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...similar claim is made on behalf of ribavirin, a drug already marketed in 30 foreign countries by Viratek, a small West Coast firm. Ribavirin is said to interfere with the virus' reproduction by blocking protein synthesis in affected cells. Another drug sold abroad but not in the U.S. is Newport Pharmaceuticals' isoprinosine. According to Newport President Alvin Glasky, the drug "speeds up the body's natural curing process" by boosting the immune system. But so far, experts at NIH reject it as being of no proven benefit. Last week scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center...
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