zanamivir (INN) (pronounced /zəˈnæmɨvɪr/) is a neuraminidase inhibitor used in the treatment and prophylaxis of Influenzavirus A and Influenzavirus B. Zanamivir was the first neuraminidase inhibitor commercially developed. It is currently marketed by GlaxoSmithKline under the trade name Relenza.
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