Thursday, September 23, 2010

The flu shot reduces your risk of heart attack

The earlier you get the flu vaccination the more heart protection it provides. A new study shows that the vaccine appears to reduce the chances of a first heart attack by 19%. Heart attacks significantly increase in the winter when pneumonia and the flu are prevalent. Earlier vaccination (sept-nov) had a higher reduction rate of heart attacks (21%), compared with late vaccinations (12%).

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