From the Literature: Peanut Product Recall Blog

The FDA, CDC and HHS have partnered to create a new way to share information about the peanut recall - the Peanut Product Recall Blog. This blog was designed to foster communication and conversations, as well as provide ongoing information about the peanut butter and peanut-containing product recalls and outbreak investigations. The blog also contains links to podcasts and other social media methods. Moreover, the blog represents a transparent and low-cost way to share medical and public health information with clinicians and consumers quickly and easily. The blog also cuts across traditional bureaucratic lines: it will include posts from CDC, FDA and HHS representatives.

Of potential help to consumers and clinicians alike: the frequently updated map: "Investigation of Outbreak of Infections Caused by Salmonella Typhimurium 2008-2009" and the link to the product recall list.

What other kinds of medical information do you think could be published or shared in this way?