Scientists say 'man flu' should be dropped as women suffer the most

Scientists have proved what most women suspected all along – men make too much fuss when they’re feeling full of flu.

They studied flu-like symptoms in more than 100 men and women and found barely any differences when it came to runny noses, headaches, chills or sleep loss.

But researchers concluded that men’s flu symptoms were milder on average – not more severe – than women’s.

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