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The following is a list of WHO recommended strains for the Northern Hemisphere influenza season. Starting in the 2012–2013 season, the recommendation shifted to include the composition of a quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV) that contains both influenza B lineages, alongside a trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) containing one influenza B lineage.
Fluticasone propionate, sold under the brand names Flovent and Flonase among others, is a glucocorticoid steroid medication. [8] When inhaled it is used for the long term management of asthma and COPD. [8] In the nose it is used for hay fever and nasal polyps. [9] [10] It can also be used for mouth ulcers. [11] It works by decreasing inflammation.
Studies have demonstrated the safety of inhaled fluticasone propionate in children. A systematic review published in 2013 found no significant adverse effect on the function of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis , growth, and bone mineral density in asthmatic children when inhaled fluticasone is used for up to three months.
Fluticasone is a manufactured glucocorticoid used to treat nasal congestion. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Both the esters, fluticasone propionate (sold as Flovent) and ...
Samples from wastewater plants across the nation show an increase in multiple flu viruses. Some experts worry that H5N1 bird flu might be to blame. Flu season is over, but there is a viral surge ...
Treatments for influenza include a range of medications and therapies that are used in response to disease influenza.Treatments may either directly target the influenza virus itself; or instead they may just offer relief to symptoms of the disease, while the body's own immune system works to recover from infection.
Inhalers: Fluticasone furoate is commonly available in the form of a dry powder inhaler (DPI) for inhalation. This inhaler is used for the maintenance treatment of asthma in patients aged 12 years and older. It delivers the medication directly to the lungs, where it acts to reduce inflammation and improve asthma symptoms. [15]
MedImmune is one company that manufactures the live attenuated influenza vaccine, which it sells under the brand name FluMist in the United States, Canada, and Japan, [25] and the brand name Fluenz Tetra [6] in the UK and European Union. For the 2010–2011 flu season, FluMist was the only live attenuated influenza vaccine approved by the FDA ...