Although no cure has been discovered yet, Dr.Sabbagh says significant progress has been made over the past 15 years.

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"It's just something that hopefully will tide us over until hopefully a cure can be found."

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Consumers should beware, however, of products sold over the Internet claiming to cure or prevent the flu, the FDA said last week.

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The cure for such over exposure is a simple one: whether they are bond mutual funds, ETFs or separate bonds, sell some of those bond investments!

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But if the days of HRT as a catch-all wonder-drug that could cure all problems are over, that may have its own benefits.

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