Jan. 27: Spreading flu, Ebola update, new solar system

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Posted Jan 28, 2015 07:26:01 AM.

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  • Research show you spread people spread more viral particles when taking painkillers for the flu
  • Another sign that the Ebola scare in the U.S. is fading away
  • Newly-discovered solar system with five small rocky planets discovered
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