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Prozac may be able to kill some viruses

A viral infection got you depressed? Maybe Prozac can help.Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have discovered an unexpected property of fluoxetine, the antidepressant drug marketed as   Prozac . In laboratory tests on cell cultures, the drug appears to have antiviral properties, particularly against human enteroviruses, a genus of potential killers that includes poliovirus.While immunization has kept poliovirus in check in most countries, other enteroviruses remain a primary cause of certain types of meningitis, encephalitis, conjunctivitis, and a host of other diseases. Second only to the   common cold virus   in their prevalence, enteroviruses cause an estimated 15 million infections per year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.There are no drugs known to treat enterovirus infections, and doctors can only allow the infection to take its course and provide supportive care.An effective antiviral could prevent millions...

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    A viral infection got you depressed? Maybe Prozac can help.Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have discovered an unexpected property of fluoxe...

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