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Blood pressure meds reduce mortality in flu and pneumonia, study finds … Purpose in life linked to fewer dementia-related problems … Poor cognitive performance predicts impaired activities of daily living years later … Rare genetic form of dementia discovered … CDC: Last season’s flu vaccination rate highest in a decade … California antibiotic stewardship mandate tied to C. diff reduction, MRSA rise