Studying past flu pandemics for clues to future
Analysis of 14 global or regional influenza epidemics during the past 500 years reveals no consistent pattern of wave-like surges of disease prior to the major outbreaks, but does point to a great diversity of severity among those pandemics.
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Ingredients: Healing power of blueberry leaves
A chemical found in blueberry leaves has shown a strong effect in blocking the replication of the Hepatitis C virus, opening up a new avenue for treating chronic HCV infections.
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Accelerating sample preparation of drug entities
Porvair Sciences Ltd. has produced an application note that describes a method for the rapid and sensitive determination of a novel drug entity in human plasma.
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Freshly crushed garlic better than processed
A new study reports what scientists term the first scientific evidence that freshly crushed garlic has more potent heart-healthy effects than dried garlic.
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Crafting Ebola Prevention Messages in Uganda
I work in CDC’s Special Pathogens Branch (SPB) where we study highly infectious viruses. My job is health communications and I’ve just returned from Uganda. I was there to work with the Ministry of Health and health educators from Uganda’s Western Districts to create materials that would help keep people there safe from Ebola and [...]
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