Bird Flu Medicine Toxic for Teens

                   
legitgov.org     May 14, 2008            

Concerns are rising over side effect of bird flu drug Tamiflu on teenagers. Tamiflu is Swiss-based Hoffman-La Roche's antiviral for general influenza A and B but is also used to combat bird flu. However, worries have surfaced about the possibility of the medicine causing mental disorders among... [read full story]                

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South Korea worries about Tamiflu and teens

typepad.com     May 13, 2008          

Via The Korea Times: Bird Flu Medicine Toxic for Teens. Excerpt: Concerns are rising over side effect of bird flu drug Tamiflu on teenagers. Tamiflu is Swiss-based Hoffman-La Roche's antiviral for general influenza A and B but is also used to combat bird flu. However, worries have surfaced about...                

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Bird flu pandemic seen needing multiple drugs

alertnet.org     May 14, 2008          

By Ben Hirschler LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Governments need to stockpile different sorts of flu drugs -- not just Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu -- to counter the danger of resistance in a pandemic triggered by bird flu, British experts said on Wednesday. The warning could boost demand for...                

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A drug cocktail for H5N1?

typepad.com     May 14, 2008          

Via Reuters: Bird flu pandemic seen needing multiple drugs. Excerpt: Governments need to stockpile different sorts of flu drugs -- not just Roche's Tamiflu -- to counter the danger of resistance in a pandemic triggered by bird flu, British experts...                

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Bird flu pandemic seen needing multiple drugs

thestar.com.my     May 14, 2008          

LONDON (Reuters) - Governments need to stockpile different sorts of flu drugs -- not just Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu -- to counter the danger of resistance in a pandemic triggered by bird flu, British experts said on Wednesday. Governments need to stockpile different sorts of flu drugs -- not...                

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Tamiflu may be weak defence as bird flu virus develops resistance

livemint.com     May 14, 2008          

The mutation in the N1 component was found in human cases of the disease, which suggests that a single drug approach is likely to be ineffective in case of a flu outbreak Bangalore: At a time when sporadic cases of bird flu are surfacing in India, among several parts of the world, forcing...                

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Multiple meds needed to stop bird flu pandemic

msn.com     May 14, 2008          

Governments should stock several drugs to prevent resistance, experts say LONDON - Governments need to stockpile different sorts of flu drugs — not just Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu — to counter the danger of resistance in a pandemic triggered by bird flu, British experts said on Wednesday....                

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Indonesia agrees to give bird flu information to new online database

tmcnet.com     May 15, 2008          

JAKARTA, Indonesia_Indonesia's health minister says she will give all genetic information about her country's bird flu virus to a new global database. Experts say that will go a long way toward monitoring the disease that is threatening to spark a pandemic. Indonesia has been withholding bird flu...                

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Indonesia agrees to hand bird flu information to new online database

tmcnet.com     May 15, 2008          

JAKARTA, Indonesia_Indoenesia's health minister said Thursday she would start sharing all genetic information about her country's bird flu virus with a new global database, to monitor whether the disease is mutating into a dangerous pandemic strain. China, Russia and other nations that have long...                

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Indonesia to provide bird flu data online

wtop.com     May 15, 2008          

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's health minister says she will give all genetic information about her country's bird flu virus to a new global database. Experts say that will go a long way toward monitoring the disease, which is threatening to spark a pandemic. Indonesia has been withholding...                

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Indonesia agrees to give bird flu information to new online database

iht.com     May 15, 2008          

Indonesia's health minister says she will give all genetic information about her country's bird flu virus to a new global database. Experts say that will go a long way toward monitoring the disease, which is threatening to spark a pandemic. Indonesia has been withholding bird flu virus samples...                

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