The Bush administration is developing plans to ensure the nation is prepared for a possible travel ban and other restrictions in the event of a worldwide flu outbreak.

On Tuesday, President Bush will announce his strategy to battle the next flu pandemic, whether caused by the Asian bird flu or some other super-strain of influenza

Activists who pressured drug companies to make AIDS treatments available in Africa are calling on the maker of antiviral, Tamiflu, to renounce its rights to the drug in the developing world.

In a group statement, Act-Up Paris and African Essential Drug Network say, "Africa cannot afford to wait until Roche is done 'talking': ... renounce all its exclusive rights on Tamiflu in developing countries

A new report finds that certain strains of the bird flu can become resistant to Tamiflu in some patients.

According to an article in the journal Nature, a strain of the flu virus that infected a Vietnamese girl in February is immune to Tamiflu. The drug, produced by Swiss-based Roche Holding AG, is in short supply as nations around the world try to stock up on it in case of a global flu pandemic

The White House pushes the "hurry up" button on what is becoming an alarming situation in the nation's capitol.

The Bush Administration presses domestic vaccine manufacturers to increase the nation's ability to fend off an avian influenza pandemic, a vaccine to prevent humans from being infected with a strain of bird flu now circulating in Asia

The White House pushes the "hurry up" button on what is becoming an alarming situation in the nation's capitol.

The Bush Administration presses domestic vaccine manufacturers to increase the nation's ability to fend off an avian influenza pandemic, a vaccine to prevent humans from being infected with a strain of bird flu now circulating in Asia