Who cares if you poison yourself?
"Antivirals might not help battle flu
ATLANTA - The medical arsenal against the flu just got weaker.
Government health officials said yesterday that a leading flu medicine, Tamiflu, might not work against most cases of the flu this year. The most common flu bug right now is overwhelmingly resistant to Tamiflu, they said.
Yeah, yeah, but how much did Rumsfeld make off the deal?
The alert is an early heads-up for doctors. If current trends continue, they may need to change how they treat patients this flu season, said Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials say they aren't too worried, for several reasons.
First, it's early in the flu season, and it's not clear this strain will dominate through the next several months. Second, not many people take antiviral medications for the flu. Third, the flu vaccine - the primary weapon against flu - seems a good match for the circulating bugs....
For the public, the best course of action is vaccination, health officials said....
Ah, no thanks!
