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Flu drug once blamed for seizures in kids gets a surprising reversal

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Flu drug once blamed for seizures in kids gets a surprising reversal

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All Top News -- ScienceDaily•Jan 6

Flu drug once blamed for seizures in kids gets a surprising reversal

A long-running debate over Tamiflu’s safety in children may finally be settled. Researchers found that influenza, not the antiviral medication, was linked to serious neuropsychiatric events like seizures and hallucinations. Even more striking, kids treated with Tamiflu had about half the risk of these events compared to untreated children with the flu. The results suggest the drug may be protective rather than harmful.