Tamiflu has emerged as one of the preferred weapons in the battle against flu, both seasonal and the H1N1 virus, but it has at least one drawback -- it tends to be costly. But a group of scientists claim to have developed an alternative method for producing the active ingredient in Tamiflu. The new ...

Tamiflu, the anti-flu drug being snapped up in record amounts, does not prevent serious complications from the flu and should not be used for routine control of the flu in healthy adults, according to Public Citizen. The group is calling for an independent review of raw data from clinical trials funded by Tamiflu's maker ...

A South Korean infant infected with swine flu has died of pneumonia and respiratory failure after showing no response to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu, officials said Thursday. The one-year-old girl died on December 1 in hospital, the health ministry said, adding that health officials discovered a strain of the (A)H1N1 virus resistant to Tamiflu in her body. "It marked ...

South Korea is preparing to ship medical supplies worth more than 15 million dollars to help North Korea fight an outbreak of swine flu, officials said Monday. The unification ministry, which handles cross-border ties, said the shipment would include antiviral drugs for 500,000 patients -- Tamiflu for 400,000 and Relenza for 100,000 -- and sanitation supplies. The aid will ...