In June, the World Health Organization (WHO) alerted the public that a worldwide pandemic of swine flu (H1N1) was sweeping the globe. Health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have stated that the swine flu virus could infect up to 40% of Americans over the next couple of years. At last count, the CDC said there are 43,771 swine flu cases that have been reported in America, and 302 deaths have been associated with the disease.
Many medical experts say that washing your hands with soap and water or an alcohol–based hand sanitizer are the most effective means of minimizing the spread of the swine flu.
I have been researching a small company focused on the development of pharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer, cardiovascular, autoimmune diseases and viral infections. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (BCRX) is presently conducting trials for a new flu treatment called Peramivir that is said to be more effective than Tamiflu. Currently, the drug Tamiflu is the preferred treatment for swine flu. On July 17th BioCryst Pharmaceuticals released positive results from two Phase III studies of intravenous Peramivir in patients with seasonal influenza.
If Peramivir proves to be effective in fighting seasonal influenza it could quickly become the leading anti-viral treatment for the flu. And, BioCryst stock should head much higher if Peramivir is included in any national stockpiles of swine flu treatments.
Buying BioCryst stock is a speculative endeavor because its Peramivir drug has not been fully approved. Please keep in mind that BioCryst is an extremely high-risk trade, as the stock is up 1,100% since November of 2008.
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (BCRX) will announce its second quarter 2009 financial results today, July 30, 2009. If you wish to purchase shares, you should wait until after the earnings announcement to avoid any possible downside surprises.
Best Wishes,
Ted Peroulakis
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Yes, America has a unique position in the world as a free market operating nation. Free people allowed to use the capitalist system. but not for long. with this socialistic government now in place.
Ted:
Your piece on America and its people is right on but it seems to me in the fast changing demographics we now have, we are going to lose that work ethic and moral base that got us to this place. Also although we have all of these natural resources, if the government is going to keep us from using them as it seems now, they will not be of any grate use.
Thanks for the piece.
Samuel Steen
I think that swine flu is simply a conspiracy created the vaccination companies. But many of my other collegues also believe it was designed to kill people, however I think the whole thing was just hyped by the media who were controlled by the corporations that sold the vaccinations to the many different governments! Do you guys agree??