Read more Tamiflu stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17570/tamiflu.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:46:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74535/flu-pandemic-slacks-off-but-its-not-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe swine flu outbreak is slacking off in some areas, but don't get complacent, officials say: Pandemics naturally fluctuate. "There can be multiple ups and downs over the season," says a CDC doctor. "We have many weeks ahead of us where disease is going to be circulating." Infections in people...http://www.newser.com/story/74535/flu-pandemic-slacks-off-but-its-not-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72994/feds-release-last-of-kids-tamiflu-stockpile.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the swine flu outbreak taking an enormous, and sometimes fatal, toll on American kids, the Centers for Disease Control today released the last of its stockpiles of the children’s version of flu drug Tamiflu. Some 114 youngsters have been reported killed by the virus, and the actual number could...http://www.newser.com/story/72994/feds-release-last-of-kids-tamiflu-stockpile.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 22:42:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72780/fears-trigger-rush-on-liquid-tamiflu-for-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParents are scrambling in parts of the country to find liquid Tamiflu for their kids. It's selling out so quickly in drug stores that federal officials have given pharmacists a back-up plan: They can mix syrup with the powdery adult capsules—the precise ratio is determined by a child's weight—...http://www.newser.com/story/72780/fears-trigger-rush-on-liquid-tamiflu-for-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 18:06:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65117/swine-flu-leads-to-unhappy-campers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagH1N1 may not have ended civilization as we know it, but it’s ruined a lot of stays at summer camp, the New York Times reports. Camps are dry tinder for flu outbreaks, and many have canceled or postponed this year's sessions. Others have been split nearly in half to quarantine...http://www.newser.com/story/65117/swine-flu-leads-to-unhappy-campers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 11:25:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64522/swine-flu-soars-in-england.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDiagnosed cases of swine flu have jumped sixfold in some parts of England over the last week, the Guardian reports. Suspected cases have risen almost 50% across the country. The pandemic has killed 16 people in the UK so far. British doctors say they are being overwhelmed by patients demanding...http://www.newser.com/story/64522/swine-flu-soars-in-england.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 5:20:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63560/harry-potter-star-has-swine-flu-as-new-strain-emerges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe actor who plays schoolboy sorcerer Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies has a "mild case" of swine flu, the Daily Mail reports. Twenty-year-old Rupert Grint left the latest Potter film set for a few days, but plans to attend next week's premiere of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood...http://www.newser.com/story/63560/harry-potter-star-has-swine-flu-as-new-strain-emerges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Jul 2009 20:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61868/swiss-pharma-wont-donate-swine-flu-vaccine-to-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSwiss pharma giant Novartis is defying the World Health Organization by refusing to donate swine flu vaccines to the world's poor, despite the designation of H1N1 as the first pandemic in 40 years, reports the Financial Times . Last week the WHO's director general called on drug companies to show "solidarity"...http://www.newser.com/story/61868/swiss-pharma-wont-donate-swine-flu-vaccine-to-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 4:58:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57716/states-flu-readiness-comes-up-10m-doses-short.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDozens of states have failed to stockpile enough medication to treat a full-blown flu outbreak, the Washington Post reports. The federal Strategic National Stockpile program has vast amounts of antiviral medication stashed in secret locations around the country, but records show that state governments have 10 million fewer dosages than...http://www.newser.com/story/57716/states-flu-readiness-comes-up-10m-doses-short.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 1:37:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57372/officials-fear-flu-drug-resistance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPharmacies are stocking up on Tamiflu and other anti-influenza drugs as fears grow of a swine flu outbreak, but health officials warn that the antivirals could do more harm than good if administered incorrectly. Taking the drugs in the wrong dose or for too short a time can lead to...http://www.newser.com/story/57372/officials-fear-flu-drug-resistance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 6:40:14 CDT