The Wheels Start Coming Off for Tamiflu

For several months, we've heard story after story about flu pandemics. Governments across the globe were preparing for the onslaught of avian influenza. And the big winner in the flu craze has been Hoffman-LaRoche, makers of Tamiflu.

The UK government ordered 15 million doses of Tamiflu stockpiled, under the assumption it was the only drug capable of fighting avian flu. Hoffman-LaRoche and internet pharmacies have made millions as people fight to get their hands on the drug.

This may start to change. Proving that fear of the unknown is perhaps as dangerous as the unknown itself, medical professionals are starting to discover that Tamiflu... doesn't work.

The World Health Organization has acknowledged Tamiflu has not been "widely successful in human patients," but said it believes it would have been more effective in many Asian countries if it had been used earlier in the illness.

This story is very much developing...