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USF Alum Honored For Career As Antiviral Pioneer

Mark Schreiner

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When Phillip Furman received his masters degree in microbiology from the University of South Florida in 1972, he didn't realize he was starting on a...

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CDC Pushes Antiviral Flu Meds

Associated Press

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In the midst of a worrisome flu season, health officials are pushing doctors to prescribe antiviral medicines.The Centers for Disease Control and…

An electron micrograph of HIV particles infecting a human T cell. French researchers say they've found 14 patients with so little HIV virus in their blood that the patients have gone into "long-term remission."

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More Patients Keep HIV At Bay Without Antiviral Drugs

Richard Knox

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French researchers confirm that the immune systems of 14 adults are apparently controlling HIV without medication. It's further evidence that early treatment may prevent the virus from establishing "reservoirs" of HIV-infected cells in the body.