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Drug counterfeiters bank on peoples' fear of flu
With the H1N1 flu now on a run around the globe, traffickers in fake influenza medications are exploiting people's fears by marketing counterfeit Tamiflu, bogus vaccines and would-be cures that contain silver, playing off the belief the precious metal has antiviral powers.
Scam artists swung into action just as the first cases of swine flu emerged last spring, public health experts say, offering...
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