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A small genetic change makes flu virus deadly ( H5N1 2001 Requested Repost)
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Protein enhances lethality of influenza virus – PB1-F2
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Study illuminates how the plague bacteria causes disease
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La Jolla Institute unlocks mystery of potentially fatal reaction to smallpox...
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Reconstructed 1918 influenza virus has yielded key insights, scientists say
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Research on enhanced transmissibility in H5N1 influenza: Should the...
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Could probiotics help HIV patients?
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Newly identified natural protein blocks HIV, other deadly viruses
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Large HIV study stopped after safety review found more study participants who...
HIV vaccine study halted by US government over unsuccessful shots Associated Press in Washington guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 April 2013 17.52 EDT A 2009 study in Thailand is the only HIV/Aids study...
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AIDS guidelines for children may not improve death rates but may improve...
Contact: Fiona Godwin medicinepress@plos.org Public Library of Science Recent changes to World Health Organization guidelines for starting anti-AIDS drugs (antiretroviral therapy—ART) in young...
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Health Research Report #171 27 DEC 2013
Health Research Report #171 27 DEC 2013 / White paper draft Compiled by Ralph Turchiano · Detailed research references and further affiliations on each article are posted at...
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