International scientists say they have found the first evidence of resistance to the world's most effective drug for treating malaria. They say the trend in western Cambodia has to be urgently contained because full-blown resistance would be a global health catastrophe. Drugs are taking longer to clear blood of malaria parasites than before. This is an early warning sign of emerging resistance to a disease which...
Denmark finds 1st case of H1N1 resistance to Tamiflu
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
ZURICH/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Scientists have established the first case of the new H1N1 influenza strain showing resistance to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug, Danish officials and the manufacturer said on...
Denmark finds evidence of resistance to Tamiflu
Taipei Times
Taipei Times
Scientists have established the first case of the new H1N1 influenza strain showing resistance to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug, Danish officials and the manufacturer said on Monday. “While receiving the drug, the...
GLOBAL: Promising new drug to treat TB
IRINnews
IRINnews
web JOHANNESBURG, 17 June 2009 (PlusNews) - For the first time in nearly half a century, the world may be on the verge of adding a new drug to its arsenal against tuberculosis (TB) âEuro" one that would not only...
Drug-Resistant Swine Flu Seen In Patient
WPXI
WPXI
ATLANTA -- For the first time, a case of swine flu has proven resistant to Tamiflu -- the leading pharmaceutical weapon against the new virus, international health officials said Monday. The resistance was seen in a...
Danish patient has first reported case of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, health officials say
Newsday
Newsday
ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time, a case of has proven resistant to Tamiflu — the leading pharmaceutical weapon against the new virus, international health officials said Monday. The resistance was seen in a...
Scientists closer to beating cancer
The Australian
The Australian
SYDNEY scientists have made a world breakthrough in the treatment of cancer that has potential to save tens of thousands of lives. Working out of a suburban laboratory, they have perfected a therapy to destroy...
Feds playing chicken with Canadians' health: agency
Canada Dot Com
Canada Dot Com
Feds playing chicken with Canadians' health: agency Antibiotics injected into poultry and eggs to reduce the spread of infection may be making people less susceptible to important antibiotic treatment, says the Public...
New Ad Campaign Asks D.C. Commuters 'Who's Hogging Our Antibiotics?'
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Kip Patrick of The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, +1-202-552-2135 Up to 70 percent of antibiotics are fed to animals on factory farms WASHINGTON, June 3...
First case of swine flu resisting Tamiflu
The Australian
The Australian
SCIENTISTS have established the first case of the new H1N1 influenza strain showing resistance to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug. It was expected that the strain would at some point show resistance to Tamiflu,...



