Colds & Flu
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Approximately 75 percent of all influenza and pneumonia deaths in African Americans occur among those 65 and over. The majority of influenza and pneumonia cases can be prevented by receiving a vaccine. However, influenza and pneumonia immunization rates in African Americans are about 1.5 to 2 times lower that of the white population. In 2002, 48 percent of African Americans over 65 received a flu shot and only 35 percent received a pneumonia vaccination.
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Do you think the worst of it is over? If you do, sorry to break the news, but we’re not free and clear yet. Cold and flu season lasts from September until May.
Over 200 viruses can cause the common cold, and new strains of the flu are constantly developing. Because colds and flu don’t respond to antibiotics, preventing either one of them can be quite the tricky task.
Between folklore, family recipes and science, differentiating myth from fact among
Coat Or No Coat: Colds Have Their Way Of Finding You
(BlackDoctor.org) -- “Put on your jacket, before you catch a cold!” Our mothers used to beat this thought into our heads when we were young. But the truth is that bad weather does not give us colds. Think about it: Alaskans and Canadians live above the Arctic Circle and they have no more winter colds than people who technically live closer to the Equator.
Experts say that catching a cold from going outside with wet hair or without a jacket during the winter months is purely a myth. They say
(BlackDoctor.org) -- As a baby boomer, while you may remember the flu pandemics of 1957 or 1968, you probably have never seen a flu season quite like the one we’re having this year. This year, it’s all about the 2009 H1N1 flu, and it’s a very new and very different flu virus. Many people will not have immunity to it, and there will be more people sick, hospitalized and dying from the illness this season than during a regular flu season (in addition to the anticipated complications
(BlackDoctor.org) -- As the cause of this year’s flu pandemic, H1N1 (Swine Flu) has been a constant news headline since June 2009. But despite those headlines, it’s still spreading: in the workplace, on campuses, in our children’s schools. And it seems to be an unfortunate historical fact that, sometimes, it takes somebody famous to get sick to motivate the rest of us to take our own healthcare more seriously, as the flu may have now hit the court.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Do you think the worst of it is over? If you do, sorry to break the news, but we’re not free and clear yet. Cold and flu season lasts from September until May. 
(BlackDoctor.org) -- “Put on your jacket, before you catch a cold!” Our mothers used to beat this thought into our heads when we were young. But the truth is that bad weather does not give us colds. Think about it: Alaskans and Canadians live above the Arctic Circle and they have no more winter colds than people who technically live closer to the Equator.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- As a baby boomer, while you may remember the flu pandemics of 1957 or 1968, you probably have never seen a flu season quite like the one we’re having this year. This year, it’s all about the 2009 H1N1 flu, and it’s a very new and very different flu virus. Many people will not have immunity to it, and there will be more people sick, hospitalized and dying from the illness this season than during a regular flu season (in addition to the anticipated complications
(BlackDoctor.org) -- As the cause of this year’s flu pandemic, H1N1 (Swine Flu) has been a constant news headline since June 2009. But despite those headlines, it’s still spreading: in the workplace, on campuses, in our children’s schools. And it seems to be an unfortunate historical fact that, sometimes, it takes somebody famous to get sick to motivate the rest of us to take our own healthcare more seriously, as the flu may have now hit the court.