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Bird Flu (H5N1) has the potential to be a dangerous infection if it were to become readily transmissible to humans. In a recent study, researchers used genetic engineering to do just that….to make the flu germ more transmissible for purposes of their special studies of the virus. Given the potential danger of such a change …
Tekturna is a relatively new blood pressure medication from Novartis. It is used in select patients who otherwise may not tolerate or respond to other, more standard blood pressure medications. I have seen it used in these situations to general good effect, but it is only a handful of instances. A recent study in diabetic …
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