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Here's what asthmatics need to know about swine flu
By Rick Frea , Health Expert...it), a few will develop serious complications such as pneumonia and respiratory distress, and... Read more »
Antipsychotics and Alzheimer's Disease
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...antipsychotic medications could increase the risk of pneumonia and heart attacks in elderly... Read more »
Healthy – and Happy – with “End Stage” COPD?
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...a much better chance of staying healthy, avoiding pneumonia and staying out of the hospital.... Read more »
Striking Back After a Stroke: Cleo's Story
By Cleo Hutton , Health Expert...happening and the after affect produced a bad case of pneumonia. I endured it all, only to come... Read more »
Botox Blog Part II: The Petition
By Dr. Hema Sundaram , Health Expert...wrinkle treatment. This one woman died from bacterial pneumonia in the winter of 2004.... seven... Read more »
Health Guide
Pneumonia: Medications
Dozens of antibiotics are available that can treat most cases of pneumonia in or out of the hospital, but it is sometimes difficult for the physician to select the best drug. Patients with... Read more »Sinusitis: Treatment for Acute Sinusitis
...resistance to common antibiotics. For example, according to reports in 2002 and 2001, in Canada 15% of S. pneumoniae strains are resistant to penicillin; in the U.S. 30 - 40% are resistant; in... Read more »Acid Reflux Complications: Symptoms & Erosive Esophagitis
...chronic bronchitis, chronic sinusitis, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis (lung scarring), and recurrent pneumonia. If a person inhales fluid from the esophagus (aspirates) into the lungs, serious... Read more »Pneumonia: Highlights
Drug Warnings:Ketek. In January 2006, the FDA issued a Public Health Advisory for health care providers and patients using telithromycin (Ketek). Patients treated with the antibiotic Ketek... Read more »Sickle Cell Disease: Complications
...is often accompanied by infections in the lungs, which can be caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi. Pneumonia is often present. A dull, aching pain usually follows, which most often ends after... Read more »Images
Medications
...possibly fatal side effects (e.g., heart failure, pneumonia, stroke) when this medication is... Read more »
...possibly fatal side effects (e.g., heart failure, pneumonia, stroke) when this medication is... Read more »
...risk of serious, possibly fatal side effects (e.g., pneumonia, heart failure) when this... Read more »
...risk of serious, possibly fatal side effects (e.g., pneumonia, heart failure) when this... Read more »
...lung problems, lung infections (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia), skin reactions, diarrhea, and... Read more »
Related News
Many asthmatics skip the flu shot
June 30, 2009Asthmatics who get the flu have a higher risk of developing complications such as pneumonia, but many with the disease skip the yearly flu shot. A... Read summary »
Silver Reduces Risk of Pneumonia
August 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Intensive care unit (ICU) patients who need mechanical ventilation may now have a better way to ward off pneumonia. New... Read summary »
Corticosteroids Linked to Pneumonia
January 09, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Inhaling corticosteroids to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may cause pneumonia, a new study shows. The lung... Read summary »
Common Drugs Boost Pneumonia Risk at Hospitals
June 15, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Hospitalized patients who are given acid-suppressive medications are 30 percent more likely to develop pneumonia during their... Read summary »
Vaccine for Healthy Preemies
July 12, 2006AUGUSTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's a virus that causes epidemics of bronchitis and pneumonia in babies worldwide. Respiratory syncytial... Read summary »
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