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April 15, 2005

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-	How Ebola Virus Infects Cells Finding Could Lead to Treatments for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
-	Asthma: Symptom-Driven Therapy May Be Sufficient For Some Adults Some adults with mild persistent asthma may be able to adequately control their asthma by taking corticosteroids only when needed, instead of taking anti-inflammatory medication daily.
-	Childhood’s Most Common Eye Can Be Treated in Older Children Clinical trial shows that many children age 7 through 17 with amblyopia (lazy eye) may benefit from treatments that are more commonly used on younger children.