March 5, 2009

Bacterial Pneumonia: Are You at Risk?

Do you have a chronic disease like COPD, diabetes or heart failure? If so, then your immune system just "ain't what it used to be". But did you know that having a chronic illness can put you at risk for developing bacterial pneumonia? Find out more about how bacterial pneumonia and chronic disease sometimes go hand in hand:

Bacterial Pneumonia: Are You at Risk?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have COPD and got pneumonia one time. Thank God I finally took my doctor's advice and got a pneumonia vaccine. Do you have any articles about that?

Debbye Jean's Vegan Diner said...

Sorry it took so long to get back, my email is not notifying me of comments, like it is supposed to. Here is an article about the pnuemonia vaccine and COPD:

http://copd.about.com/od/copdtreatment/p/pneumoniavaccin.htm

Thanks for your comment. Also, remember to get your flu shot every year.