Study: Flu Vaccine Could Prevent Heart Attack

The flu season is just beginning in the northern hemisphere and doctors are urging anyone older than six months to get immunized. A new study also suggests the vaccine may do more than ward off the flu. Medical experts say there is nothing that kills as many people as the flu. Heart patients, like Loreen Naylor, are especially vulnerable. That's why she gets vaccinated every year. "I think it is very important. It’s a way of managing my own health and making sure I don’t get the ...

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