Study tries to detect flu before the first sneeze

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 09/21/2009 - 14:40

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Coughed on by somebody with the flu? Duke University researchers are developing a test to determine - with a mere drop of blood - who will get sick before the sniffling and fever set in.

And they're turning to hundreds of dorm-dwelling freshmen this fall to see if it works....

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