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Flu Vaccines
Traditional Chinese exercises may increase efficacy of flu vaccine
August 27th, 2007
Move on mosquitoes. Step aside sweat bees. Before long, another unwelcome, but predictable, pest will return: the dreaded, oft-spotted flu bug. But as this year’s sniffling-sneezing season approaches, there’s also a hint of hope present in the pre-germ-season air. In a study scheduled for publication in the August issue of the American Journal of Chinese Medicine, a team of kinesiologists at the University of Illinois suggest that older adults who adopt an exercise regimen combining Taiji and Qigong may get an extra boost from their annual flu shot. “We have found that 20 weeks of Taiji can increase the antibody response to influenza vaccine in older...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2007-08-27)
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