Aethlon Medical Confirms Hemopurifier(R) Is a Treatment Candidate Against Swine...( SAN DIEGO April 30 /- Aethlon Medical...),Health

SAN DIEGO, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AEMD) confirmed today that the Aethlon Hemopurifier(R) is a candidate to treat the H1N1 Swine flu virus. The Hemopurifier(R) is a first-in-class medical technology that assists the immune response in combating infectious disease through the selective adsorption of circulating viruses and immunosuppressive proteins. In the case of pandemic influenza, the Hemopurifier(R) has previously proven effective in capturing the reconstructed Spanish flu of 1918 virus (1918rv), the H5N1 avian influenza virus (Bird Flu), and would likely capture H1N1 swine flu as the technology selectively captures influenza viruses by hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) glycoproteins that coat the virus, even when influenza mutates to be resistant against drug and vaccine therapies. As an example, H5N1 bird flu virus was documented to be resistant against Tamiflu, the globally stockpiled antiviral treatment for influenza.

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"It is important that our shareholders understand we are fully cognizant of the potential opportunity associated with the emerging swine flu pandemic," stated Aethlon Chairman and CEO, Jim Joyce. "However, until this viral threat demonstrates resistance against Tamiflu treatment stockpiles, we shall remain focused on progressing our clinical and commercialization efforts against well-established infectious disease targets," concluded Joyce. Since the begi
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