WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Sunday it has declared a public health emergency in a bid to stop the spread of a swine flu virus.
WASHINGTON, March 23 (UPI) -- The drug-resistance of the widely circulating type A H1N1 flu virus highlights the need for new flu drugs and faster tests, U.S. researchers said.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Health officials say almost all of the cases of flu reported so far this season are resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu.
ATLANTA, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Influenza A (H1N1) is showing resistance to the drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu).
WASHINGTON, March 30 (UPI) -- GlaxoSmithKline PLC's Relenza, earlier approved for treating influenza in those over the age of 5 in the United States, can now used as a flu preventive.
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 29 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has OK'd GlaxoSmithKline's Relenza to prevent flu subtypes A and B.
HANOI, Vietnam, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Researchers have discovered that bird flu found in a Vietnamese girl is resistant to the most popular vaccine.
HANOI, Vietnam, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The H5N1 strain of bird flu that infected a Vietnamese girl in February was resistant to the antiviral drug Tamiflu, say researchers.
MELBOURNE, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Australians are getting ready for a possible flu pandemic with the installation of hundreds of ventilators at public hospitals.
LONDON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- An anti-viral drug made by GlaxoSmithKline PLC should be stockpiled to protect against bird flu, a group of scientists told a British medical journal.
