Can Antibiotics Alter The Flu Test?
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Viral Influenza
Influenza, commonly called the flu, is always caused by a virus.
There are different strains of influenza:
- Influenza A is the most widespread and most severe strain. It can affect both animals and humans. Influenza A is the cause of the worldwide epidemics (pandemics) of the flu that have occurred. An estimated 142,000 hospitalizations per year are due to this strain of the flu. Influenza A is usually further categorized by two ...
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Flu Outbreak
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...infection along with the flu, most doctors are not giving antibiotic treatment. Since flu is a... Read more »
It's cold outside, so is this a cold or an allergy?
By Dr. Paula J. Busse , Health Expert...reaction, not during a cold. That also goes for antibiotics. Colds are caused by a virus and,... Read more »
Antibiotics: Not Always the Answer for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert...the plague. This time of year prescriptions for antibiotics skyrocket as doctors desperately... Read more »
Should patients who have heart disease take vaccinations for flu, pneumonia, and shingles?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...delirium. Fortunately the fever responded quickly to antibiotics, and the patient improved. It... Read more »
Colds and Asthma
By Fred Little , Health Expert...bacteria (‘strep throat’), which does require antibiotics. Avoiding getting coldsWe were... Read more »
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Colds and the Flu: Medications
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...Advisory for health care providers and patients using telithromycin (Ketek). Patients treated with the antibiotic Ketek should stop using the drug if yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes (a... Read more »Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections: Highlights
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Protecting Newborns from the Flu
October 31, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The most effective way to protect newborn babies from the flu virus may be to vaccinate new mothers and other family members... Read summary »
Flu Shot Reduces Blood Clots
November 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's the time of the year get your annual flu shot, and now it could protect you against another danger. In a new study,... Read summary »
Experts: Treating colds with antibiotics makes infections fight back
November 18, 2008A public health report released in the United Kingdom has found that some common infections are becoming resistant to antibiotic treatment. Health... Read summary »
Half-Dose Flu Shot
December 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A half-dose flu shot may be just as effective in healthy, young people as a full dose, which could be useful during vaccine... Read summary »
Killing the Superbug
February 13, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The potentially deadly "superbug" could soon meet its match. Results of a new study bring scientists closer to killing... Read summary »
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