Japan drug can fight avian flu (The Japan Times) A new drug developed in Japan and now under government screening has been proven effective in tests on mice against the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza, as well as another H5N1 strain resistant to the widely used treatment Tamiflu, according to a U.S. science publication released Friday. A team led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, professor of the University of Tokyo's Institute of Medical Science ... [News Source]