Compound found to safely counter deadly bird flu (Science Daily) A study suggests that a new compound, one on the threshold of final testing in humans, may be more potent and safer for treating "bird flu" than the antiviral drug best known by the trade name Tamiflu. [News Source]

The upside of a pandemic: Experts say lots learned from H1N1 experience (Coast Reporter) TORONTO - Thanks to the threat of H5N1 avian influenza, tons of work was done in the past five years or so to prepare for a flu pandemic. But in the end that dangerous virus, more commonly known as bird flu, didn't spark the first pandemic in four decades. [News Source]

The upside of a pandemic: Experts say lots learned from H1N1 experience (Coast Reporter) TORONTO - Thanks to the threat of H5N1 avian influenza, tons of work was done in the past five years or so to prepare for a flu pandemic. But in the end that dangerous virus, more commonly known as bird flu, didn't spark the first pandemic in four decades. [News Source]

The upside of a pandemic: Experts say lots learned from H1N1 experience (Coast Reporter) TORONTO - Thanks to the threat of H5N1 avian influenza, tons of work was done in the past five years or so to prepare for a flu pandemic. But in the end that dangerous virus, more commonly known as bird flu, didn't spark the first pandemic in four decades. [News Source]

New bird flu drug trials due (The Scotsman) A NEW breakthrough drug that could prevent a bird flu pandemic is due to be trialled on humans. [News Source]

Compound Found To Safely Counter Deadly Bird Flu (redOrbit) The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at night.Now, however, a study published this week (Dec. [News Source]

Compound found to safely counter deadly bird flu (PhysOrg) The specter of a drug-resistant form of the deadly H5N1 avian influenza is a nightmare to keep public health officials awake at night. [News Source]

Compound found to safely counter deadly bird flu (EurekAlert!) A study suggests that a new compound, one on the threshold of final testing in humans, may be more potent and safer for treating "bird flu" than the antiviral drug best known by the trade name Tamiflu. [News Source]

New drug may be better against H1N1, bird flu (Wisconsin State Journal) An experimental new drug could be more effective than existing drugs against swine flu and bird flu, a UW-Madison researcher found. [News Source]

New Japanese flu drug protects mice from avian flu (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) * T-705 protects mice even when started 3 days late [News Source]

Fit, but dead of swine flu. Laura Brewster, healthy and fit at 56, ran, swam, and played tennis. Two weeks ago, she returned to Glenside from a dream vacation in China. Less than a week later, she was dead of swine flu. [News Source]

Germs have many names, but the remedies stay the same. From avian flu to swine flu, a new disease seems to pop up every year and the best plan is to be aware of prevention. [News Source]