Dutch study shows elderly benefit from flu shots
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CHICAGO A Dutch study on the effectiveness of flu shots in the elderly shows the seriousness of the vaccine shortage in the US. The study found that elderly people who got any flu shots from 1996 to 2002 were 22 percent less likely to die from any cause.
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Drinking a small amount of wine appears to extend men's life expectancy by a few years, Dutch researchers said on Wednesday in the latest study to find benefits in moderate drinking.
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A new study shows how important it is for the elderly to ensure they receive an annual flu shot. Dutch researchers analyzed the health records of 26,071 individuals aged 65 years or older from 1996 through 2002, of whom 3485 died during follow-up.
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NEW YORK  - Two versions of the Hib  vaccine, which protects against serious infections caused by a  bacteria called Haemophilus influenzae b, appear to have  different effects in elderly adults and infants, new research  shows.
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Jan Ullmer can laugh about the shortage of flu vaccine, but she&#39;d feel better if she could get a flu shot. The 64-year-old Marion-area woman had quadruple heart bypass surgery in 2002 and has
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In the first study, Dr. Boukje A. C. van Dijk, from Maastricht University in the Netherlands, and colleagues analyzed data from the Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer, covering more than 120,000 older ...
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ID Biomedical Corp.   said on Thursday  analysis of a clinical trial of its experimental nasal flu  vaccine showed it helps prevent the illness.
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(11-03-2004) - Yearly flu shots significantly reduce deaths from all causes in people 65 and older, Dutch researchers found in a study that underscores the seriousness of this year&#39;s US vaccine shortage.
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While many elderly Americans are  standing in long lines for flu shots, the vaccine is readily  available for free to members of Congress and staff at the U.S.  Capitol, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
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THURSDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Regular home visits by health workers reduce seniors' death risk, a Swedish study confirms.
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The flu vaccine has been in the news a lot lately. Now, a new study looks at how important it is for elderly people to receive a flu shot every year.
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New research suggests that giving flu vaccine in a novel way can stretch doses and protect more people, but it didn&#39;t work as well in those over 60 and is too experimental to be used to ease this year&#39;s shortage, experts say.
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Dutch scientists have determined bird flu can spread more easily among humans than was previously thought, researchers said Tuesday.
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Hearing loss in the elderly is linked to flaws in a specific gene, in a study by Belgian researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Ensuring that nursing home staff get their flu shots may help prevent potentially deadly outbreaks among elderly residents, a new study suggests.
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Description: A study about a new way to make the flu vaccine supply stretch is being released before publication in the New England Journal of Medicine because if its potential impact on public health.
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With flu vaccines in short supply, federal health officials are advising the nation's elderly to get vaccinated against pneumonia, the most common serious complication of the flu.