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Pneumonia
General Information:
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pneumonia - American Academy of Family Physicians
- pneumonia - emedicine.com
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pneumonia - FamilyDoctor.org
Alternative News:
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Vitamin D deficiency in pneumonia patients associated with increased
mortality - Science Daily, 5/10/11 - "vitamin D
deficiency was associated with higher mortality within the first 30 days
after hospital admission for pneumonia. The association between vitamin D
deficiency was not explained by patient age, sex, comorbidities, the
severity of the systemic inflammatory response, or other known prognostic
factors"
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Vitamin E may increase or decrease the risk of pneumonia, depending on
smoking and exercise - Science Daily, 2/17/11
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Healthy gums, healthy lungs: Maintaining healthy teeth and gums may reduce
risk for pneumonia, chronic obstructive pumonary disease - Science
Daily, 1/18/11 - "patients with respiratory diseases
had worse periodontal health than the control group, suggesting a
relationship between respiratory disease and periodontal disease.
Researchers suspect that the presence of oral pathogens associated with
periodontal disease may increase a patient's risk of developing or
exacerbating respiratory disease"
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Probiotic therapy cuts risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia in half for
some in ICU, study finds - Science Daily, 6/17/10 -
"daily use of probiotics not only decreased VAP
infections by about 50 percent compared to placebo, but also reduced the
amount of antibiotics needed in comparison to placebo-treated patients. This
reduction in antibiotic consumption led to significantly fewer Clostridium
difficile infections in patients given probiotics. No side effects
attributable to the probiotics were observed"
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Serum zinc and pneumonia in nursing home elderly - Am J Clin Nutr. 2007
Oct;86(4):1167-1173 - "Normal serum zinc
concentrations in nursing home elderly are associated with a decreased
incidence and duration of pneumonia, a decreased number of new antibiotic
prescriptions, and a decrease in the days of antibiotic use. Zinc
supplementation to maintain normal serum zinc concentrations in the elderly
may help reduce the incidence of pneumonia and associated morbidity"
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Zinc Therapy Accelerates Recovery From Pneumonia - Science Daily, 5/21/04
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Other News:
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Pneumonia death rate lower among people who take statins, study suggests
- Science Daily, 4/4/11 - "Patients with a record of
pneumonia were followed for six months to see if they died and the
scientists found that 13% (109 out of 847) of statin users died compared
with 20% (578 out of 2927) of non-statin users"
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Acid
suppressive medication may increase risk of pneumonia - Science Daily,
12/20/10
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Kidney injury linked to greater risk of death among pneumonia patients -
Science Daily, 3/2/10
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Statins Associated With Lower Risk Of Death From Pneumonia - Science
Daily, 10/27/08
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Stick With Simple Antibiotics For Pneumonia To Avoid Super Bugs, Says
Researcher - Science Daily, 8/26/08
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Antipsychotic Drugs Increase Risk Of Developing Pneumonia In Elderly, Study
Suggests - Science Daily, 4/15/08
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Excess Pneumonia Deaths Linked To Engine Exhaust, Study Suggests -
Science Daily, 4/14/08
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Pneumonia Patients Who Previously Received Vaccine Have Lower Rate of Death
or ICU Admission - Doctor's Guide, 10/10/07
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Five-Day Therapy Course With Gemifloxacin Effective Against
Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 10/16/06
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Moxifloxacin Monotherapy as Effective as High-Dose Levofloxacin and
Ceftriaxone Combination Therapy in Treating Patients With Severe
Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 4/7/06
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Vaccinated Adults Less Likely to Die from Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide,
3/16/06
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Newer Antibiotic More Effective At Treating Elders' Pneumonia - Doctor's
Guide, 1/24/06
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Revised Guidelines for Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Stress Higher Doses and
Shorter Duration of Antibiotic Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 11/4/05
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Preventing Pneumonia in Children Helps Prevent Pneumonia in Older Adults
- Doctor's Guide, 10/29/05
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Kids May Be Saving Elders From Pneumonia - WebMD, 10/25/05
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Cholesterol-Lowering Drug May Help Pneumonia - CBS 2 Chicago, 7/25/05 -
"people with pneumonia were nearly
three times less likely to die if they had been taking statin drugs prior to
their hospitalization"
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Vaccine Prevents Deadly Pneumonia in African Children - Doctor's Guide,
3/25/05
- New Antibiotic Target Could Mean The End Of Pneumonia - Science Daily, 12/28/04
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Avelox (Moxifloxacin) Appears To Successfully Cure Pneumonia In Difficult-To-Treat Elderly Patients - Doctor's Guide, 11/15/04
- Dental Plaque May Harbor Pathogens for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia - Medscape, 11/11/04
- Topical Chlorhexidine Reduces Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 11/2/04
- Fluoroquinolones Seen as Best Choice for Treatment of Community-acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 11/2/04
- Oral Medication Equivalent to IV for Children With Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 9/13/04
- Pneumonia vaccine seen to perform double duty - MSNBC, 7/11/04
- Short Course of Levofloxacin Effective and Safe for Treatment of Severe Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 5/25/04
- FDA Approves Avelox (Moxifloxacin) for Community Acquired Pneumonia Due to Multi-Drug Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae - Doctor's Guide, 5/19/04
- Individualized Approach Urged in Treating Bronchitis and Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 4/26/04
- Community-acquired pneumonia - Physician's Weekly, 4/5/04
- Linezolid Appears to be Superior Treatment For Drug-Resistant Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 3/2/04
- Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy Shortens Length of Stay, Reduces Treatment Costs for Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 2/26/04
- Revaccination Can be Safely Recommended for Elderly Patients at Risk of Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 11/24/03
- Longer Course Antibiotics Do Not Appear Superior to 8-Day Therapy in Most Adults with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 11/19/03
- Levaquin (Levofloxacin) Receives FDA Approval for 5-Day Treatment of Community Acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 10/24/03
- When Treating Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Check Guidelines First - Doctor's Guide, 10/13/03
- Telithromycin Reduces Treatment Costs and Hospitalisations in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 10/2/03
- Traditional Guidelines for Community-Acquired Pneumonia Lead to Over-Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 9/22/03
- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Reduces Antibiotic-Resistant Infections - Doctor's Guide, 9/22/03
- Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Commonly Caused by Resistance to Gram-Negative Bacteria - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/03
- FDA Approves Factive (gemifloxacin mesylate) For Multi-Drug Resistant S. Pneumoniae Indication - Doctor's Guide, 7/29/03
- Pneumonia Results from Physicians Not Meeting Guidelines for Intensive-Care Admissions - Doctor's Guide, 6/9/03
- New Data Show Continued Efficacy Of Rocephin (Ceftriaxone) Against Community-Acquired Pneumonia-Causing Bacteria - Doctor's Guide, 6/4/03
- Linezolid Superior to Vancomycin for Methicillin-Resistant Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 5/23/03
- Telithromycin Effective in Treating Elderly Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Doctor's Guide, 5/20/03
- Vaccination Does Not Prevent Pneumonia In Older People - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/03
- Vaccinating Kids Cuts Adult Pneumonia - WebMD, 4/30/03
- FDA Approves More Convenient Dosing Regimen For Zosyn (Piperacillin/Tazobactam) - Doctor's Guide, 4/29/03
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