Friday 9 January 2015

U.S. official urges use of antivirals to fight 'bad' flu season

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Influenza is widespread across the United States and this flu season is shaping up to be especially harsh, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. Antiviral drugs such as Roche's Tamiflu were underutilized, the CDC's Dr. Thomas Frieden said, urging doctors to prescribe the drugs to patients with flu-like symptoms even before tests confirm influenza as the cause. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

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