Word: flu
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JUST SHOOT ME For heart patients, there's good reason to get a flu shot, aside from preventing a dreaded bout of fever, aches and pains. The shot may reduce the risk of a heart attack. A small study suggests that influenza inoculations can cut the odds of suffering a second heart attack by as much as two-thirds. How come? Researchers think an influenza infection may inflame artery-clogging plaque, making it more likely to break off and trigger a heart attack...
REBECCA WINTERS has covered consumer technology, education and business as a reporter for TIME and Time DIGITAL since graduating from Northwestern University in 1998. While researching "Your Vital Signs Online," she tracked her own health care on half a dozen websites. The wisdom gleaned? "I should have got a flu shot...
Despite last week's upset loss, the Crimson should be able to step up its play. Sophomore guard Jenn Monti, who has amassed an Ivy-best 132 assists this year will be back to top form now that she has overcome her recent bout with the flu...
Monti, normally sure-handed and confident, played the weekend with the flu, giving up six turnovers against Brown but coming back to have a fine game against Yale...
...millions of flu-struck cit'zens sneeze...