Vaccinating against seasonal flu each year can help avoid certain illnesses, lost work days and, especially among the elderly and others at risk, severe and sometimes fatal complications, especially respiratory (pneumonia) and cardiovascular. New evidence adds yet another excellent reason to protect yourself early, with the vaccine, from the most typical and widespread cold illness: to reduce your risk of being affected by stroke. Here are the details of two recent studies reporting this dangerous association.
Psychosomatic itching
Itching can sometimes be psychosomatic in nature, caused by severe states of anxiety or stress. Psychosomatic itching is localized to a specific location on the body, not resulting from internal
