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States Begin to Get in Line for Anti-Flu Medication
The federal government had set July 1 as the deadline for states to decide whether or not they would purchase anti-flu medication from the government, but some states wanted more time. The deadline is now August 1.

The Common Cold and Influenza
It is rare for anyone to make it through an entire year without getting sick, but the Web has some information that may improve your chances.

Tamiflu - Treatment and Prevention of Influenza
Tamiflu is the most effective medications for treating infections due to influenza. Not only this, it also helps to prevent influenza infection. Therefore, when you take Tamiflu medication, complete the prescribed dosage of Tamiflu.

Flu Shot Facts - Battling Influenza
Flu shot facts for those that need to understand not only how the vaccine is prepared, but the risks and benefits too.

Influenza - Flu - The simple facts and the cures
Learn the facts on Influenza - Flu, and the cures...

Symptoms of Influenza Flu
Symptoms of influenza flu may seem similar to other fever and cold conditions but needs proper medication and treatment in order to come out of the disease.

Facts about Influenza Flu Medications
Relenza helps in reducing the spread of the influenza virus inside the body and so help to ease the symptoms arising from the influenza virus infection.

What we need to know about Roche Tamiflu
Tamiflu, the scientific name is Oseltamivir Phosphate and it is neuraminidase inhibitor which is basically designed to attack the neuraminidase protein, one of the two major surface structures of the influenza virus.

Flu Scare – Can Tamiflu be the Savior?
Influenza, simply known as Flu is a common disease among human population. Every year before the onset of winter or departure of winter most of us are attacked by common cough and cold which is a symptoms of suffering from Seasonal Flu.

Amantadine- Effective Anti-Viral Drug for Flu
Amantadine- The medication is used to treat or prevent infections of the respiratory tract caused by a certain virus. It acts by slowing the growth of the virus. Amantadine is also used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease and to treat the side effects caused by certain psychiatric drugs.

Treating Flu Symptoms Sensibly - What To Do If You Think You Have Been Exposed To Flu
With the severity of the flu intensifying and deadly strains emerging, it is becoming more essential to know how to treat symptoms and what to do in the case of flu exposure.

What Is A Flu Pandemic And How Likely Is It?
A pandemic is a global epidemic in which an infectious disease breaks out over a large geographic ...

Key Differences Between Bird Flu and Other Flu Types
There are three types of influenza viruses: A, B, and C. Of these, type A is further classified into subtypes...

Flu Disaster & Help of Tamiflu
What we say about the diseases that are related with our respiratory system. Is it Influenza or Flu? Or Stomach Flu? Does Tamiflu cure this disease?

Roche Tamiflu: The Ultimate Weapon for the Treatment of Influenza
The onset of winter brings with it the danger of influenza or flu, the disease is gradually turning out to be a perilous epidemic and leaves the patient in vulnerable position. The phenomenal rise in people suffering from flu is also a matter of concern for experts.

Security Fears As Flu Virus That Killed 50 Million is Recreated
Scientists have recreated the 1918 Spanish flu virus, one of the deadliest ever to emerge, to the alarm of many researchers who fear it presents a serious security risk.

Influenza - Its Symptoms and Causes
Flu and pneumonia are the sixth leading causes of death in the United States. For more information and resources click on the link entitled Flu Info Center below.

Flu Pandemic 'could Hit 20% of World's Population'
A global taskforce should be urgently formed to tackle a potential influenza pandemic that could affect 20% of the world's population, trigger economic disaster and kill millions, experts warned today.

Labs Scramble to Destroy Deadly Flu Virus
Scientists around the world were scrambling today to prevent the possibility of a pandemic after it emerged that a deadly influenza virus had been sent out to thousands of laboratories.

The Flu Hysteria
Find out some facts about The Flu and The Flu Season

Flu: Important Information About the Influenza Virus
The influenza virus, or flu, affects millions of people each year. Yet, it can be prevented by using a few simple good health habits. This article will tell you how to prevent getting the flu, common flu symptoms, and how long you are contagious once you have been infected.

Getting The Flu Vaccine This Year Is Risky Business
We see it every year – a flu vaccine shortage. And with this shortage comes many, many problems. What are the problems we are facing this year? Unapproved flu vaccines, illegally imported flu vaccines, and distribution of flu vaccines under fraudulent pretences are just a few of the problems.

WHO issues travel alert over deadly flu
The World Health Organisation today advised travellers to avoid visiting Hong Kong and the southern Chinese province of Guangdong because of the outbreak of a deadly pneumonia-like illness that has killed at least 65 people in three continents.

Flu panic spreads across Asia
Governments across Asia invoked emergency measures yesterday, including establishing quarantine camps in Hong Kong, to try to contain the spread of the deadly pneumonia-like illness that has killed 63 people in three continents and is stumping doctors trying to find a cure.

New 'flu' Claims 34 Lives in China
China dramatically raised the death toll from the new Asian virus yesterday, admitting that it had killed 34 people there so far, including three in Beijing. Singapore, which has quarantined 861 people with the flu-like symptoms and reported its first two deaths from the condition, called...

Stay Healthy This Flu Season
Today's Healthy Outlook with Jennifer Foss, R.N. If you want to avoid the fever, muscle aches and fatigue of the flu this winter, take a few...