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Flu Season: It’s Here and It’s Bad

Posted on 01/9/2013 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthFlu season has officially reached epidemic proportions across the country with 47 states reporting widespread flu activity and emergency rooms contending with a flood of patients. Adding to the misery is that this year’s flu strain is a much more aggressive type than last year’s. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a public health emergency this past weekend, giving pharmacists permission to administer flu vaccinations to more people. The mayor of Boston also declared a public health emergency last week …

British Medical Journal Slams Roche on Tamiflu

Posted on 11/12/2012 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthBy Maria Cheng, Medical Writer, The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A leading British medical journal is asking the drug maker Roche to release all its data on Tamiflu, claiming there is no evidence the drug can actually stop the flu. The drug has been stockpiled by dozens of governments worldwide in case of a global flu outbreak and was widely used during the 2009 swine flu pandemic. On Monday, one of the researchers linked to the BMJ journal called …