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Coughs, colds, and the “appealing but mistaken concept of boosting the immune system”
I came down with a nasty cold before the holidays – so bad that I briefly thought I had the flu, and was cursing myself for having waited so long to get the flu shot, which I’d received just before the symptoms began.
Amidst all the sniffling and g… Continue reading
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Swine Flu Jumps Back to Pigs and Keeps Evolving
A new strain of swine flu shows that the pandemic version has jumped from humans back to pigs, where it’s evolving in new and unpredictable ways.
The new strain, identified in a Hong Kong slaughterhouse, isn’t especially virulent. But the findings… Continue reading