ROME, Nov 30, 2009 (AFP) – The Italian Health Ministry reported the country’s first case of a mutant form of the H1N1 flu on Monday.
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H1N1 flu mutation reported in Italy (AsiaOne)
Despite two clusters of resistance to Roche’s H1N1 treatment Tamiflu (oseltamivir) in the UK and US, swine flu antivirals still remain.
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Scrip News – New resistance and transmission concerns in H1N1 pandemic
The Italian Health Ministry on Monday reported the first case of mutation of the A/H1N1 flu string. The ministry said the mutation was identified in a patient with a serious case of pneumonia, who has recovered after treatment with antiviral drugs. According to the country’s Higher Institute of Health, the variant found in Italy is unrelated to the one blamed for three deaths in Norway and two …
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Italy reports first case of A/H1N1 mutation (People’s Daily)
A facemask marketed as a highly preventative measure against contracting H1N1 is a dud, the top drug authority announced yesterday.
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Heralded H1N1 mask revealed as bogus (China Daily)
… who was reported (in July) to have Tamiflu resistant H1N1 , even though she had not taken Tamiflu. Her case was mild and she recovered without antiviral treatment , but the virus had a receptor binding domain change, D225E. …
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H1N1 Evolution Outpacing Vaccine and Host Defenses …
Gayle Tang remembers the time she thought she was speaking English but only realized she had lapsed into Cantonese when one of her doctors spoke it back to her. That was 14 years ago, but she recalls the uneasy feeling of not knowing what was wrong with her and undergoing tests for heart palpitations. The doctor’s words in the language she needed to hear and speak at that sensitive time moved …
New York Governor David Paterson is making antiviral medications available to New Yorkers who need them to fight H1N1 flu , but lack the ability to pay.
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H1N1 Medication Available at Little or No Cost (WGRZ-TV Buffalo)
The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis. […] … H1N1 Fraudulent Products …
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King County opens four H1N1 vaccine clinics for high-risk patients …
Concerned and infected U.S. consumers stocked up on preventative, treatment and sanitizing products at an increased rate. Sales of hand sanitizers in particular increased significantly in April 2009 and then again in October, …
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H1N1 Impact & Implications | Nielsen Wire
The Davidson County Health Department will offer separate clinics for the seasonal and H1N1 flu this month at its office. The seasonal flu clinic is scheduled for 12:30-5 p.m. Dec. 10 at the health department in Lexington. The free H1N1 clinic will be from 1-6 p.m. Dec. 16.
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Health department to offer seasonal, H1N1 flu vaccines (The Lexington Dispatch)