Posted on 11/26/2012 10:01:36 PM PST by shove_it
If you’re tempted to skip your flu shot, consider this: Getting vaccinated cuts risk for a heart attack or stroke by up to 50 percent, according to two studies presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.
Scientists from TIMU Study Group and Network for Innovation in Clinical Research analyzed published clinical trials involving a total of 3,227 patients, half of whom had been diagnosed with heart disease. Participants, whose average age was 60, were randomly assigned to either receive flu vaccine or a placebo shot, then their health was tracked for 12 months.
Those who got the flu shot were 50 percent less likely to suffer major cardiac events (such as heart attacks or strokes) and 40 percent less likely to die of cardiac causes. Similar trends were found in patients with and without previous heart disease. The findings suggest “that flu vaccine is a heart vaccine,” lead study author Jacob Udell told Fox News.
Why do flu shots help prevent heart attacks? [...]
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Never trust a woman’s judgement in my experience...a woman ate the apple and got us booted from paradise and women put Obama back in office. Sorry you’re not feeling well, but check Baxter in Europe regarding vaccinations and you will never have another government shot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhXahpeMdUc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqBWr5xY6N0
Two Baxter videos. Research more if you want...
The Flu Shot is Bull Crap.
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