Published 12/12/2017

Are Men Just 'Babies' When They Get the Flu? Maybe Not Cold4161 Published 12/12/2017 MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- As winter rolls into town, so does the flu and all its miserable symptoms. Yet, doctors and women alike have long noticed that men tend to bemoan those symptoms more than...

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Getting Annual Flu Shot Won't Weaken Your Immune System

Published 11/21/2017

TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- There's no evidence to support the notion that people who get the flu vaccine every year somehow "weaken" their immune system over time, researchers say.

In fact, annual vaccination seemed tied to stronger immune cell activity, according to the Norwegian...

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Flu Shot Could Help Your Kid Avoid Hospital

Published 11/17/2017

FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- There's an easy way for parents to help cut their child's chances of ending up in the hospital with the flu -- get them vaccinated, researchers say.

For the new study, the Canadian researchers analyzed the medical records of nearly 10,000 children, aged 6...

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