“We’re at a key proof of principle stage right now,” said Eddy Arnold, a professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Rutgers and one of the scientists working on the new drug. “It’s not trivial to ...

ATHENS, May 1 (Reuters) - Greece has banned the export of two anti-flu drugs to safeguard its stockpiles in case a new strain of H1N1 flu hits the country, the Health Ministry said on Friday. Although ...

Merck will acquire Cidara Therapeutics in a nearly $9.2 billion deal, gaining access to an experimental flu drug in its ...

Chicago - A less common strain of flu has shown hints of resistance to two flu drugs among patients in a small study in Japan, a country known for prescribing the drugs more frequently than anywhere ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Researchers delivered a double dose of good news Sunday in the fight against flu: successful tests of what could become the first new flu medicine in a decade, and the strongest ...

This winter’s most common flu strain is showing resistance to the frontline anti-flu treatment, new data shows. More than 10% of virus samples taken in Western Europe this winter were resistant to ...

ZURICH, July 17 (Reuters) - Roche said on Tuesday its investigational drug baloxavir marboxil reduced symptoms in people at high risk of complications from flu, a boost to the Swiss drugmaker's ...

WASHINGTON -- Those worried about catching the flu got some good news on Friday. Tamiflu is still considered safe and effective in reducing the severity of the illness. An advisory committee to the ...

ATLANTA — The government, for the first time, is urging doctors not to prescribe two antiviral drugs commonly used to fight influenza because of concerns about drug resistance, officials announced ...

There is some debate over whether the anti-flu drug Tamiflu could lessen or prevent the impact of bird flu. Only one company makes Tamiflu and the orders are flying in from around the world. As a ...

As doctors scramble to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus, a potent brew of anti-retroviral and flu drugs has emerged as a possible defence against the mysterious sickness that has killed hundreds ...