Sentences with phrase «measure against the flu»

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The finding makes it all the more important that pregnant women get vaccinated against flu and practise basic hygiene measures like hand - washing, says Bradley Peterson of the Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

The finding is exciting «because it suggests that the seasonal flu vaccine boosts antibody responses and may provide some measure of protection against a new pandemic strain that could emerge from the avian population,» said senior study author Paul G. Thomas, PhD, an Associate Member in the Department of Immunology at St. Jude.

Six months later, the subjects returned and the scientists drew blood and measured the levels of antibodies against the flu virus.

Vaccines are used to offer protection against a number of diseases and so ensuring their effectiveness is important, and a study published in the journal Vaccine has reported that flu vaccines given in the morning brought about a greater immune (measured by antibody levels) response than those given in the afternoon.

So, just a touch of freeze dried Kakadu plum powder will sort you out for a vitamin C hit — a perfect preventative measure against the winter colds n» flu.

«CDC's mid-season VE 9 (accine effectiveness) estimates measured adjusted VE of 52 % (95 % CI: 2 - 76) among people 65 and older against flu A and B in the United States this season.