QUIGLEY CORPORATION (QGLY)

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Quigley (QGLY:Nasdaq - commentary - research - Cramer's Take) saw its shares bounce after the company said spraying its compound called QR-441 on respiratory mask air filters helped prevent flu viruses from passing through.

The Doylestown, Pa., company, known for the Cold-Eeze line of cold remedies, said the masks were tested against the H5N1 avian flu virus and the H3N2 straing of the human flu. The masks with QR-441 prevented up to 99% of the viruses whereas the untreated masks had the ability to prevent up to 90% of the viruses getting through.

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Additionally, Quiqley said the QR-441 compound was found to deactivate the live viruses passing through the filters at a rate of 95.1% to 98.7%. The QR-441 study took place at the U.K.'s University of London.

Shares of Quigley were up $2, or 14%, to $16.10.

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