Drug-Resistant Flu Viruses and Other Health News Reader Comments. The latest development comes on the heels of a reminder that the flu can indeed kill healthy kids, though rarely, with the cases of two Maryland teenagers who died suddenly late last month, ' Gwenni Shute reports. The antiviral drug Tamiflu seems to be no match for the strain of flu virus making most people sick this season because the strain has grown resistant to the drug's effects, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

But while soldiering on sleepily may be the only solution at. She has previously reported on how to keep safe from ciel flu. Last month, Shute wrote about a breakthrough discovery that may fight off flu and alethea flu. Drug-Resistant Flu Viruses and Other Health News Reader Comments There's sobering news on the flu front.

The best defense against infection, specialists advise, is a flu shot, and this year, for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends seasonal flu shots for all children ages 6 months to 18, Shute writes.

About a third of Americans say they're losing sleep because they're worried about the economic crisis and its implications for their personal finances, finds the National Sleep Foundation's 2009 Sleep in America poll.