HEALTH

CDC: Leading flu med may not be much help this year

ATLANTA - The medical arsenal against the flu just got weaker. Government health officials said last Friday that a leading flu medicine, Tamiflu, might not work against all cases of the flu this year. The most common flu bug right now is overwhelmingly resistant to Tamiflu, they said. More »

FDA raises the bar for new diabetes drugs

WASHINGTON - New drugs to treat an epidemic of diabetes will have to be screened more closely for heart risks, federal health officials said last week. More »