Tiny Passengers Join Astronauts on Atlantis
Tiny Passengers Join Astronauts on Atlantis
Along with the six-member crew, space shuttle Atlantis, scheduled for liftoff this Sunday, will be carrying some very small passengers to the International Space Station: three common microbes.
Analysis of Spanish flu cases in 1918-1920 suggests transfusions might help in bird flu pandemic
Transfusions with blood products taken from people who had recovered from Spanish influenza may have reduced risk for death and improved symptoms of hospitalized patients who contracted Spanish influenza complicated by pneumonia. Early treatment was superior to later treatment.