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Health Encyclopedia: Pneumonia Causes

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Bacteria are the most common cause of pneumonia. However, pneumonia can also be caused by viruses, fungi, and other agents. It is often impossible to identify the specific culprit.

Many bacteria are grouped into one of two large categories by the laboratory procedure used to look at them under a microscope. The procedure is known as Gram staining. Bacteria are stained with special dyes, then washed in a special solution. The color of the bacteria after washing determines if they are gram-ne...

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Expert & Community Posts

New FDA Warnings for TNF Inhibitors- What are the Fungal Diseases Involved?

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...Overall, there are several commonalities of these three fungal diseases: 1) All are soil based... Read more »

Dr. Eisner Answers Your GERD Questions: Swallowing Difficulty

By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

I have been experiencing a lot of difficulty swallowing and underwent an endoscopy that was normal.... Read more »

Swine Flu and Immune-Suppressing Drugs

By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

Many medications prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis can weaken the immune system, including... Read more »

New Research: 10 More Reasons to Stop Smoking

By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert

...lung health and our understanding of the biology of lung disease. Over 17,000 people from all... Read more »

Smoking is a starting point for COPD, stroke, lung cancer, heart disease

By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert

...people are aware that smoking is a major factor in lung disease, causing the overwhelming... Read more »

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Asthma Management and Control

...asthma. An important 2000 study found a strong association between higher mortality rates from heart and lung diseases and high levels of specific pollutants (ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur... Read more »

Sinusitis: Surgery

SurgerySurgery is used to unblock the sinuses when drug therapy is not effective or if there are other complications, such as structural abnormalities or fungal sinusitis.Insertion of a Drainage... Read more »

Hodgkin's Disease: Transplantation

TransplantationPatients with relapsed or progressive HD are often treated with high-dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation procedures. (Transplantation does not appear to offer an... Read more »

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Transplantation

TransplantationStem cell procedures have proven to produce long-term survival and even cures in some patients with intermediate and high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.Stem cell transplantation... Read more »

Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: References

...Pavord ID, et al. Antiinflammatory effects of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate in chronic obstructive lung disease.Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Apr 1;173(7):736-43.US Food and Drug... Read more »

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