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[Portland Indymedia] portland imc - 2009.04.30 - CDC Recommends Tamiflu, Researchers ...: Marcia Angell, the former editor in chief of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, has stated, "Over the past two decades the pharmaceutical industry has moved very far from its original high purpose of discovering and producing useful new drugs. Now primarily a marketing machine to sell drugs of dubious benefit, this industry uses its wealth and power to co-opt every institution that might stand in its way, including the US Congress, the FDA, academic medical centers, and the medical profession itself."

[Socio-Economics History Blog] Swine Flu, Tamiflu and A Pandemic of Fear? Cui Bono? « Socio ...: , the U.S. government at the time was creating a $1.4 billion stockpile of Tamiflu, while admitting that “it is useful only when taken within the first 48 hours, and Tamiflu-resistant strains of the flu have already been found in Vietnam and in Egypt.” That’s $1.4 billion tax dollars being spent on a drug of questionable effectiveness.

[Top Headlines at CU Boulder] Avian Flu Becoming More Resistant to Antiviral Drugs, Says CU ...: The avian flu, an Influenza A subtype dubbed H5N1, is evolving a resistance to a group of antiviral drugs known as adamantanes, one of two classes of antiviral drugs used to prevent and treat flu symptoms, said CU-Boulder doctoral student Andrew Hill, lead study author. The rise of resistance to adamantanes -- which include the nonprescription drugs amantadine and rimantadane -- appears to be linked to Chinese farmers adding the drugs to chicken feed as a flu preventative, according to a 2008 paper by researchers from China Agricultural University, said Hill.

[Evening Standard - News] Supplies of anti-flu drug Tamiflu to be kept under guard | News: A few years back we had avian flu, which cost the lives of few people in far away lands out a population of 6.8 billion, but as soon as it had a chance of coming to a Western country the doom-mongers are out and it's the end of civilisation as we know it. Each day, every day of every year around 5,500 - 8,300 people die from Malaria and there's not a single utterance!

[Breaking News] Critics ask why WHO hasn't pursued generic Tamiflu to help poor ...: MEXICO CITY/GENEVA/TORONTO/LONDON - The death toll from swine flu rose to 152 in Mexico Tuesday and spread like a contagion with cases being reported from the US, Canada, Britain, New Zealand, South Korea and Israel as the WHO raised its pandemic alert level to four. The World Health Organization (WHO) raised its pandemic alert level to phase 4 -- the maximum alert level is six - in response to the rapid spread of the H1N1 swine flu outbreak but did not recommend restrictions on travel, DPA news agency reported from Geneva.

[Financial Sense] "Flying Pigs, Tamiflu and Factory Farms, Part 2" by F. William ...: On April 14, almost two weeks before the panic over Mexico’s cases of Swine Flu or as CDC now prefers, Influenza A H1N1, the US pharmaceutical company, Novavax announced a pre-clinical study allegedly showing, ‘an investigational H1N1 virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine based on the 1918 Spanish influenza strain protected against both the Spanish flu and a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain.’ The genetically-manipulated vaccine of Novavax, the company claimed, ‘protected Mice and Ferrets Against the Spanish Flu and Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Bird Flu,’

[Blue Sky Sunshine] Flying Pigs, Tamiflu and Factory Farms Part II: On April 14, almost two weeks before the panic over Mexico’s cases of Swine Flu or as CDC now prefers, Influenza A H1N1, the US pharmaceutical company, Novavax announced a pre-clinical study allegedly showing, ”˜an investigational H1N1 virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine based on the 1918 Spanish influenza strain protected against both the Spanish flu and a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain.’ The genetically-manipulated vaccine of Novavax, the company claimed, ”˜protected Mice and Ferrets Against the Spanish Flu and Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Bird Flu,’ and also conveniently ”˜provided protection against highly pathogenic H1N1 and H5N1 Influenza strains.’16

