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Bird Flu
Study to Investigate AHCC and the Swine Flu Virus
June 21st, 2009
A study evaluating the effect of AHCC (Active Hexose Correlated Compound) on supporting the immune system in response to the swine flu virus will be conducted at the Southern China Agricultural University, one of the few research centers in China that have been approved to conduct studies on highly infectious diseases such as the swine flu. This controlled study will examine the effects of AHCC when supplemented to a group of mice infected with the virus. Two years ago, following the avian flu outbreak, the same university conducted a study in mice on the effect of AHCC on the bird flu (H5N1) virus. The findings, published in the Japanese Journal of Complementary and...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2009-06-21)
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