Scientists discover influenza's Achilles heel: Antioxidants

As the nation copes with a shortage of vaccines for H1N1 influenza, a team of Alabama researchers have raised hopes that they have found an Achilles' heel for all strains of the flu -antioxidants. In an article appearing in the November 2009 print issue of the FASEB Journal they show that antioxidants -the same substances found in plant-based foods -might hold the key in preventing the flu virus from wreaking havoc on our lungs.

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