I've got good news and bad news. The good news: The U.S. government is looking for volunteers to make $3,000 for nine days of just hangin' out. The bad news: You have to let them infect you with SWINE FLU.

The National Institutes of Health is in the middle of a massive clinical research study to try to find a cure for the flu...and they're at the point where they need to test it on humans.

So they need volunteers who are willing to be infected with the flu...then monitored carefully at a hospital for nine days.

They're testing it with all different forms of the flu...from regular, old influenza to H1N1 swine flu.

If you're interested in letting the government give you a virus for $3,000, you can apply online.  Just Google "NIAID Influenza Clinical Research Studies."  Or call 1-800-411-1222.

(Today / NIH)

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