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Drug-resistant flu linked to pneumonia - Newsday
December 31, 2008, 12:26 pm

A drug-resistant influenza strain that has spread globally this year needs further study to gauge its virulence, according to doctors in Norway who found the bug was linked with patients suffering more severe symptoms. A form of the H1N1 seasonal flu ...

Drug-Resistant Flu Linked With Pneumonia, Norwegian Doctors Say - Bloomberg
December 31, 2008, 12:51 am

Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- A drug-resistant influenza strain that has spread globally this year needs further study to gauge its virulence, according to doctors in Norway who found the bug was linked with patients suffering more severe symptoms. A form ...

Drug-Resistant Influenza Strain - Eflux Media
December 31, 2008, 10:17 am

Doctors in Norway discovered that there is a drug-resistant influenza strain which might be linked with patients who suffer more severe flu symptoms. The strain has spread all around the world this year and, as the doctors say, it needs further study ...

Register for FREE - Wall Street Journal
January 4, 2009, 4:43 am

Please register to gain free access to WSJ tools. An account already exists for the email address entered. If your company makes a vaccine to be used in case of a flu pandemic, you?d better hope your workers don?t get knocked out of commission by ...

There's no fun in funeral - Aiken Standard
December 29, 2008, 3:56 pm

Two unwelcome gifts that we have been given this year are exceedingly dangerous to our senior wellbeing and even to our senior being altogether! So, it behooves us to live somewhat more carefully for a while in order to make 2009 live - period! What ...

Got the flu? CDC says Tamiflu may not be much help - Associated Press
December 31, 2008, 9:41 am

ATLANTA (AP) -- The medical arsenal against the flu just got weaker. Government health officials said Friday that a leading flu medicine, Tamiflu, might not work against all cases of the flu this year. The most common flu bug right now is ...

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Mon Mar 17

• Zanamivir - Yahoo! Health: What are the possible side effects of zanamivir? Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Patient Information Sheet Zanamivir (marketed as Relenza): What is Relenza used for? Relenza is for treating adults, adolescents, and pediatric patients 7 years of age and older with the flu whose flu symptoms started within the last day or two. Relenza is also used to reduce the chance of getting the flu in pe
• Zanamivir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Zanamivir is a neuraminidase inhibitor used in the treatment of and prophylaxis of both Influenzavirus A and Influenzavirus B. Zanamivir was the first neuraminidase inhibitor commercially developed. It is currently marketed by GlaxoSmithKlin e...
• MedlinePlus Drug Information: Zanamivir Inhalation: Zanamivir is used in adults and children to treat some types of influenza ('flu 9;) in people who have...

Mon Feb 4

• CIDRAP >> Older flu drugs still used, against CDC advice: Docs use Tamiflu 87% of the time, amantadine 17.8%, rimantidine 8.7%, zanamivir (Relenza) 5.3%

Wed Nov 28

• Antivirals - State Allocations (from pandemicflu.go v)

Wed Oct 26

• NEJM -- Neuraminidase Inhibitors for Influenza

Wed Oct 19

• Avian Flu Shows Resistance to Tamiflu - Medical and health information on the common cold and flu

Sat Oct 8

• Talk of Bird Flu Pandemic Revives Interest in Passed-Over Drugs - New York Times

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