FDA Expands Tamiflu's Use to Treat Children Younger Than 1 Year

FDA expands Tamiflu's use to treat children younger than 1 year

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Tamiflu (oseltamivir) to treat children as young as 2 weeks old who have shown symptoms of flu for no longer than two days. The drug is not approved to prevent flu infection in …
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Four treated at Hopkins linked to hepatitis from medical technician

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Four patients treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital are likely to have contracted hepatitis C from a rogue medical technician accused of stealing drugs and leaving contaminated needles behind, lab tests have confirmed. Special molecular testing on blood …
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Addicts treated quicker

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Figures released by NHS Scotland's Information Services Division yesterday show that 91.5% of the 11,100 drug and alcohol addicts who sought treatment between July and September this year entered treatment within three weeks. However, just over three …
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