Man flu is real: Study finds estrogen protects women against influenza virus

By Anna Whitelaw
Updated February 2 2016 - 10:13am, first published January 15 2016 - 6:22pm
Man flu ... it's real.
Man flu ... it's real.

Men across the world who complain of sickness and are dismissed as having "man flu" have been vindicated by a new study which has found that female hormones actually protect women against the influenza virus.

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