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Brrrrrrrrr…

It’s winter time! This means a few things:

One, it’s flu and cold season. Your spouse, children, friends, co-workers, neighbors will be spreading around various bugs and illnesses.

Two, the Holidays. We will be overindulging in various sweets and other goodies.

Three, we’re less active.

Fight back against Old Man Winter with these 6 foods from Mens Health/Yahoo Health that will boost immunities, jumpstart your metabolism and keep your engine going!

According to data released by the CDC, more healthcare workers received influenza immunizations this November (63.4%) compared to November of 2010 (55.5%) CDC Data.

With physicians and nurses commonly treating patients for the flu, higher participation means less healthcare workers obtain the flu. As nurses and physicians see more and more patients during the flu season, those who are not inoculated have a higher chance of spreading it to healthy patients. Check out the article below from American Medical News for full analysis.

http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2011/12/19/hlsb1221.htm

About National Medical Systems

National Medical Systems is a provider of occupational health services and solutions. NMS specializes in managing, developing, and implementingoccupational health services including employee physicals, drug and alcohol tests, OSHA Medical Surveillance, and Maritime Medical Surveillance. The company was founded in 1994 and is located in Hamilton, NJ. For more information visit our website,www.nmshealth.com