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Sepsis and Pneumonia Caused by Hospital-Acquired Infections Kill 48,000 Patients, Cost $8.1 Billion to Treat
February 22, 2010 — Two common conditions caused by hospital-acquired infections killed 48,000 people and ramped up health care costs by $8.1 billion in 2006 alone, according to a new study. This is the largest ... > full story -
Lower-Cost Hospital Care Is Not Always Lower in Quality
February 22, 2010 — The costs that hospitals incur in treating patients vary widely and do not appear to be strongly associated either with the quality of care patients receive or their risk of dying within 30 days, ... > full story -
Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Shows Promise Against Serious Infections in Sickle Cell Disease
January 19, 2010 — New research suggests a family of widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs might help protect individuals from serious illness following bacterial infection, including the pneumococcal infections that ... > full story -
Immune Responses to Tetanus Vaccine Unchanged for RA Patients on Rituximab
January 6, 2010 — Researchers have determined that immune responses to the tetanus vaccine were not changed when rituximab in combination with methotrexate (MTX) was compared with MTX alone in patients with rheumatoid ... > full story -
Air Pollution Linked to Hospitalizations for Pneumonia in Seniors
December 23, 2009 — A study found that among older individuals, long-term exposure to traffic pollution independently increased their risk of hospitalization for ... > full story -
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Fast, Accurate Urine Test for Pneumonia Possible, Study Finds
December 9, 2009 — Biochemists have developed a urine test that can rapidly and accurately diagnose the cause of pneumonia-like symptoms. The test should enable doctors to quickly provide appropriate treatments for ... > full story -
New York Autopsies Show 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Damages Entire Airway
December 7, 2009 — In fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza, the virus can damage cells throughout the respiratory airway, much like the viruses that caused the 1918 and 1957 influenza pandemics, report ... > full story -
Scientists Create NICE Solution To Pneumonia Vaccine Testing Problems
October 22, 2009 — Medical clinics the world over could benefit from new software created by a team of scientists has found a way to improve the efficiency of a pneumonia vaccine testing ... > full story -
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 14, 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
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