Based on results of clinical trials conducted with affected patients in both Wuhan and Shenzhen by Chinese medical authorities, Japanese-made flu drug favipiravir (also known as Avigan) has been ...

As the U.S. grapples with one of the worst flu seasons in nearly a decade, a Japanese drugmaker says it has developed a treatment that would kill the influenza virus within 24 hours — a feat ...

Demand for masks in Asia began to rise in January 2005 and in Europe last summer. Since the start of this year, U.S. customers have been ordering more masks, Berry said.