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(Psych Central News) The antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) appears to have antiviral properties, especially against human enteroviruses — a group of more than 60 viruses that includes poliovirus. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles discovered the unexpected property while conducting laboratory tests on cell cultures. Although immunization has kept poliovirus under control around the world, other enteroviruses [...]

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