[Goldenheart Chronicles: Transcending 2012] We Are Not Being Told the Truth About Swine Flu: Help relieve the symptoms of all flu to include Swine Flu and Bird Flu” The formulation uses the same plant extracts as the Tammie Flu capsules, Star anise, star aniseed, + another herbal extract known to help, “extract of elderberry”: A few clinical studies have shown effectiveness of a formulation based on an extract of elderberry, in the treatment of both adults and children with either type A or B influenza. extract of elderberry reduced both the severity and duration of flu symptoms in otherwise healthy subjects, but should not be considered a substitute for influenza vaccination in high risk individuals.

[Natural Health News] Swine flu 2009: hog hype or global threat?: (£2.9m) in capital gains from selling shares in the pharma company that discovered and developed Tamiflu, the drug that was stockpiled by Governments in more than 40 countries to treat a possible human pandemic arising out of avian flu.

[Love for Life - A strong immune system means protection from disease. A united community presents an impenetrable front against corruption!] Video/Podcast/Articles/Blog Journalist Jane Burgermeister: Case ...: Specifically, evidence is presented that the defendants, Barack Obama, President of the U.S, David Nabarro, UN System Coordinator for Influenza, Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, Kathleen Sibelius, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services, Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, David de Rotschild, banker, David Rockefeller, banker, George Soros, banker, Werner Faymann, Chancellor of Austria, and Alois Stoger, Austrian Health Minister, among others, are part of this international corporate criminal syndicate which has developed, produced, stockpiled and employed biological weapons to eliminate the population of the U.S. and other countries for financial and political gain.

[Sciencebase Science Blog] Swine Flu ”” Sciencebase Science Blog: Large public gatherings, such as sporting events and concerts, were banned and schools closed, but international travel to Mexico has not been banned, is swine flu yet more media hype and scaremongering to distract us from the economic recession?

[The Catherine Austin Fitts Blog] Swine Flu: What I Believe at The Catherine Austin Fitts Blog: Help relieve the symptoms of all flu to include Swine Flu and Bird Flu” The formulation uses the same plant extracts as the Tammie Flu capsules, Star anise, star aniseed, + another herbal extract known to help, “extract of elderberry”: A few clinical studies have shown effectiveness of a formulation based on an extract of elderberry, in the treatment of both adults and children with either type A or B influenza. extract of elderberry reduced both the severity and duration of flu symptoms in otherwise healthy subjects, but should not be considered a substitute for influenza vaccination in high risk individuals.

[Breaking News] New Zealand lowers its swine flu count as Asia prepares antiviral ...: New Zealand confirms 3 more swine flu infectionsWELLINGTON, New Zealand ”” New Zealand confirmed swine flu infections in 14 people on Wednesday, including a school group recently returned from Mexico, extending the deadly new disease's global reach into the Asia-South Pacific region. On Tuesday night Health Minister Tony Ryall said tests conducted at a World Health Organization laboratory in Australia had confirmed three cases of swine flu among 11 members of the group who were showing symptoms, and officials had decided that was evidence enough to assume all of them were infected.

[KL shop] Avian Flu Articles: Review Article from The New England Journal of Medicine- Avian Influenza A NOTE: Due to broad interest in the avian flu, this article is free to access. Avian and Swine Flu media articles: Concise excerpts from highly revealing media .

[Journal] Amantadine off the table in future avian flu pandemic? - Journal ...: The avian flu, an Influenza A subtype dubbed H5N1, is evolving a resistance to a group of antiviral drugs known as adamantanes, one of two classes of antiviral drugs used to prevent and treat flu symptoms, said CU-Boulder doctoral student Andrew Hill, lead study author. The rise of resistance to adamantanes -- which include the nonprescription drugs amantadine and rimantadane -- appears to be linked to Chinese farmers adding the drugs to chicken feed as a flu preventative, according to a 2008 paper by researchers from China Agricultural University, said Hill.

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