Doctor says bird flu drug is "useless"

Doctor says bird flu drug is "useless" - Sunday Times - Times Online says Tamiflu is not as effective as the hype and
Another Stupid Science Blog contrasts the speculative nature of Bird Flu and its expense versus the known killer malaria. By the way, I was reading the book Seeds of change: Five plants that transformed mankind (until it sold in my Amazon bookstore and I had to ship it) and malaria used to be a huge worldwide epidemic. For some reason, I thought it was just a problem in tropical climates but before quinine was discovered, it killed millions.