1.   Besides Aviron, BioChem Pharma of Canada is working on a nasal spray to treat flu.

2.   Furthermore, when used to treat the flu, the drugs must be started within the first two days of the illness.

3.   Gilead has key clinical results due this year for a potential AIDS drug called Preveon and for a pill to prevent and treat the flu.

4.   Stomach flu can be treated with antibiotics, which are within Olympic guidelines.

5.   The council also announced a national campaign to educate doctors and patients on how prevent and treat the flu.

6.   A Hospital Authority spokeswoman said the girl received amantadine, the anti-viral drug thought to help treat bird flu.

7.   Lai Sing, who runs a small clinic on Jordan Road in Kowloon, said the bird flu could be treated with typical Chinese medicine for colds and flu.

8.   St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford also is getting ready to treat the flu.