Health
Pregnant? Here's why researchers say you should get a flu shot
A positive pregnancy test comes with a barrage of often-conflicting advice about what to eat, how to exercise and when to turn to medication.
Jul 11, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC says flu nasal spray vaccine doesn't work
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the flu nasal spray vaccine (FluMist) should not be used for the 2016-17 flu season because it doesn't work. The CDC also recommends that everyone over 6 months of age get ...
Jul 4, 2016
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Immunology
Study suggests immune response to flu causes death in older people, not the virus
A new Yale-led study suggests that death from influenza virus in older people may be primarily caused by a damaging immune response to flu and not by the virus itself. The insight could lead to novel strategies for combating ...
Apr 21, 2016
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Health
How sex, sunshine and exercise makes us sneeze
As the dreaded flu season approaches you might want to consider this—research shows that a sneeze can travel up to 70cm and it can be caused by sunshine, exercise and even sex.
Apr 21, 2016
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Medications
Study finds factors that may influence influenza vaccine effectiveness
The long-held approach to predicting seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness may need to be revisited, new research suggests. Currently, seasonal flu vaccines are designed to induce high levels of protective antibodies against ...
Apr 19, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A mild flu season, and the end is in sight: CDC
(HealthDay)—This year's flu season may not quite be over, but it's clearly winding down and will be recorded as a relatively mild one, U.S. health officials say.
Apr 12, 2016
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Medications
Why statin users should still get the flu shot, even if cholesterol drugs make it less effective
Every year in the United States, about 226,000 people are hospitalized because of the flu, and 23,000 die. And about 80-90 percent of flu-related deaths occur in people over 65 years old.
Feb 18, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Super Bowl celebrations spread flu
Cover your coughs in the Carolinas and don't double dip in Denver. A Tulane University study published in the American Journal of Health Economics found cities with teams in the Super Bowl see a rise in flu deaths.
Feb 1, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Double flu blow forces Saint Petersburg school closures
An outbreak of swine flu has claimed some 22 lives in Russia's second city Saint Petersburg and combined with high rates of seasonal flu to force authorities to close schools and send residents flocking to pharmacies.
Jan 27, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Take a chill pill if you want to avoid the flu this year
Along with snow and frigid temperatures, the winter months also bring coughs, colds and the flu. Lower respiratory tract infections, the ones that cause feelings of chest congestion despite the deepest coughs, are one of ...
Jan 25, 2016
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