Sentences with phrase «women against the flu»

Immunizing pregnant women against the flu is common in the industrialized world, but not in the developing world.

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Research has found that babies born to women vaccinated against flu had a 70 percent lower risk of getting the flu before 6 months of age than infants born to moms who didn't get a flu shot.

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.

Health agencies suggest people in risk groups, such as pregnant women, get vaccinated against seasonal flu

Flu vaccine is the best protection we have against an unpredictable virus which can cause severe illness and deaths each year among at - risk groups, including older people, pregnant women and those with a health condition, even one that is well managed.»

A study from Wilkes University in Wilkes - Barre, Pa., found that men and women who had one to two sexual encounters per week had a 30 % increase in IgA, antibodies found in saliva and mucous membranes that are considered the first line of defense against cold and flu viruses.

But I do know that Maths Berlin, who practically invented mercury toxicology, strongly warned against using the mercury - containing version of the swine flu vaccine for children and pregnant women.

Women who breastfeed have a reduced risk for developing osteoporosis, breast and ovarian cancers and type 2 diabetes, among other health benefits... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently advising mothers to protect infants against the swine flu outbreak by breastfeeding and states that one of the «best things» mothers can do for babies who become ill is to continue to breastfeed.