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  New Clues to How Flu Virus Spreads

  March 7, 2013 — People may more likely be exposed to the flu through airborne virus than previously thought, according to new research. The study also found that when flu patients wear a surgical mask, the release ... > full story
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  New Light Shed on Role of Climate in Influenza Transmission

  March 7, 2013 — Two types of environmental conditions -- cold-dry and humid-rainy -- are associated with seasonal influenza epidemics, according to an epidemiological study. The article presents a simple ... > full story
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  Key to TB Cure Could Lie Underwater

  March 7, 2013 — Researchers are collecting actinomycete bacteria from water throughout the world in a hunt for new ... > full story
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  Nanoparticles Loaded With Bee Venom Kill HIV

  March 7, 2013 — Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while leaving surrounding cells unharmed, researchers have shown. The finding is an important step ... > full story
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  Fatty Acids Could Lead to Flu Drug

  March 7, 2013 — Flu viruses are a major cause of death and sickness around the world, and antiviral drugs currently do not protect the most seriously ill patients. A new study reveals that a compound derived from ... > full story
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  Some Brain Cells Are Better Virus Fighters

  March 7, 2013 — Natural immune defenses that resist viral infection are turned on in some brain cells but switched off in others, scientists have ... > full story
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  New Tool Better Estimates Pandemic Threats

  March 5, 2013 — A simple new method better assesses the risks posed by emerging zoonotic viruses (those transmissible from animals to humans), according to a new study. Scientists have shown that the new tool can ... > full story
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  West Nile Virus Passes from Female to Eggs, but Less So from Larvae to Adults

  March 5, 2013 — California researchers monitored WNV in mosquitoes in the field and in the lab, and observed how the virus is transmitted between generations and between insect ... > full story
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  Daily-Use HIV Prevention Approaches Prove Ineffective Among Women, Study Suggests

  March 4, 2013 — Three antiretroviral-based strategies intended to prevent HIV infection among women did not prove effective in a major clinical trial in Africa. For reasons that are unclear, a majority of study ... > full story
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  AIDS Journal Publishes Findings of Two Important Studies in March 2013 Issue

  March 4, 2013 — The results of two important studies have been published in the March issue of AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society. One study notes that screening for HIV should be performed ... > full story

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