What Kind Of Liquids And Solids Cause Pneumonia
Health Encyclopedia: Pneumonia Introduction
Introduction
Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lung that is most often caused by infection with bacteria, viruses, or other organisms. Occasionally, inhaled chemicals that irritate the lungs can cause pneumonia. Healthy people can usually fight off pneumonia infections. However, people who are sick, including those who are recovering from the flu (influenza) or an upper respiratory illness, have weakened immune systems that make it easier for bacteria to grow in their lungs.
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Expert & Community Posts
Pneumonia and PPI's
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert...Times addressed the link between the use of PPI's and pneumonia. The study, which was... Read more »
Should People With Asthma Get the Pneumonia Vaccine?
By Fred Little , Health Expert...particles, pollens, among others. Interestingly, the type of tissue that lines the nose,... Read more »
Seasonal Flu, Swine Flu and Pneumonia Vaccines for People With Asthma
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...Seasonal Flu Shots We are now dealing with two different types of flu and flu shots -- the usual... Read more »
It's Autumn: Do You Know Where Your Flu Shot Is Coming From?
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Dr. Eisner Answers Your GERD Questions: Swallowing Difficulty
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Health Guide
Pneumonia: Risk Factors
Risk factors for pneumonia often depend on the specific type of disease.Risk Factors for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)CAP is the most common type of pneumonia. Itdevelops outside of... Read more »Pneumonia: Medications
...physician to select the best drug. Patients with pneumonia are given a specific antibiotic based on what type of organism is causing the disease. If the organism is unknown, the antibiotic is... Read more »Pneumonia: Diagnosis
...atypical strains, including Mycoplasma and Chlamydiapneumoniae and possibly Haemophilus influenzae type b, but it is expensive.A urine test can be used to diagnose some cases of Legionnaires'... Read more »Pneumonia: Treatment
...ensures better compliance.The following tipsare also suggested:Patients should be sure to drink plenty of liquids.Do not suppress a cough.Coughing is an important reflex for clearing the lungs.... Read more »Pneumonia: Prognosis
PrognosisMore than a million people are hospitalized each year for pneumonia, making it the third most frequent reason for hospitalizations (births are first and heart disease is second). Although... Read more »Images
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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
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Common Drugs Boost Pneumonia Risk at Hospitals
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A new Paradigm on Acid Reflux
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Vaccine for Healthy Preemies
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