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Toothbrushing Can Prevent Hospital-Borne Pneumonia
December 11, 2008 — Toothbrushing can prevent hospital-borne pneumonia. Hospital-borne infections are a serious risk of a long-term hospital stay, and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a lung infection that ... > full story -
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Gene Chips Accurately Detect Pneumonia In ICU Patients On Ventilators
November 17, 2008 — Even seasoned doctors have a difficult time diagnosing pneumonia in hospitalized patients breathing with the assistance of a ventilator. That's because a patient's underlying illness often skews ... > full story -
Pneumococcal Vaccine Could Prevent Numerous Deaths, Save Costs During A Flu Pandemic, Model Predicts
October 28, 2008 — A new predictive model shows that vaccinating infants with 7 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine -- the current recommendation--not only saves lives and money during a normal flu season by ... > full story -
Statins Associated With Lower Risk Of Death From Pneumonia
October 27, 2008 — Individuals who take cholesterol-lowering statins before being hospitalized with pneumonia appear less likely to die within 90 days afterward, according to a new ... > full story -
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Computer Model Against Unnecessary Use Of Antibiotics
October 15, 2008 — Patients in intensive care units are often administered antibiotics against ventilator-associated pneumonia, "to be on the safe side." Researchers have now developed a model that can quickly ... > full story -
Steroids Aid Recovery From Pneumonia, Researchers Say
October 14, 2008 — Adding corticosteroids to traditional antimicrobial therapy might help people with pneumonia recover more quickly than with antibiotics alone, scientists have ... > full story -
Pneumococcal Vaccine Associated With 50 Percent Lower Risk Of Heart Attacks
October 6, 2008 — Pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccination was associated with a 50 percent lower risk of heart attacks two years after vaccination, suggests a large hospital-based case-control ... > full story -
Stick With Simple Antibiotics For Pneumonia To Avoid Super Bugs, Says Researcher
August 26, 2008 — Australian hospitals should avoid prescribing expensive broad-spectrum antibiotics for pneumonia to avoid the development of more drug-resistant super bugs, according to a new ... > full story -
Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths In 1918 Influenza Pandemic
August 19, 2008 — The majority of deaths during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 were not caused by the influenza virus acting alone, report researchers. Instead, most victims succumbed to bacterial pneumonia ... > full story -
Flu Vaccine May Not Protect Seniors Well
July 31, 2008 — A new study adds fuel to the growing controversy over how well the flu vaccine protects the elderly. The study of more than 3,500 Group Health patients, ages 65 to 94, found no link between flu ... > full story
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