A placebo-controlled trial of a proprietary extract of North American ginseng (CVT-E002) to prevent acute respiratory illness in institutionalized older
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A comparative analysis of a proprietary extract of American ginseng, CVT-E002, with placebo in preventing acute respiratory illness (ARI) in an institutional setting during the influenza season is given. The results reveal that CVT-E002 is safe, well tolerated and potentially effective for preventing ARI due to influenza.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2004
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Emergence and transmission of amantadine-resistant influenza A in a nursing home
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A large outbreak of influenza A (H3N2) in a nursing home during a prospective study of antiviral prophylaxis is reported. A study to prospectively detect amantadine-resistant influenza when amantadine was used for influenza A outbreak control is presented.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2004
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Long-term use of oseltamivir for the prophylaxis of influenza in a vaccinated frail older population
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Research presented concerns the tolerability and safety of oseltamivir use in frail elderly to combat clinical influenza. Findings suggest that a dose of 75 mg of oral oseltamivir once a day for six weeks prevents influenza in vaccinated frail elderly.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2001
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