2013
Hearts and flu vaccination
HHS HealthBeat (November 13, 2013)
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HHS HealthBeat.
Yearly vaccination against the flu reduces your risk of getting the flu – and, research indicates, can help some people reduce their risk of a heart attack.
At Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, cardiologist Jacob Udell examined data on more than 6,700 patients with a history of heart disease and an average age of 67, who got a flu shot, a placebo vaccination, or usual care with no shot.
“There was a 33 percent less chance of getting cardiac events if you’d gotten the flu shot, compared to receiving either a placebo shot or just the standard of care.”
The researchers are not sure why this would happen but suspect flu could dislodge plaque that could clog arteries.
The study in the Journal of the American Medical Association was supported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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this is interesting research…. I would like to know more about the particulars. When i first started taking flu shots some ten years ago, I found the vaccinations did more harm to produce colds and flu( if not flu symptoms). One year I contracted bronchitis and was on a heavy regime of medication (including anti-biotics)It took me about 7 weeks believe it or not to be symptom free.In doing the research I found there is some compelling research suggesting that bronchitis is associated with family stress/crisis. I don’t know perhaps it reduces resistance to the flu. Five years ago, I stopped taking the shots and started documenting my colds. Of course my doctor dis-agreed with my actions but than again I would expect this.
In the last five years(without the shots) I have have gotten “predictably sick” just about twice a year. This usually occurs during the months of Sept and October and again in the Sping usually late March to May.In fact i have just gotten over a bad cold which came upon me on Halloween day. None of this is allergy related.
Now when I get sick like this, it usually is gone in a few weeks.I am always open to what the research is saying but also mindful that the bulk of such research is cor-relational in nature and correlation is not causation.
So, if the shots work for you continue doing what you are doing (diet and exercise included)…if not you might want to conduct your own longitudinal research on your own,using your self as an n=1.Track the frequency, duration and intensity of your colds over time than develop your own hypotheses as to what may be going on.
In my case I am considering the possibility that since my retirement I simply don’t have the extensive social network or human in person contact( on a daily basis) as I once had and perhaps skirting more germs!
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