Alternative approach to combat H1N1 virus.

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Little is known about the effect of physical exercise and adoption of healthy life style on influenza-associated mortality. Exercising at low to moderate frequency has been shown to be associated with lower risk of influenzaassociated mortality as compared with never or seldom exercise. The beneficial effects of exercise by modulation of immune function have been explained in terms of increase viral clearance function, antibody titer and beneficial neuroendocrine factors (1). Heavy drinkers and chronic abuse of alcohol has been shown to sharply increase in morbidity, mortality and pulmonary Influenza virus titers relative to controls. These increases in influenza correspond with inhibited pulmonary influenza-specific CD8 T cell responses. Further, chronic ethanol consumption results in an enhanced pulmonary lesion severity suggesting that chronic alcohol consumption may increase the risk for severe influenza virus infections by altering the pulmonary inflammatory environment and CD8 T

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