Concerns are emerging that governments around the world may have wasted billions of dollars and even put people at risk by stockpiling Tamiflu to treat influenza.

A landmark study published on Wednesday in the Cochrane Library, a collection of databases that publishes high-quality research that helps to inform health-care decisions, found no clear evidence that Tamiflu, the brand name of the drug oseltamivir, prevents the spread of influenza or flu complications and suggested that it could even interfere with the effectiveness of vaccines.

But even more worrisome, according to the authors, is the fact that drug maker Roche continues to hold back valuable data from public scrutiny. They are calling on health regulators to demand access to the unpublished data in order to get the full picture on whether Tamiflu works and is safe.

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Their union was believed to be one of the strongest in showbusiness – reinforced by regular public declarations of love and an annual ceremony to renew their wedding vows.

But last night it was reported Heidi Klum’s seven-year marriage to British singer Seal is over – with the model preparing to file for divorce within days.
Is it over? Heidi Klum and Seal are to file for divorce after six years of marriage, according to reports

Is it over? Heidi Klum and Seal are to file for divorce after six years of marriage, according to reports

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After one marriage that ended 55 hours later and another that ended in a flurry of drama, Britney Spears is hoping third time really will be a charm with husband to be Jason Trawick.

And the 30-year-old singer is still so excited about her upcoming wedding that she says she ‘can’t stop looking’ at her engagement ring.

She posted a photo to her Twitter account in which she is proudly holding out her left hand for the camera.

The caption reads: ‘I can’t stop looking at it!!’

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Zooey Deschanel has made her split from Ben Gibbard official and filed for divorce.

And now court documents have been leaked revealing just how much is at stake for the New Girl star.

The 31-year-old has $1,578,00 in the bank and an additional $1,645,000 stashed away in stocks and bonds.

The documents, which were filed by Deschanel’s lawyer and posted on TMZ, also list her various expenses.

They state that she makes an average of $95,000 a month and spends $22,500 on clothes, her mortgage, health care, holidays and the like.

She also give $1,500 each month to charity.

Deschanel and her musician husband Ben Gibbard announced their shocking split two months ago, and now the couple has made it official and filed for divorce.

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An early clinical trial of a hepatitis C vaccine has shown “promising” results, according to researchers at Oxford University.

Designing a vaccine has been difficult as the virus changes its appearance, making it hard to find something to target.

Writing in Science Translational Medicine, researchers say their trial on 41 patients shows it is possible.

The Hepatitis C Trust said the findings were very promising.

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Diversity is the spice of life – and none more so than for Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who bucks the trend when it comes the all-American family.

In a new interview, the stunning actress opens up about her brood of six children – who between them were born in five different countries across three continents and are raised by their American parents, power couple ‘Brangelina’.

Speaking to the U.S. January edition of Marie Claire, Jolie describes each of them in loving detail, referencing their quirks, hobbies and behavioural traits.

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This may be the first time you’ve heard of it, but diets rich in choline may help protect your brain from the affects of ageing.

The nutrient from the B vitamin family is found in foods like chicken, eggs and saltwater fish as well as legumes such as kidney beans.

Researchers at Boston University found people who got plenty of choline in their diets performed better on memory tests and were less likely to show brain changes associated with dementia.

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Oprah Winfrey is taking a dramatic step she hopes will pump some life into her ailing OWN network.

The talk show queen, 57, is returning to the air in a new show called Oprah’s Next Chapter to be broadcast on the cable channel.

The series, which is set to début in January, will show the TV titan meeting and chatting with fellow celebrities in their homes.

The two-hour première will feature Winfrey meeting with Aerosmith front man and American Idol judge Steven Tyler at his family home in New Hampshire.

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Demi Moore is determined to grab a slice of Ashton Kutcher’s £90 million fortune – in revenge for the betrayal that led her to seek a divorce.

Miss Moore, 49, once dubbed a cougar who fell for an ambitious toyboy, is said to have instructed her lawyers to ‘punish him financially’.

Her edict is in spite of a pre-nuptial contract with Kutcher, 33 – which she insisted on when they married in 2005.

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She was crowned Miss Bikini America after losing 80lbs following the birth of her second child.

And today fitness model Jennifer Nicole Lee showed just how she keeps herself in such amazing shape.

Wearing a pair of tiny bikini bottoms with the words ‘Big Fun’ emblazoned across the back and a stomach-baring tank worn over a neon pink bra, the 36-year-old raised temperatures in an already balmy Miami as she worked out at a South Beach park.

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