Pneumonia vaccine halves heart attack risk: study
Monday, October 6, 2008 - 16:21
in Health & Medicine
The pneumonia vaccine not only prevents the bacterial infection but the shot also seems to dramatically lower the risk of heart attacks in adults, a new Canadian study suggests.
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