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Antiviral

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First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 13 Documents (in Health)

Patients spreading drug-resistant swine flu strain

A form of swine flu that is resistant to antiviral drugs has begun spreading between hospital patients in Wales, health officials said.A strain that appears resistant to Tamiflu, the most common treatment has infected five patients at the University Hospital ... [Times Online - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Swine Flu, Antiviral, Virus, Wales

First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 3 Documents

Swine flu mutation found in Norway

Health authorities in Norway have discovered a potentially significant mutation in swine flu they say could be responsible for causing the severest symptoms among those infected.The Norwegian Institute of Public Health said on Friday the mutation of the ... [Radio New Zealand - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Mutation, Norway, Virus, Swine Flu, Pandemic

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 27 mins ago - 7 Documents

U.S. reports dip in H1N1 flu activity

Some parts of the country are seeing a small decline in H1N1, as others, including Maine and Hawaii, see an increase.STORY HIGHLIGHTS43 states have widespread flu activity compared with 48 at beginning of monthPrevalence still higher than the peak activity ... [CNN - 27 mins ago]

Entities: Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Virus, Mutation, Antiviral

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents (in Health)

Adamas Pharmaceuticals Expands Clinical Study for Triple-Combination Antiviral Drug Therapy in Immune-Compromised Patients

Study Finds Boosting Neurotransmitter Could Reverse Down Syndrome(10 hrs ago)Separated Bangladeshi Twins Expected to Make Full Recovery: Doctors(10 hrs ago)Alzheimer's Patients Receive Poor Care in Hospitals(13 hrs ago)School Dinners are the Only Meal ... [MedIndia - 11/20/2009]

Entities: clinical study, Antiviral, Oseltamivir, Amantadine

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Health)

As Vaccine Remains Scarce, H1N1 Flu Continues to Expand

Maine Government NewsHuman ServicesThis past week has been a challenging one in Maine for H1N1, since the disease has surged and vaccine supplies remain very limited.AUGUSTA - This past week has been a challenging one in Maine for H1N1, since the disease ... [Maine.gov - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Vaccine, Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Anne Mills

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Medicine)

Asthmatic children hit hard by H1N1

OTTAWA - Children with even mild asthma are in danger of serious illness if they catch the H1N1 flu, according to a first-in-Canada study of kids hospitalized with the pandemic virus. "Asthma is a chronic inflammatory process of the airways and it's likely ... [CNEWS - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Asthma, Canadian Medical Association, Antiviral, Infectious Diseases

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Russia confirms over 5,600 swine flu cases : Health Minister

Russia Health Minister Tatyana Golikova said more than 5,600 swine flu cases have been officially confirmed in Russia.''Till November 17, a total 5,613 people in 74 federal districts have been registered to have swine flu infections,'' Ms Golikova said ... [NetIndia123.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Russia, Tatyana Golikova, Vaccine

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Health)

H1N1 may cost the UK economy Â£72 billions

Tags: A-H1N1, advice, alert, antivirals, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, decease, epidemy, European Medicines Agency, guide, H1N1, H1N1 antivirals, H1N1 dose vaccine, H1N1 flu costs, H1N1 pandemic costs, H1N1 vaccination campaign, H1N1 vaccine, ... [News-Insurances - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Swine Flu Vaccine, Swine Flu, United Kingdom, Vaccine

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Health)

Delhi: Swine flu cases rise

If you think the worst of the influenza A H1N1 is now a thing of past, you are mistaken.We are still in the midst of the first wave of the pandemic and experts warn that a second wave may be coming any time soon as winter sets in.The World Health Organization ... [India Today - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Vaccine, Pandemic, Antiviral, New Delhi (India), Virus

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

DoH scraps antibiotic ads this year to avoid confusion

Tom Moberly, healthcarerepublic.com,The DoH has scrapped its antibiotic awareness campaign for 2009/10 amid fears it would put patients off taking antivirals, this week's issue of GP newspaper reveals.Research showed that the public did not understand ... [Healthcare Republic - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Antibiotic, Antiviral, Bacteria, Imperial College London, Epidemiology

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

B.C. doctors bill government for 50,000 Swine Flu consultations

B.C. doctors billed the Medical Services Plan for 50,000 consultations with patients for Swine Flu symptoms. More than 112,000 prescriptions for Tamiflu were written out. But government says we may finally be seeing light at the end of the tunnel. VANCOUVER, ... [Digital Journal - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Swine Flu, Antiviral, Declination, Pandemic, Crested

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

Unusual Cause of Bilateral Optic Neuritis in a Patient With AIDS

in a Patient With AIDSBilateral retrobulbar optic neuritis developed in a 38-year-old woman with advanced HIV infection. This was secondary to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection, confirmed by polymerase chain reaction detection of VZV in the patient’s ... [Consultant Live - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Polymerase Chain Reaction, Antiviral, HIV/AIDS, Chicken Pox

Quotes

States have been able to order a total of 54.1 million doses of H1N1 vaccine so far, Schuchat said. "That number is 11 million doses more than we were at a week ago." In response to a report from Norway that a couple of people died from a mutated form of the H1N1 virus, Schuchat said the CDC is aware that the mutated...

