Yahoo! News: Seniors/Aging NewsSeniors/Aging NewsStudy Questions Flu Shot's Mortality Protection for Elderly (HealthDay)- August 30, 2008 HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Canadian researchers are challenging the widely held belief that flu shots help protect older people from potentially deadly diseases such as pneumonia.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20080830/hl_hsn/... Flu shot does not cut risk of death in elderly (Reuters)- August 29, 2008 Reuters - While influenza vaccination does provide protection against catching the flu, it does not have a major impact on death in the elderly, contrary to what some studies have suggested, a new study suggests.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080829/hl_nm/fl... |