The Swine Flu Scare: Ten Most Common Myths About H1N1

The fall flu season is already upon us, a lot of anxiety is starting to build up about the new H1N1 strain of the Influenza A virus, or "swine flu". But, the media coverage surrounding the new flu strain seems to be doing more to confuse, rather than inform, so we decided to...

Swine flu vaccine available but lagging

The supplies of the swine flu vaccine are way behind schedule, as the US struggles to meet 10% of the projected swine flu vaccine supplies for October. "Swine flu vaccine supplies are lagging behind projected figures and demand as only 13 million of the promised 120 million...

H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine: Australia to Conduct First Human Trials

The World Health Organization has confirmed that more than 700 deaths worldwide have been caused by the swine flu pandemic. Australia will be the first to begin human trials of an H1N1 vaccine on Wednesday, July 22. The tests will be conducted on 240 volunteers between the...

Novartis Claims First H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine, "Ready by Autumn"

Since the World Health Organization declared a Level 6 pandemic for the H1N1 swine flu virus, expectations have now turned to vaccination. Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Novartis has claimed to have come up with the first version of an H1N1 swine flu...

Swine Flu Treatments: Tamiflu (Oseltamivir), Ralenza (Zanamivir)

As news of the A/1H1N Swine Flu pandemic spreads so do the rumours and fear.  One persistently reoccurring statement is that existing flu treatments Tamiflu and Ralenza (generic names: Oseltamivir and Zanamivir) are not effective against the newest strain of Swine Flu....