Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Flu shot may cut risk of heart problems (repost by MyCareHomeMedical.com)

Getting your annual flu shot could mean a 55 percent less chance of another heart problem in the coming year, adding to the list of known yet mysterious benefits of the flu vaccine, according to a new analysis published Tuesday. Dr. Jacob Udell of the University of Toronto and colleagues looked at all the flu vaccine studies they could find that also kept tabs on heart attacks and other cardiovascular events to see if vaccination helped prevent them.

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/flu-shot-may-cut-risk-heart-problems-analysis-finds-8C11436713

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