Janssen Announces License Agreement With Vertex for development of VX-787, a novel influenza A drug
PRESS RELEASE TITUSVILLE, NJ, July 18, 2014 – Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen) announced today that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals for the worldwide development, More...
FDA announces shortages of Tamiflu oral suspension
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday that the manufacturer of Oseltamivir Phosphate (Tamiflu) Oral Suspension, Genentech, Inc., is experiencing temporary delays in manufacturing of More...
Taiwan reports first case of human H6N1 avian influenza
The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has reported the first human case of novel avian-origin influenza A (H6N1) virus in a 20-year-old woman, according to the Taiwan CDC June 21. Image/CIA According to More...
Shanghai researchers report Tamiflu resistance in avian influenza H7N9
A new study published online today reveals that the novel (new) H7N9 bird flu strain has developed resistance to common antiviral drugs like Tamiflu. Under a high magnification, this negatively-stained transmission More...
Maine CDC: ‘Influenza is widespread with all three strains circulating’
Image/CDC Influenza (flu) activity has increased across most parts of the United States, and Maine is no exception. Influenza activity is significantly higher than the 2011-2012 season with the Maine CDC following More...
Flu activity up in the United States, influenza A (H3N2) most common
Image/CDC Influenza activity continues to increase across most parts of the country, with nine out of 10 surveillance regions in the US seeing elevated activity, according to data from the Centers for Disease More...
Tamiflu approved to treat children as young as 2 weeks old: FDA
Public domain image/Moriori at the English Wikipedia project (cropped) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today expanded the approved use of Tamiflu (oseltamivir) to treat children as young as 2 weeks old More...
Public health chiefs, Drs. Frieden and Fauci, discuss flu season and vaccines on C-SPAN
CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH Image credit/New York City Department of Health With flu season upon us already, and most state health departments issuing advisories warning about influenza, Americans More...
