
Scientists Create NICE Solution To Pneumonia Vaccine Testing Problems
Medical clinics the world
over could benefit from new
software created by a team
of scientists has found a
way to improve the
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Bacteria-killing Enzyme Cures Mice With Fatal Pneumonia
Before the advent of
antibiotics, pneumonia
claimed so many lives -- and
was so feared -- that it was
called the "captain of the
ship of death." Now, at a
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New Drug To Fight Pneumonia And Meningitis? Scientists Cripple Critical Pneumococcal Proteins
Researchers have introduced
a highly promising new
approach for the development
of drugs to treat
pneumococci, which cause
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Toothbrushing Can Prevent Hospital-borne Pneumonia
Toothbrushing can prevent
hospital-borne pneumonia.
Hospital-borne infections
are a serious risk of a
long-term hospital stay, and
ventilator-associated
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Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Effective At Preventing Child Deaths, Study Suggests
October 19, 2009 A new study concludes that pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV), already known to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and X-ray defined pneumonia, were also effective against child deaths. ... > full story -
Popular Stomach Acid Reducer Triples Risk Of Developing Pneumonia, Study Suggests
September 15, 2009 A popular stomach-acid reducer used to prevent stress ulcers in critically ill patients needing breathing machine support increases the risk of those patients contracting pneumonia threefold, ... > full story -
New WHO Data Underscores Global Threat Of World's Leading Child Killer: Pneumonia
September 12, 2009 New World Health Organization data sheds new light on two leading causes of pneumonia, the world's leading killer of children under age 5, both globally and within specific countries. The results, ... > full story -
New Vaccine Shows Promise For COPD Patients At Risk For Pneumonia
September 8, 2009 A new vaccine against pneumonia may offer better protection from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients than the currently accepted vaccine, according to recent ... > full story -
Reduced-dose Schedule For Pneumococcal Vaccine In Infants Shows Effectiveness
July 7, 2009 Infants who received two or three primary doses of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine both had a decreased rate of carrying pneumococcal micro-organisms that can cause pneumonia and other ... > full story -
Dangerous Liaisons: Bacterial 'Sex' Causes Antibiotic Resistance
July 6, 2009 Some disease-causing bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics because they have peculiar sex lives, say researchers publishing new results in the journal Science. The new study helps scientists ... > full story -
Pneumococcal Vaccine Reduces Child Deaths In Developing Countries
June 24, 2009 A new trial has found that pneumococcal vaccine is effective in preventing severe pneumonia, the leading cause of death among children in developing countries. The large scale efficacy trial – ... > full story -
Statins Don't Lower Risk Of Pneumonia In Elderly, Study Shows
June 21, 2009 Popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor (atorvastatin) don't lower the risk of pneumonia, according to a new study. Prior research based on automated claims data had raised some hope ... > full story -
Clearing Pneumococcal Bacteria From The Upper Airways
June 17, 2009 The bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae can be found in the upper airways (the nose, mouth, and throat) of most children. When living in the upper airways, S. pneumoniae is harmless. However, if the ... > full story -
The Immune Response To Influenza Virus Isn't 'All Good'
June 8, 2009 How infection with influenza virus makes an individual sensitive to pneumonia-causing bacterial infections is clinically important but not well understood. New research now indicates that key ... > full story
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