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Students Study Neuraminidase-sialic Acid Interactions in Combating Flu

Influenza viruses spread quickly, are quite common and can have devastating consequences. Thus, drugs that help restrict the spread of influenza not only shorten the sickness, but save lives. This summer three Hamilton College students are conducting research under ...More

July 25, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Concentration Lowered in Tamiflu Medication

When influenza season arrives this fall, a liquid form of Tamiflu—the most widely used antiviral flu medication—will be available in a new, lower concentration to reduce the possibility of medication errors, according to an announcement today by the Food and Drug ...More

July 13, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Tamiflu More Effective at Relieving Flu Symptoms Than Combination of Tamiflu and Relenza

In adults with seasonal influenza A virus infection, the combination of the drugs oseltamivir (tamiflu) and zanamivir (relenza) is less effective than oseltamivir monotherapy and not significantly more effective than zanamivir monotherapy. This key finding comes from a ...More

November 3, 2010

Posted in News

Antibody May Help Treat, Prevent Flu Outbreaks

Researchers have discovered a monoclonal antibody that is effective against avian H5N1 influenza, seasonal H1N1 and the 2009 H1N1 influenza. ...More

July 9, 2010

Posted in News

FDA Warns About Fraudulent Tamiflu

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers about a potentially harmful product represented as “Generic Tamiflu” sold over the Internet. FDA tests revealed that the fraudulent product does not contain Tamiflu’s active ingredient, ...More

June 18, 2010

Posted in News

Biologists Provide Molecular Explanation for the Evolution of Tamiflu Resistance

Biologists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have pinpointed molecular changes that helped allow the global spread of resistance to the antiviral medication Tamiflu (oseltamivir) among strains of the seasonal H1N1 flu virus. The study—led by David ...More

June 3, 2010

Posted in News

Study Finds Drugs Used for Treatment of Influenza in Pregnancy Appear to be Safe

Tamiflu and two other drugs used to treat influenza appear safe for pregnant women and their babies, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a retrospective study of 239 cases of women who received the medications during pregnancy.The study provides ...More

April 27, 2010

Posted in News

Rapid Development of Drug-Resistant 2009 H1N1 Influenza Reported in 2 Cases

Two people with compromised immune systems who became ill with 2009 H1N1 influenza developed drug-resistant strains of virus after less than two weeks on therapy, report doctors from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Physicians who ...More

March 26, 2010

Posted in News

Pandemic Flu, Like Seasonal Flu, Shows Signs of Resisting Tamiflu

By Emily CaldwellIf the behavior of the seasonal form of the H1N1 influenza virus is any indication, scientists say that chances are good that most strains of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus will become resistant to Tamiflu, the main drug stockpiled for use against ...More

March 1, 2010

Posted in News

Novel Compound Found Effective Against Avian Influenza Virus

A novel compound is highly effective against the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, including some drug-resistant strains, according to new research led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison virologist.The work, published in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS ...More

March 1, 2010

Posted in News

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