Antiviral Drug

Antiviral Drug - most related articles:

- Study examines effectiveness of antiviral drug to treat mononucleosis - 4.1
- European influenza viruses resistant to tamiflu, oseltamivir - 3.9
- A new drug may improve Hepatitis C - 3.8
- Avoid nonessential travel to Mexico - 3.5
- Intelence, etravirine HIV Drug approved in US - 3.2
- Human protein may prevent H1N1 influenza infection - 2.8
- Bone marrow can harbor HIV infected cells - 2.6
- AIDS patients get benefit from early retroviral use - 2

Antiviral Drug articles

Cholesterol lowering drugs statins may help hospitalized influenza patients
The two main ways to prevent and control influenza today are annual immunization and antiviral drugs. A team of investigators has found that statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs, may offer an additional treatment to complement these approaches and reduce mortality among patients hospitalized with influenza.

Swine Flu update for people with heart disease
In general, influenza of all types can pose greater dangers for people with heart failure, or with any cardiovascular disease. Like seasonal flu, swine flu may cause a worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions.

RPSGB warns against counterfeit drugs for swine flu
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) issued a warning to the public about the risks of buying online medicines for swine influenza, such as Tamiflu or Relenza.

Avoid nonessential travel to Mexico
CDC is concerned that continued travel by U.S. travelers to Mexico presents a serious risk for further outbreaks of swine flu in the United States. At this time, CDC recommends that U.S. travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Mexico.

Evolutionary biologist gets grant to study HIV
Dr. Sara Sawyer will use a $120,000 grant from the Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR) to study how the HIV virus and the cells it attacks have evolved together over time. The goal of her research is to discover new targets for drugs.

Study examines effectiveness of antiviral drug to treat mononucleosis
University of Minnesota researchers have begun studying a new drug to treat infectious mononucleosis, commonly known as mono. The goal of the study is to find out if people who take the antiviral drug valomaciclovir recover from mono faster.

European influenza viruses resistant to tamiflu, oseltamivir
Preliminary surveillance into antiviral drug susceptibility against seasonal flu viruses currently circulating in Europe has revealed that some of the A (H1N1) viruses (13%) have shown resistance to the antiviral drug, oseltamivir (Tamiflu). These viruses however, remain sensitive to the antivirals, zanamivir and amantadine.

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