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Paris ? The anti-virus drug Tamiflu reduced the risk of death from flu by a quarter among adults who took it during the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza pandemic, a study said Wednesday.
The findings, published in leading general medical journal The Lancet, should be a useful guide to doctors weighing options for treating flu, the authors said.
The research collated data from 78 studies, covering more than 29,000 patients in 38 different countries, admitted to hospital during the H1N1 flu scare.
A novel flu strain, H1N1 initially stoked fears of a massive death toll in line with flu pandemics of the previous century.
But the strain turned out to be far less lethal, with a mortality rate similar to that of annual, or ?seasonal?, strains of flu.
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http://www.customnewscast.com/tamiflu-cuts-flu-death-risk-by-25-percent-study-shows-afp/
The findings, published in leading general medical journal The Lancet, should be a useful guide to doctors weighing options for treating flu, the authors said.
The research collated data from 78 studies, covering more than 29,000 patients in 38 different countries, admitted to hospital during the H1N1 flu scare.
A novel flu strain, H1N1 initially stoked fears of a massive death toll in line with flu pandemics of the previous century.
But the strain turned out to be far less lethal, with a mortality rate similar to that of annual, or ?seasonal?, strains of flu.
..
http://www.customnewscast.com/tamiflu-cuts-flu-death-risk-by-25-percent-study-shows-afp/