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CDC: Mild flu season apparently winding down

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

(AP) -- The flu season is winding down and turning out to be one of the mildest in years, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.





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New research points to new therapy for hepatitis C treatment

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 09, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Combination therapies similar to those used for HIV patients may be the best way of treating hepatitis C virus (HCV), say researchers from the University of Leeds.


Generic drugs appear to work on bird flu

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created May 11, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A pair of older, generic drugs, plentiful and cheaper than Tamiflu, appear to work against bird flu, a study in a prominent U.S. scientific journal says.


Old drug may become new bird flu weapon

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created Mar 15, 2006 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Amantadine, a generic drug created in the 1970s to treat seasonal flu might become a new weapon to use along with Tamiflu if a bird flu pandemic occurs.


Penn researchers discover new target for preventing and treating flu

Penn researchers discover new target for preventing and treating flu

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 30, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Emerging subtypes of influenza A virus hold the potential to initiate a world-wide epidemic in the next few years, according to World Health Organization officials. However, almost all type A influenza viral ...


Major flu strain resistant to widely used antiviral drug

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created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

One of the major strains of the influenza virus this season has become resistant to Tamiflu - rendering the mainstay antiviral drug all but impotent and creating tough treatment options for patients who come down with the ...



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