About 2 billion people have been infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) worldwide, and each year 1 million people die, mostly due to cirrhosis and liver cancers that develop in the chronic form of this disease. In the U.S., about 1.25 million people have chronic hepatitis B.
Annual vaccinations for influenza virus are recommended for many groups of people. I strongly suggest that all people over the age of 65,... Read more »
In this entry, I would like to review the impact that severe infections from a common pneumonia bacterium can have on asthmatics and... Read more »
For many years, asthma patients have been recommended to get annual flu shots in order to prevent the flu. As this year's fall season gets... Read more »
Some retail drugstores have been promoting their 2010 flu vaccine since August. Getting vaccinated for the flu in the summer is a strange... Read more »
The more life-threatening consequences of the H1N1 swine flu virus are linked to pneumonia, but that the pneumonia vaccine is being underused, health... Read more »
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is aware that pregnant women, parents of young children, and others may have questions about the... Read more »
A new pneumonia vaccine may be better at preventing infections in COPD patients than the version most commonly used, experts say. Normally, doctors... Read more »
Canadian researchers say people who receive a pneumonia vaccine may halve their risk of having a heart attack two years later. For the study,... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
PreventionThe best way to prevent serious respiratory infections such as pneumonia is to avoid sick people (if possible), and to practice good... Read more »