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News Scan for Oct 04, 2013

… flu virus replication, which could lead to new antiviral medications, according to a press release today from Rutgers …

FLU NEWS SCAN: IV antiviral use in pandemic, H1N1 virus shedding, H1N1 misdiagnoses, pandemic vaccine uptake

… say they could not assess the effectiveness of the medications, as those who received them tended to be more …
 

FLU NEWS SCAN: Household preparedness, H7N3 culling in Mexico, H1N1 co-circulation, swine flu reassortment

… flashlight, 89.7% had a 3-day supply of necessary medications, 82.9% had a 3-day supply of food, 77.7% had a …
 

Meningitis outbreak investigators say quick work paid off

… in this report in whom therapeutic doses of antifungal medications were instituted within 48 hours after the initial …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Report: Preparedness steps hedge against busy flu seasons

… resources to invest in the development of flu-related medications and technologies. After months of work to craft a …
Lisa Schnirring
 

CDC sees steady progress on state, local preparedness

… from 2007-08 to 2008-09 were repackaging bulk SNS medications and other materials and coordinating hospital and …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Flu Scan for Jul 30, 2015

… asked if greater emphasis should be placed on antiviral medications and if vaccine advisors should consider …

UK experts give nod to flu antivirals in hospital cases

… cut deaths in hospitalized patients, especially when the medications are given within 48 hours of symptom onset. They …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Tamiflu pills

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Apr 06, 2018

… antibiotics early in life. For two common acid-suppressing medications, aHRs were 2.18 and 2.59 for food allergy, 1.70 … The authors conclude in the study, "Acid-suppressive medications and antibiotics should be used during infancy …

OIE aims to strengthen regulation of animal antibiotics

… is the circulation of low-quality and counterfeit medications, some of which can be very hard to identify as …
Robert Roos | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Cow inspection

Flu Scan for Sep 25, 2017

… especially helpful for patients who cannot tolerate oral medications. In addition, the long half-life allows for …

Nations vary widely in antibiotic use, WHO data show

… could indicate that these countries lack access to these medications. "It is important to note that national …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Global antibiotic prescriptions

News Scan for Jul 30, 2018

… venom (18%), exercise (6%), systemic mastocystosis (6%), medications (4%), and other (3%). Jul 30 Ann Allergy Asthma …

Antibiotic resistance prompts new WHO STD guidance

… contains changes to some dosages and suggests new topical medications for the prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum, a …
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News
Bacteria culture in petri dish

News Scan for Feb 06, 2019

… linked to resistance to neuraminidase inhibitor antiviral medications. Other H1N2 reassortants have appeared in the …

Poll shows many unready for public health crisis

… leaving people without electricity, water, food or needed medications," he added. In the press release, the APHA said …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Japanese to study behavioral effects of Tamiflu

… researchers offered glimpses of potential new antiviral medications, according to a Jun 19 Canadian Press (CP) …
 

APHA offers plan for boosting pandemic preparedness

… gloves, the medical stockpile should include equipment and medications needed to treat people who have chronic illnesses …
Lisa Schnirring
 

IOM calls for new research on safety garb for health workers

… to wear is as safe and as effective as the vaccines and medications they are asked to take," he wrote. Several …
 

Analysis spotlights shortage of a COVID-19 drug in Canada

… they write. "Ensuring a stable supply of essential medications and equitable, evidence-based responses to drug …
Lianna Matt McLernon | News Writer | CIDRAP News
Tocilizumab in syringe

85 million mail items processed at anthrax-contaminated facilities, CDC reports

… that infected her. Koplan said she took some antiarthritis medications, but there is no clinical evidence that she had a …
Robert Roos
 

Paris meeting airs avian flu impacts, possible treatment

… for patients in countries with scant supplies of antiviral medications or vaccines, wrote Fedson in CID . "If …
 

Study: Most flu cases in small children missed

… within 2 days after they became ill, "when antiviral medications may have shortened the duration and severity of …
 

At midseason, flu vaccine yields 45% protection in US, 58% in Canada

… 7 days of illness onset. Any patient who took antiviral medications was not included in the study. Among the 4,112 …
Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Flu shot in arm

COVID-19 Scan for Nov 12, 2020

… (7.2%) said they were rationing food, heat, housing, or medications owing to financial strain. Of the 117 who were …

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