Pneumonia News

Posted May 5, 2013:

• Genome Sequencing Provides Unprecedented Insight Into Causes of Pneumococcal Disease

Posted April 30, 2013:

• Low Vitamin D Levels a Risk Factor for Pneumonia

Posted April 26, 2013:

• Flu and Bacteria: Better Prognosis for This Potentially Fatal Combination

Posted April 9, 2013:

• Co-Infections Not Associated With Worse Outcomes During H1N1 Pandemic

Posted March 21, 2013:

• Common Antibiotic Linked to Heart Problems in Patients With Lung Conditions

Posted March 18, 2013:

• First Real-Time, Electronic Tool to Enhance Diagnosis of Pneumonia
• Pneumonia Patients Nearly Twice as Likely to Suffer from Depression, Impairments

Posted February 28, 2013:

• Steroids May Shorten Hospital Stay for Pneumonia Patients

Posted February 14, 2013:

• Hospitalization: Strong Link Between Income Inequality and Readmission Risk, but Not Mortality
• The Human Pathogen Streptococcus Pneumonia Shields Foreign DNA Derived from Other Bacteria to Promote Genetic Diversity and Vaccine Evasion

Posted January 23, 2013:

• GP Judgement Not Enough to Accurately Diagnose Cases of Pneumonia, Study Suggests

Posted January 21, 2013:

• Stopping Smoking Reduces Risk of Bacterial Pneumonia in People With HIV

Posted December 5, 2012:

• Widely Used Sedatives/sleeping Pills Linked to Increased Fatal Pneumonia Risk: Benzodiazepines Affect Immune System, Study Suggests

Posted November 5, 2012:

• Overweight Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia More Apt to Survive

Posted October 20, 2012:

• Optimal Treatment Duration for MRSA-Related Pneumonia Re-Evaluated

Posted October 15, 2012:

• Study to Test Pneumococcal Vaccine in Older Adult

Posted October 1, 2012:

• Association Between Common Heartburn Drugs and Risk of Pneumonia Questioned

Posted January 29, 2012:

• How Bacteria Behind Serious Childhood Disease Evolve to Evade Vaccines

Posted September 29, 2011:

• Computational Modeling Can Help Plan Vaccine Introduction, Study Finds

Posted September 27, 2011:

• Lack of Testing for Legionella: Current Recommendations for Testing Missed 41 Percent of Cases

Posted September 22, 2011:

• Opioids Linked to Higher Risk of Pneumonia in Older Adults
• Newly Identified Antibodies May Improve Pneumonia Vaccine Design

Posted September 19, 2011:

• 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Flu More Damaging to Lungs, Opens Opportunities for Bacterial Infection

Posted August 31, 2011:

• Guidelines for Treating Pneumonia in Children

Posted July 6, 2011:

• Final Countdown: Atlantis to Carry Next-Generation Vaccine Candidate on Last Space Voyage

Posted June 29, 2011:

• New Salmonella-Based 'Clean Vaccines' Aid the Fight Against Infectious Disease

Posted May 26, 2011:

• Aging, Obsolete Cells Prime the Lungs for Pneumonia

Posted May 16, 2011:

• Antibiotic Linezolid an Effective Option for Treating Patients With MRSA Infection

Posted May 15, 2011:

• Pneumonia Patients at Risk for in-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Posted May 11, 2011:

• Study Challenges Concerns on Effectiveness of Administering Pneumococcal, Shingles Vaccines Together

Posted May 10, 2011:

• Vitamin D Deficiency in Pneumonia Patients Associated With Increased Mortality

Posted May 5, 2011:

• Short Antibiotic Courses Safer for Breathing-Tube Infections in Children

Posted April 15, 2011:

• Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy Reduces Pneumonia Mortality, Large Study Finds

Posted April 10, 2011:

• Flu Helps Spread Pneumonia

Posted April 5, 2011:

• Effects of Pneumococcal Vaccination Program on Pneumococcal Carriage and Invasive Disease

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Pneumonia Death Rate Lower Among People Who Take Statins, Study Suggests

Posted March 22, 2011:

• The Killer Within: A Novel Bacterial Suicide Mechanism
• Hydrocortisone Therapy for Trauma Patients Associated With Reduced Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Risk

Posted March 14, 2011:

• Why Are the Elderly So Vulnerable to Pneunomia?

Posted February 22, 2011:

• Vaccine Made With Synthetic Gene Protects Against Deadly Pneumonia

Posted February 18, 2011:

• Better Way to Diagnose Pneumonia

Posted February 17, 2011:

• Vitamin E May Increase or Decrease the Risk of Pneumonia, Depending on Smoking and Exercise

Posted December 20, 2010:

• Acid Suppressive Medication May Increase Risk of Pneumonia

Posted December 7, 2010:

• Second-Hand Smoke Increases Risk of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Children

Posted December 1, 2010:

• Preterm Infants May Need a Boost to Protect Against Invasitve Pneumococcal Disease

Posted November 12, 2010:

• Efforts to Combat Pneumonia Among 15 High-Burdened Countries Fall Short of Recommended Targets

Posted November 11, 2010:

• New Vaccine Hope in Fight Against Pneumonia and Meningitis

Posted November 2, 2010:

• Secondary Infections Were a Major Cause of Death During 1918 Flu Pandemic, Research Finds

Posted October 27, 2010:

• H1N1 Flu Linked to Serious Bacterial Infections in Children

Posted October 22, 2010:

• Pneumonia Often Misdiagnosed on Patient Readmissions, Studies Find

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