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The Human Pathogen Streptococcus Pneumonia Shields Foreign DNA Derived from Other Bacteria to Promote Genetic Diversity and Vaccine Evasion
February 14, 2013 — A new report shows that the human pathogen Streptococcus (S.) pneumoniae (one of the known causes of bacterial pneumonia) has an unusual enzyme that protects foreign DNA taken up during ... > full story -
GP Judgement Not Enough to Accurately Diagnose Cases of Pneumonia, Study Suggests
January 23, 2013 — Pneumonia cannot be accurately diagnosed solely on a doctor’s analysis of symptoms and patient history, according to new ... > full story -
Stopping Smoking Reduces Risk of Bacterial Pneumonia in People With HIV
January 21, 2013 — Bacterial pneumonia is one of the commonest and most serious infections occurring in people infected with HIV. A metanalysis of cohort and case control studies finds that current smokers with ... > full story -
Widely Used Sedatives/sleeping Pills Linked to Increased Fatal Pneumonia Risk: Benzodiazepines Affect Immune System, Study Suggests
December 5, 2012 — Commonly prescribed sleeping pills/sedatives may increase the risk of contracting pneumonia by as much as 50 percent and increase the risk of dying from it, suggests new ... > full story -
Overweight Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia More Apt to Survive
November 5, 2012 — Medical researchers studied the records of nearly 1000 patients who were admitted to hospital with pneumonia and noted those who were obese were more apt to survive compared to those who were of ... > full story -
Optimal Treatment Duration for MRSA-Related Pneumonia Re-Evaluated
October 20, 2012 — The U.S. national practice guideline for treating MRSA-related pneumonia is seven to 21 days. A new study found that effective treatment can be done in half the time. Researchers found that 40 ... > full story -
Study to Test Pneumococcal Vaccine in Older Adult
October 15, 2012 — Researchers plan to see if a higher dose of a pneumococcal vaccine will create a stronger immune response in older adults who received an earlier generation vaccine against pneumonia and other ... > full story -
Association Between Common Heartburn Drugs and Risk of Pneumonia Questioned
October 1, 2012 — Previous studies associating the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) -- which include popular anti-heartburn medications like Prilosec and Nexium -- with an increased incidence of pneumonia may not ... > full story -
How Bacteria Behind Serious Childhood Disease Evolve to Evade Vaccines
January 29, 2012 — Genetics has provided surprising insights into why vaccines used in both the UK and US to combat serious childhood infections can eventually fail. The study, which investigates how bacteria change ... > full story -
Computational Modeling Can Help Plan Vaccine Introduction, Study Finds
September 29, 2011 — Proper planning before the introduction of new vaccines into a developing country's active immunization program could prevent storage problems and transportation bottlenecks that decrease the ... > full story
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