RSV is a scary pneumonia. It hits infants, often within a couple of weeks of delivery. They look sick. They wheeze. Their chests bend in with their effort. I have spent 33 years being petrified of these kids because there isn’t much you can do for...
I have just read your article on pneumonia (WDDTY vol 15 no 11), in which I was quite interested, as my mother is very subject to pneumonia. We have also just managed to get her off about seven prescription drugs. Is it possible that drugs...
Many of us have taken an antacid or some other mild over-the-counter remedy for a minor gastric problem - but we increase our chances of catching pneumonia every time we do, astonishing new research has discovered.
At the top of its product information sheet, Schering announces that 'alfa interferons, including PEG-Intron, cause or aggravate fatal or life-threatening neuropsychiatric, autoimmune, ischemic and infectious disorders'.
Drugs taken to prevent Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) can safely be stopped in HIV patients who develop an immunological response following highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), acco ...
The pneumonia vaccine is not effective in preventing pneumonia or death, new trials reveal. ...
Streptococcus pneumoniae resistance to fluoroquinolones is an emerging problem in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Indeed, doctors are becoming increasingly worried about the damage they’re causing to patients’ lungs leading to sickness and death. “Iatrogenic respiratory disease is an important cause of patient morbidity and mortality,” warn doctors at the...