Scientists Discover Influenza's Achilles Heel: Antioxidants
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 21:20
in Health & Medicine
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 a new study, 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.