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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Common chocolate ingredient could be potent flu treatment, scientists find

A new combination of drugs, including a compound present in chocolate, can treat several influenza strains, including bird and swine flu, a new study has found.

The drug combination of chocolate ingredient theobromine, and the lesser-known compound arainosine, can be a potential gamechanger in treating flu, even outperforming the most widely used anti-influenza medication Tamiflu, according to the study published in the journal PNAS.

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