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The Zika virus has been known for quite some time, but it gained notoriety recently due to its possible linkage to birth defects.
Science News has a summary report on Zika virus:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/special-report-heres-what-we-know-about-zika
A report on the studies of its possible linkage to microcephaly, a birth defect of babies with undersized and underdeveloped brains:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/how-zika-became-prime-suspect-microcephaly-mystery
In short, studies are continuing, evidence is mounting, but still not quite a confirmation.
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(Score: 2) by bart9h on Tuesday March 29 2016, @02:33PM
Fact is, Medicine is still in the stone age. We know very very little of how things actually work, 99% of the so called "science" in this area is just statistics.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 29 2016, @02:56PM
Fact is, Medicine is still in the stone age.
Really? I'm not sure I'll take your word for it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimeric_antigen_receptor#Adoptive_transfer_of_CAR-modified_cells_as_a_cancer_therapeutic [wikipedia.org]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_therapy [wikipedia.org]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nivolumab [wikipedia.org]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncolytic_virus [wikipedia.org]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofosbuvir [wikipedia.org]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imatinib [wikipedia.org]