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Influenza Vaccinations Against Stroke?
"Elderly people who have regular influenza vaccinations are less likely to have a stroke," observes the medical journal, Stroke, vol. 33, 2002*. "Influenza in the elderly is often followed by secondary infections that can complicate atherosclerotic disease," they note

*By Dr. Phillipa Lavanee, Bichat Hosp., Paris, France and her colleagues in a study of 90 patients admitted to their hospital.

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