Could your false teeth give you pneumonia?
Researchers from Cardiff University, UK, began by taking mouth, tongue and denture swabs from a group of patients in hospital who had pneumonia and wore dentures. They then compared this…
Tiny swimming robots treat deadly pneumonia in mice
Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed microscopic robots, called microrobots, that can swim around in the lungs, deliver medication and be used to clear up life-threatening…
B6 may help keep COVID-19’s cytokine storms at bay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9iHBsEP3Io Who would have thought that a small basic compound like vitamin B6 in the banana or fish you had this morning may be key to your body's robust response…
Pneumonia wonder drug: Zinc saves lives
10 Feb 2012 Respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, are the most common cause of death in children under the age of five. In a study looking at children given standard…
Vitamin D deficiency in pneumonia patients associated with increased mortality
Public release date: 10-May-2011 A new study published in the journal Respirology reveals that adult patients admitted to the hospital with pneumonia are more likely to die if they have…
FDA ties pneumonia deaths to infant vaccine
Repost from 2008 WASHINGTON – GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s rotavirus vaccine is associated with increased pneumonia-related deaths and other adverse reactions, U.S. regulatory staff said in documents posted on Friday. The…
Popular stomach acid reducer triples risk of developing pneumonia
Public release date: 14-Sep-2009 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A popular stomach-acid reducer used to prevent stress ulcers in critically ill patients needing breathing machine support increases the risk of those…
Use of acid-suppressive medications associated with increased risk of hospital-acquired pneumonia
Public release date: 26-May-2009 - receiving acid-suppressive medications was associated with a 30 percent increased odds of hospital-acquired pneumonia Hospitalized patients who receive acid-suppressive medications such as a proton-pump inhibitor…
Pneumococcal vaccination in adults does not appear to work – 2009 Study
Research Re-Posting with active link to the abstract: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/180/1/48.abstract?sid=a400d48e-8dcc-4bf0-9567-cafbf612292e Efficacy of pneumococcal vaccination in adults: a meta-analysis Anke Huss PhD, Pippa Scott MSc, Andreas E. Stuck MD, Caroline Trotter…
Pneumococcal vaccine does not appear to protect against pneumonia
Public release date: 5-Jan-2009 - Commonly used pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines do not appear to be effective for preventing pneumonia - When only high quality trials were included, there was no…
Inhaled corticosteroids raise pneumonia risk for lung disease sufferers ( COPD )
Public release date: 25-Nov-2008 - they suspect that the drugs suppress the immune system - infections from pneumonia revealed a 34 percent higher rate among those who underwent steroid therapy…
Silver-coated endotracheal tubes appear to reduce risk of pneumonia associated with ventilator use
Public release date: 19-Aug-2008 Among intensive care unit patients who require mechanical ventilation, use of a silver-coated endotracheal tube resulted in reduced incidence of pneumonia associated with ventilators, according to…
FDA ties pneumonia deaths to infant vaccine
Public release date: 18-Feb-2008 WASHINGTON - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's rotavirus vaccine is associated with increased pneumonia-related deaths and other adverse reactions, U.S. regulatory staff said in documents posted on Friday.…
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