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January 16, 2006

Flu Resistant to Antiviral Drugs

The government, for the first time, is urging doctors not to prescribe two antiviral drugs commonly used to fight influenza after discovering that the predominant strain of the virus has built up high levels of resistance to them at alarming speed. (excite.com)

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