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Health Encyclopedia: Immunizations Pneumococcal Pneumonia
- Immunizations - Pneumococcal Pneumonia
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Pneumococcal Pneumonia
The pneumococcal bacterium (also called Streptococcus pneumoniae or S. pneumoniae ) is responsible for many respiratory infections in the upper and lower airways. This bacterium is dangerous for people with serious underlying chronic medical conditions and illnesses and is the leading cause of ear infections and sinusitis in children. The most serious complication is pneumonia.
About 1.2 million people are hospitalized each year for pneumonia, which is the third most frequen...
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Expert & Community Posts
Reclast (Zoledronic Acid) Once-a-year Osteoporosis Medicine Approved
By Lila de Tantillo , Health ExpertZoledronic acid, sold in the U.S. by Novartis under the brand name Reclast, just received final... Read more »
Acyclovir, Genital Herpes and HIV
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...drug acyclovir does not reduce the incidence of new HIV infections. This unwelcome and... Read more »
Male Circumcision Reduces Risk of HPV and HIV Infections & Cervical Cancer
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...pointed to a significant reduction in the risk of HIV infection in heterosexual African American... Read more »
New Research on Osteoarthritis: A Report from the American College of Rheumatology Meeting
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...them. These are people with chronically painful joints who still recall those heady days of the... Read more »
HIV Therapy Linked to High Cholesterol: What You Should Know
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...wasn’t too long ago that the annual mortality from HIV infection exceeded 20 percent/yr. Much... Read more »
Health Guide
Anemia: Treatment
...gastrointestinal bleeding may be causing the iron deficiency and the patient should call the doctor promptly.Acute iron poisoning is rare in adults but can be fatal in children who take... Read more »Pneumonia: Prevention
...care, socially or economically disadvantaged children, or those who have had frequent or complicated acute middle ear infections within the past year. (In one study, the vaccine reduced the number... Read more »Colds and the Flu: Medications
...care, socially or economically disadvantaged children, or those who have had frequent or complicated acute middle ear infections within the past year. (In one study, the vaccine reduced the number... Read more »Hepatitis: Hepatitis B and D
...directly, but seems to activate cells in the immune system that cause inflammation and damage in the liver.Acute Form. Acute hepatitis B is generally mild, but it can be lethal in about 1% of... Read more »Hepatitis: Hepatitis C
...discomfort, loss of appetite, depression, and difficulty concentrating.Outlook for Patients with Hepatitis CAcute Form. Acute hepatitis C is rarely recognized, since there are no symptoms in up to... Read more »Images
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Blood Type Fights HIV
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Promising Treatment to Prevent HIV
June 22, 2005SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's being touted as the most promising AIDS vaccine in more than 20 years. Millions of people around the... Read summary »
Herpes Drug Doubles as HIV Treatment?
September 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research reveals a surprising interaction between a drug used for herpes and HIV. The research shows that drug, acyclovir... Read summary »
Recovering From West Nile Virus
August 21, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The long-term prognosis of patients infected with West Nile virus is good, according to a new study. Until now not much has... Read summary »
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