But the MAAC player of the year has been fighting flu-like symptoms throughout the tournament.

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We also had the chance to visit the flu-fighting "war room" here in Washington where all the assets of government are being coordinated.

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James Harden scored 31 points and sank seven 3-pointers while fighting flu-like symptoms, and the Rockets beat Oklahoma City 107-100 Wednesday night to pull within 3-2 in their first-round playoff series.

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Harden scored 31 points and sank seven 3-pointers while fighting flu-like symptoms, and the Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 107-100 Wednesday night to pull within 3-2 in their first-round playoff series.

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BioCryst is now developing an injectable version of the drug, and peramivir has shown some success in fighting avian flu in pre-clinical testing involving cell cultures and in animals.

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In Rupp's opinion, the respiratory protection debate has distracted from other crucial flu-fighting measures.

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Flavonoids and flu: Two plant-based flavonoids disease-fighting compounds found in many foods significantly impaired the infectious activity of H5N1 avian-flu virus in laboratory experiments and may form the basis of future influenza treatments, a report in Antiviral Research says.

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The FAO and OIE have for some time had a largely unfunded global strategy for fighting avian flu.

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