CDC: H1N1 cases down, vaccine availability grows [CNN - 2 hours ago]

A Department of Health spokesman said: "The Tamiflu-resistant virus has emerged in a group of particularly vulnerable individuals – this type of resistance is well documented. In other words, these patients are known to be at increased risk of developing resistance to the drug. Our strategy to offer antivirals to all patients with swine flu is the right one – both to help prevent complications and to reduce the severity of the illness. We are keeping the situation under review."

Strain of swine flu found that is resistant to drugs [The Independent - 4 hours ago]

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Pacific Sands, Inc. Announces Green Living Expert Annie B. Bond's [Market Wire via MSN Money - 8 hours ago]

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CDC: H1N1 cases decrease as vaccine availabilit... [CNN - 59 mins ago]
CDC: H1N1 cases down, vaccine availability up [CNN - 1 hour ago]
CDC: H1N1 cases down, vaccine availability grows [CNN - 2 hours ago]
BioCryst $49M Public Offering Cashes in on Stoc... [BioWorld - 2 hours ago]
British hospital hit by swine flu strain that r... [Mail Online UK - 3 hours ago]
CDC: H1N1 declining but still widespread [Centre For Infectious Disease Research and Policy - 4 hours ago]
Strain of swine flu found that is resistant to ... [The Independent - 4 hours ago]
Improved Treatment Compliance with Once-Daily (... [National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project - 4 hours ago]
Kaletra QD Resistance Report: Lopinavir/ritonav... [National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project - 4 hours ago]
Patients spreading drug-resistant swine flu strain [Times Online - 4 hours ago]
Tamiflu resistant swine flu arrives in UK [Virgin Media - 4 hours ago]
Mutation in swine flu virus in Norway [Sky News Australia - 5 hours ago]
WHO assesses significance of H1N1 virus mutatio... [SINA - 5 hours ago]
Swine flu may have hit peak, but not over yet [MSNBC - 5 hours ago]
H1N1 may have [MSNBC - 5 hours ago]
Mutation seen in some H1N1 deaths [MSNBC - 5 hours ago]
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu spreads in Wales [Times Online - 6 hours ago]
Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come ... [Yahoo! News - 6 hours ago]
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu spreads between pat... [Times Online - 6 hours ago]
Drug resistant swine flu found in U.S. and U.K. [USA Today - 6 hours ago]
Swine Flu Declining in Some Parts of U.S. [Forbes.com - 7 hours ago]
CDC Confirms Four New Cases of Oseltamivir (Tam... [DukeHealth.org - 7 hours ago]
Swine flu mutation found in Norway [Radio New Zealand - 7 hours ago]
H1N1 intensifying in Canada but subsiding elsew... [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - 7 hours ago]
Norway Announces H1N1 Swine Flu Mutation Discov... [Huliq.com - 8 hours ago]
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu hits UK hospitals [Telegraph - 8 hours ago]
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu found in N.C. hospital [USA Today - 8 hours ago]
INFLUENZA H1N1: WHO says mutation found in viru... [France24 - 8 hours ago]
Mutation found in swine flu virus: WHO [AFP via Yahoo! - 8 hours ago]
Pacific Sands, Inc. Announces Green Living Expe... [Market Wire via MSN Money - 8 hours ago]

Blogs

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Norway reports a mutant form of H1N1 [H5N1 - 11 hours ago] A statement from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health: Mutation of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in Norway:The Norwegian Institute of Public Health announced today ...
Ukraine WHO and the Geopolitics of Swine Flu Panic [The Market Oracle - 11/13/2009] AM By: F_William_Engdahl Latest reports of what is being called a deadly Swine Flu outbreak in Ukraine according to on sight reports appear to be a political concoction ...
Health officials cite growing flu alarm in Asia [H5N1 - 11/13/2009] Via the New York Times: Health Officials Cite Growing Flu Alarm in Asian Nations. Excerpt:Emergency supplies of antiviral drugs are being sent to Ukraine, Afghanistan ...
Swine flu sales: windfall or hard work? [Global News Blog - 11/12/2009] Swine flu is turning out to be a sales bonanza for drug companies - just don't call it a windfall, says GlaxoSmithKline. As one of the world's top suppliers of ...
Branswell: Rethink usage of Tamiflu, expert warns [H5N1 - 11/12/2009] Via the Chronicle Herald, Helen Branswell of The Canadian Press writes: Rethink usage of Tamiflu, expert warns. Excerpt:Doctors should be cautious about giving Tamiflu ...

Audio/Video

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Mixing Tamiflu in Sweet Liquid [CDC Streaming Health - YouTube - 11/12/2009]
Influenza Round Table: Antiviral Drugs [CDC Streaming Health - YouTube - 10/30/2009]
Common Questions: H1N1 Flu - Vaccination Confus... [American Red Cross - YouTube - 10/05/2009]
Mr Pregnant Vintage Wear A Pot [Mefeedia Video Tag : evolution - 05/26/2009]
Mrpregnant Cant Touch Elmo [Mefeedia Video Tag : evolution - 05/26/2009]

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