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A spokesperson from the vaccine manufacturer Roche confirmed reports Monday that a Denmark patient with H1N1 (swine flu) developed resistance to the antiviral Tamiflu, a drug known to decrease the spread and severity of the virus, Reuters reports.
The journal Lancet Infectious Diseases examines the worldwide spread of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
The drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis will donate millions of doses of a vaccine that offers protection against the H1N1 (swine flu) virus to the WHO once the vaccine is ready, the company’s chief executive officer announced Tuesday, Reuters reports.
Future Studies Needed To Determine If ‘Test And Treat’ Approach Could ‘End HIV Pandemic Within 50 Years,’ Researchers Say In a Journal of the American Medical Association commentary piece, Anthony Fauci and Carl Dieffenbach of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases explore results from a WHO mathematical model…
Lancet Study Finds No Association Between Human-Rights Treaties and Health Status The ratification of primary human-rights treaties is not associated with health status changes, according to a team of Canadian researchers, who add the findings “should not be interpreted to mean that human-rights treaties have no effect on important health…
Nigeria To Conduct Drug-Resistant TB Survey With Stop TB Partnership, USAID Nigeria is working with the Stop TB Partnership and USAID on a survey to diagnose and monitor the number of Nigerians with drug-resistant tuberculosis, Nigeria’s Guardian newspaper reports. Jonathan Jiya, the director of public health, said there are a…
Counterfeit Drugs Increasing Problem in Underdeveloped Countries, Report Finds Counterfeit and substandard drugs are becoming an increasing problem in underdeveloped countries, according to a new report (pdf) released by the International Policy Network, Public Agenda/AllAfrica.com reports. The report — sponsored by IMANI Center for Policy & Education — finds that…
