The Flu News Blog

Alarm at $12 wage plan Stuff - Retailers say Government plans to boost the minimum wage to $12 an hour would cost them $760 million, just as interest-rate rises begin to bite. The Retailers Association said yesterday that retail confidence and consumer demand were flattening
University of Florida poultry expert says avian flu […]

FDA clears Quidel flu-test claimsSan Diego Union-Tribune - NEW YORK Shares of Quidel Corp. soared Thursday after the Food and Drug Administration cleared the company’s new claims for its influenza test. At midday, shares of Quidel were at $11.98, up $2.51, or 26 percent, on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The […]

Personal Stockpiling May Lead To Tamiflu-Resistant Influenza Medical News Today (press release), UK - Dec 26, 2005 Center’s Dr. Anne Moscona explores why personal stockpiles and improper use of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) may cause drug-resistant strains of influenza to surface.
Influenza epidemic not to spoil New Year holidays in Russia ITAR-TASS, Russia - Dec 26, 2005 […]

Region braces for avian flu Meridian Booster, Canada - 7 hours ago Should the avian flu pandemic spread and become a world-wide problem it could carve chunks of money from Canada s gross national product as well as lives
Bird flu How serious a threat is it? Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - Dec 26, 2005 […]

Treatment for Human Infection Developed  RedNova - Dec 26 4:18 PM By Yu Zhong A new treatment for human infections of bird flu claimed to be more effective than Tamiflu has been developed by Chinese scientists.Save to My Web
Roche grants Tamiflu sublicense to co.  BusinessWeek - Dec 23 1:35 PM DEC. 23 7:26 A.M. ET Swiss drugmaker […]