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Bald Eagle Caught Elegantly ... Swimming?
A viral video shows another side of the U.S. national bird. As it turns out, bald eagles frequently swim, moving through the water using an avian-style butterfly stroke. (Image credit: Becky Bohrer/AP)
Source: NPR Health and Science - June 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Merrit Kennedy Source Type: news

Get the flu vaccine, reduce your risk of death
Last year was a lousy year for the flu vaccine. Hospitalizations for flu hit a nine-year high, and the vaccine prevented flu in only 23% of all recipients, compared with 50% to 60% of recipients in prior years. Why does the flu vaccine work well in some winters and not others? The flu vaccine primes the immune system to attack two proteins on the surface of the influenza A virus, hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N). Different flu strains have different combinations of these proteins — for example, the strains targeted by recent flu vaccines are H3N2 and H1N1. Unfortunately, the influenza virus is microbiology’s ans...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - September 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Ross, MD, FIDSA Tags: Cold and Flu Vaccines Flu Shot flu vaccine Source Type: news

Video: Strokes affecting more young adults, study shows
Daily health headlines: Researchers find uptick in stroke rates in 20 to 64-year-olds, a food preservative may fight bird flu, plus more of today's top health stories.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - October 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news