Swedish researchers have discovered that the influenza drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir) is not nullified or degraded during sewage treatment. They believe that in countries where Tamiflu is heavily used, there is a risk that its concentration in natural waters can reach levels where influenza viruses will develop resistance to it. This increases the risk that those […]
Writing in the journal Nature, scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, working with researchers in Asia, have reported a worrying finding regarding avian flu. It seems that the virus may already be altering itself to become resistant against the drug oseltamivir, marketed under the name Tamiflu. A Vietnamese girl, provided with a prophylactic dose of […]
