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Tamiflu: How Much Is Enough?
Confusing directions on liquid suspensions of the antiviral drug Tamiflu may inadvertently cause parents to give either too little of the drug, impeding the child's recovery, or a toxic overdose, physicians warned in a letter published Wednesday in the...Tags: Northwestern University, Drugs and Medicines, Google Inc., Colleges and Universities, Los Angeles Times
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H1N1 vaccine a tough sell to pregnant women
As the H1N1 influenza vaccine trickles into clinics and pharmacies over the next few weeks, public health officials and doctors desperately hope that pregnant women will be at the front of the line for the shot. Past influenza pandemics have proved that...Tags: Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, San Francisco, University of California
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Teen H1N1 Death Sparks Tamiflu Debate
The 33 NewsFourteen year old Chloe Lindsey died Sunday night in Fort Worth, another young victim of H1N1. Her father, Tom Osbourne, says the family doctor wouldn't prescribe Tamiflu, the anti-viral drug that helps fight the flu. "We really don't understand, but...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Flu, Family, Hospitals and Clinics, Death
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Swine flu continues slow climb on college campuses
Booster ShotsInfluenza-like illnesses on college campuses, generally assumed to be primarily pandemic H1N1 influenza, grew slightly during the week ending Nov. 6, with 8,951 new cases reported -- an increase of 1% from the previous week. There were 15 hospitalizations... -
Swine flu seems to be trailing off -- for now, at least
Booster ShotsThe current wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza infections is trailing off a little, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this morning, and other indicators seem to confirm that diagnosis. In particular, the numbers of prescriptions written for... -
Prescriptions for Tamiflu and other swine flu antivirals up 6%
Booster ShotsU.S. prescriptions for Tamiflu, Relenza and two other antiviral drugs used in the fight against pandemic H1N1 influenza totaled 587,960 in the week ending Oct. 30, a 5.9% increase from the week before, according to Wolters Kluwer Pharma Solutions of...... -
The WHO says swine flu pandemic is milder than expected, may be nearing peak
Booster ShotsThe outbreak of pandemic H1N1 influenza appears to be waning in the United States and Canada and may be nearing a peak in the rest of the world, but it is impossible to predict what will happen with influenza viruses,...... -
British medical journal questions efficacy of Tamiflu for swine flu â or any flu
Booster ShotsA major controversy about the efficacy of the antiviral agent Tamiflu in treating influenza has erupted in the online version of BMJ, formerly known as the British Medical Journal. A team from the prestigious Cochrane Review says that its analysis...... -
LSU vet school research also helps people
Staff reporterBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Gus Kousoulas is quick to tell a visitor that LSU's School of Veterinary Medicine is not just about treating a sick dog or horse - it's also about finding treatments for infectious diseases in humans, including swine flu. The...Tags: Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, Research, Medical Research
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Brits say swine flu is mild, corroborating other reports
Booster ShotsBritish health officials have confirmed earlier reports that the pandemic H1N1 influenza is milder than experts had originally feared. In a report published online in the BMJ, formerly the British Medical Journal, England's chief medical officer and his... -
Swine Flu Poses Holiday Puzzle
ATLANTA -- Health officials say swine flu cases appear to be declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will happen next. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, China, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Organizations, Health and Safety at School
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