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Limited Number of Streptococcus Pneumoniae Serotypes Cause Most Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
October 5, 2010 — Contrary to current thinking, the group of serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae responsible for most invasive pneumococcal disease worldwide is conserved across regions, according to new ... > full story -
IV Treatment May Lower Risk of Dying from Bacterial Meningitis
September 29, 2010 — New research shows that an intravenous treatment -- called dexamethasone -- may cut a person's risk of dying from bacterial ... > full story -
Swine Flu Patients Benefited from Taking Tamiflu, Says Study
September 28, 2010 — Healthy people who caught swine flu during the 2009 pandemic may have been protected against developing radiographically (X-ray) confirmed pneumonia by taking the antiviral drug oseltamivir ... > full story -
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Community-Based Treatment of Malaria, Pneumonia Could Save Lives
September 21, 2010 — Anti-malarial drugs are being used inappropriately for sick children in Zambia with fevers and difficulty breathing -- a problem that can be addressed by arming community health workers with a simple ... > full story -
Cellular Structural Molecule Can Be Toxic: Makes Pneumonia Worse
September 20, 2010 — A structural molecule called cardiolipin and the cellular pump that regulates its levels influence the severity of pneumonia and could provide new ways of treating the lung infection, which is a ... > full story -
Seasonal Flu Vaccine Lowers Risk of First Heart Attack, Study Finds
September 20, 2010 — The seasonal flu vaccine is associated with a 19 percent reduction in the rate of first heart attack and early vaccination in the fall further increases the benefits, a new study ... > full story -
Dosing Schedule of Pneumococcal Vaccine Linked With Increased Risk of Getting Multiresistant Strain
September 7, 2010 — Infants who received heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination at 2, 4, and 11 months were more likely than unvaccinated controls to have nasopharyngeal (in the nasal passages and upper part of ... > full story -
Vaccine Has Cut Child Cases of Bacterial Pneumonia, Says Study
August 27, 2010 — The number of children admitted to English hospitals with bacterial pneumonia decreased by a fifth in the two years following the introduction of a vaccine to combat the disease, according to a new ... > full story -
Adequate Zinc Eases Pneumonia in Elderly, Study Finds
August 10, 2010 — An new study has revealed that a high proportion of nursing facility residents were found to have low serum (blood) zinc concentrations, but those with normal blood zinc concentrations were about 50 ... > full story -
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Antibiotics Improve Survival but Not Comfort for Terminal Dementia Patients With Pneumonia, Study Finds
July 12, 2010 — A new study finds that the use of antibiotics to treat pneumonia in terminal dementia patients presents a "double-edged" sword for health-care providers and family members, finding that antibiotics ... > full story
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