WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the Northern Hemisphere, global health officials said on Friday, ...
Health authorities said Friday they are investigating what could be the world's first cases of person-to-person transmission of a strain of drug-resistant swine ...
Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche and banking titan HSBC are among foreign firms being probed in South Korea for alleged involvement in illegal sales of swine flu treatment, officials said Friday. The Korea Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it raided the Seoul ...
The Netherlands reported its first case of drug-resistant swine flu on Wednesday, but said this was "no reason for panic". "A patient with serious flu symptoms has turned out to be infected with an H1N1 virus that is resistant to the antiviral ...
The United States will release its entire stock of children's Tamiflu antivirals, a top health official said, as the pediatric swine flu toll spiked well above the annual toll for kids from seasonal flu. "Up until now, there have been 114 laboratory-confirmed ...
The United States released Friday its entire stock of children's Tamiflu antivirals, a top health official said, as the pediatric swine flu toll spiked well above the annual toll for kids from seasonal flu. "Up until now, there have been 114 laboratory-confirmed ...
CDC reports largest one-week increase in swine flu deaths of children; now at 114 Swine flu has caused at least 19 more children's deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April, health officials said Friday. At least 114 ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have approved emergency use of one experimental new antiviral drug against pandemic flu and researchers say several more in the pipeline may provide better ways to fight the virus. Late on Friday the Food and Drug Administration ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has declared 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, the White House said on Saturday. The declaration will make it easier for U.S. medical facilities to handle a surge in flu patients by allowing the waiver ...
Swine flu swindles: Internet scams offer shampoo, germ-zapping spray, fake Tamiflu Air "sterilizers." A photon machine. Supplement pills to boost the immune system. Protective shampoos and face masks. Even fake Tamiflu. These and other products making bogus claims to prevent or treat ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 100 new cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy got infected with swine flu at a July 4 barbecue and fireworks display but quick isolation measures got it under control within two weeks, researchers reported on Tuesday. ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government this week warned against the online marketing of unlicensed health remedies claiming to protect against H1N1 swine flu infection, including fake "Tamiflu" pills from India. The Food and Drug Administration reported on Thursday that it had ...
