Fresh Facts: Binge Drinking - One more thing to worry about during flu season!

Binge drinking poses one more health hazard during flu season because it undermines the body's immune system and makes a person more prone to infection for the 24 hours after binge drinking.

With flu season approaching, this is just one more thing to be aware of.  And to further complicate this particular flu season is the onset of the H1N1 virus.

Source:  How Binge Drinking Undermines the Immune System, Medical News Today, September 18, ...

The Silent Intruder

Written by 

                            Vicki P. Daniels RN, BSN

                  School nurse-Southeast Elementary, Mansfield

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