Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Fight Swine Flu
It helps regulate the immune system's response, study with mice shows
Posted May 29, 2009
"Although the results from this study are intriguing, much more work is warranted to ensure safety in humans infected with seasonal flu. However, the promise of the approach used in this study is that it maintains protective immunity against the virus while reducing disease pathology -- a very important point because overwhelming disease pathology is often a major contributing factor in flu-related deaths," he added.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more on influenza.
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