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Join Us for a Twitter Chat on Whooping Cough, the Flu & You

December 7th, 2012 - 3:23 pm

What’s new with the flu? Why are so many people getting whooping cough – even though they were vaccinated? Please join experts from Mayo Clinic and the Centers for Disease Control for a Twitter chat Dec. 12 with NBC News chief … Continue reading →

By sharontheimer | Posted in Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Social Media | Tagged Asthma, bazell, bresee, CDC, chat, cold, Flu, infectious, Juhn, nbc, pertussis, poland, sampathkumar, Twitter, vaccination, Vaccine, whooping cough | Leave a comment

Mayo Clinic Study Finds Increased Risk of Pneumococcal Disease in Asthma Patients

December 19th, 2008 - 9:41 pm

Mayo Clinic research shows adults with asthma are at increased risk of serious pneumococcal disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, the most common bacteria causing middle ear infections and community acquired pneumonia. It also causes blood stream infections and brain infections. … Continue reading →