Reducing the severity and duration of infection by common cold viruses may be possible with a new drug called pleconaril, which interferes with a key step in how the virus infects a cell.

Craig, W.A., and F.G. Hayden. 1999. 39th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemistry. September. San Francisco.

William A. Craig
Wm. S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital
2500 Overlook Terrace
Madison, WI 53705

Frederick G. Hayden
University of Virginia
School of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Charlottesville, VA 22908

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 15, October 9, 1999, p. 236. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.