Thursday, April 19, 2007

Flu triggers heart attacks

Flu triggers heart attacks, study shows (Reuters)

Doses of a flu vaccine lie on a table as San Luis Obispo County public healthcare professionals conduct a mass flu vaccination drill at the Veterans building in San Luis Obispo, California, October 31, 2006. Influenza can trigger deadly heart attacks, researchers said on Wednesday in a study that supports what experts have long believed -- flu can kill people even if they do not die directly from the flu. (Phil Klein/Reuters)Reuters - Influenza can trigger deadly heart attacks, researchers said on Wednesday in a study that supports what experts have long believed -- flu can kill people even if they do not die directly from the flu.


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