Sep 24th, 2008 · Disrupted by a serious bout of pneumonia, Spiritualized frontman Jason Pierce had to wait almost two years to put to disc a collection of songs he wrote in just two weeks. Songs in A&E's intense and emotional songs of survival and near-death experiences are captured in a session from WXPN.
Aug 19th, 2008 · Bacterial pneumonia attacked virus-weakened lungs and killed most of the 50 million victims of the 1918 flu pandemic. This finding is good news if another flu pandemic strikes: Doctors are now armed with effective treatments for bacterial infections.
Aug 15th, 2008 · Theodore Solotaroff, founder of The New American Review, died Aug. 8 of complications from pneumonia. He was 79. An influential man in the publishing world, Solotaroff helped writers like Philip Roth achieve recognition.
Aug 11th, 2008 · Comedian and actor Bernie Mac died on August 9 due to complications from pneumonia. Mac was one of the original Kings of Comedy, and he starred in his own sitcom. In tribute, Mac's friend and co-star Don Cheadle says, "He will be missed but heaven just got funnier."
Dec 13th, 2007 · Merck issues a recall on the common children's vaccine Hib, which guards against meningitis, pneumonia, and other serious infections. It's routinely administered to babies beginning around two months of age. The recall covers about 1.2 million doses of the vaccine distributed since April.
Nov 8th, 2007 · Flu shots have become so common that you can get one in a grocery store. But not as many people know about the pneumonia vaccine, which has proven quite effective against aggressive forms of pneumococcal strains.
Dec 25th, 2006 · Singer James Brown dies at 73. He had been hospitalized in Atlanta for pneumonia. His string of hits began in 1956 with "Please Please Please" and continued with "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "Night Train," and "I Got You."
Oct 25th, 2005 · A new study suggests that the best way to prevent pneumonia from killing elderly Americans is to vaccinate all children. The study found that deaths from pneumonia among the elderly dropped by one-third when children in the same area were vaccinated.