China reports third bird flu outbreak; bypass of patents urged to produce ant...
MERAIAH FOLEY, Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream 10-26-2005 Dateline: SYDNEY, AustraliaChina reported its third outbreak of bird flu in a week on Wednesday, as public health groups urged officials to bypass patent laws and mass-produce generic versions of potentially lifesaving anti-viral
Publication: AP Worldstream
Experimental drugs touted in the battle against bird flu
JEREMY MANIER, CHICAGO TRIBUNE The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-28-2005 Experimental drugs touted in the battle against bird flu - Last-ditch effort would target minimizing damage to lungsBy JEREMY MANIER, CHICAGO TRIBUNEDate: 12-28-2005, WednesdaySection: NEWSEdtion: All EditionsEarly
Publication: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
WHO says Asia must consider stockpiling antiviral drugs in face of bird flu o...
EMMA ROSS, AP Medical Writer AP Worldstream 01-30-2004 Dateline: BANGKOK, ThailandCountries around the world should immediately consider stockpiling antiviral drugs in case the bird flu striking Asia's poultry becomes equally contagious among people, the World Health Organization said
Publication: AP Worldstream
Bird flu drug ineffective
Carolyn Smith University Wire 10-17-2005 (Badger Herald) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. - A University of Wisconsin researcher reported Friday a case of the avian flu in a human has gained resistance to a drug designed to treat the influenza virus, raising questions as to how health officials would combat
Publication: University Wire
Fed: CSIRO flu drug works against bird flu
AAP General News (Australia) 02-20-2004 Fed: CSIRO flu drug works against bird flu CANBERRA, Feb 20 AAP - CSIRO scientists have found their flu drug Relenza works againstthe deadly bird flu sweeping across Asia. Laboratory tests pitted the CSIRO-developed Relenza against a sample of the H5N1
Publication: AAP General News (Australia)
Bird flu drugs are taking on second lives
Andrew Pollack International Herald Tribune 10-08-2005 Growing fears of a global bird flu pandemic are revitalizing drugs like peramivir, a flu treatment that BioCryst Pharmaceuticals gave up on three years ago. Peramivir had failed in clinical trials, in part because not enough of it got into the
Publication: International Herald Tribune
bird flu drugs go on ebay for [pounds sterling]104; Panic buying drives up pr...
Byline: REBECCA SMITH A DRUG that combats the effects of bird flu in humans is being sold on eBay as panic mounts over the spread of the disease. Tamiflu first appeared on the online auction site for [pounds sterling]1 - and 24 hours later bidders had pushed the price up to [pounds sterling]104.
Publication: The Evening Standard (London, England)
BIRD FLU IS BUILDING RESISTANCE TO DRUG EXPERT URGES GOVERNMENTS TO BUY ANOTH...
Byline: DAVID WAHLBERG dwahlberg@madison.com 608-252-6125 The dreaded bird flu virus is developing resistance to the main drug the United States and many other countries are relying on to combat a possible worldwide flu epidemic, a UW-Madison researcher reports. A sample of the virus taken from a
Publication: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
RUSH TO BUY BIRD FLU DRUG ON EBAY; Price soars from [pounds sterling]1 to [po...
Byline: REBECCA SMITH A DRUG has soared in value on eBay from [pounds sterling]1 to [pounds sterling]104 in just 24 hours as fear mounts of a bird flu pandemic. Courses of Tamiflu are being auctioned online as cases of the virus mount in eastern Europe. Today the disease was found in a swan in
Publication: The Evening Standard (London, England)
Bird flu pandemic would drain drug supply.
2004 FEB 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) - Prescription flu drugs could provide lifesaving early protection against bird flu if the virus disastrously mutates into a worldwide pandemic, but experts warn that supplies will quickly run out unless governments stockpile the medicines. Early talks are
Publication: Biotech Week
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