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First, the good news: As flu seasons go, this one isn't bad--at least as far as the overall numbers are concerned. This season, 11,000 cases of influenza have been confirmed in the U.S., on a par with the caseload at this time for the past few years...
What can we nonexperts do? Get a flu vaccine every year. No shot is 100% effective, but getting vaccinated gives you a good chance of lessening your symptoms--and thus your infectiousness--should you get slammed with the oseltamivir-resistant strain. There's also hope that a promising antibody--which...
Some of the groups have been forced to shut down operations completely. An MSF hospital in the Kalma Camp in South Darfur has been closed. Boreholes operated by the International Rescue Committee have fuel to pump water for two more weeks. MSF Holland had planned a campaign to vaccinate 91...
When it comes to this year's flu season, health experts are saying so far, so good. The vaccine appears to be effective against the most widely circulating strains of influenza, and there is plenty of the drug to go around. The only dark cloud has been a disturbing rise...
The resistant strain is also treatable with antiviral medications other than Tamiflu; zanamivir, or Relenza, still combats all three subtypes of influenza. And for those for whom zanamivir is inappropriate - the drug comes as an inhaled powder and is not recommended for children under age 7 - the combination of Tamiflu...