Pneumonia

WHO, UNICEF Say New Plan to Address Pneumonia, Diarrhea Could Save 2 Million Children Annually

A new Global Action Plan launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF has the potential to save up to 2 million children every year from deaths caused by pneumonia and diarrhea, some of the leading killers of children under age 5 globally. The Integrated ...More
April 22, 2013
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Mayo Clinic Finds Steroids May Shorten Hospital Stay for Pneumonia Patients

Patients with pneumonia may spend fewer days in the hospital if they are given steroids along with antibiotics and supportive care. That's the finding of a Mayo Clinic analysis of eight randomized-controlled clinical trials involving more than 1,100 patients. The results ...More
February 28, 2013
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Study Examines Hospital Readmission and Mortality Rates For Medicare Patients

In a study that included data on nearly 3 million hospital admissions for Medicare beneficiaries with heart attack, pneumonia or heart failure, researchers failed to find evidence that a hospital's performance on the measure for 30-day mortality rates was strongly ...More
February 13, 2013
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Pneumonia Taking Severe Toll on Children in the Developing World

As many as 12 million children under the age of 5 are hospitalized with chest infections such as pneumonia and bronchiolitis each year, a global study suggests. Researchers also found that an estimated 265,000 children under 5 suffering from chest infections die in hospital ...More
January 29, 2013
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Smoking Cessation Reduces Risk of Bacterial Pneumonia in People with HIV

Bacterial pneumonia is one of the most common and most serious infections occurring in people infected with HIV. A metanalysis of cohort and case control studies published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine finds that current smokers with HIV were at ...More
January 22, 2013
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Scientists Sequence Genome of Pathogen Responsible for Pneumocystis Pneumonia

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii, an advancement that could help identify new targets for drugs to treat and prevent Pneumocystis pneumonia, a common and often deadly infection in immunocompromised patients. The study was published ...More
December 26, 2012
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Pneumonia Remains the Leading Killer of Children Despite Decline in Global Child Deaths

Marking the fourth annual World Pneumonia Day, Nov. 12, world leaders and the Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia are calling for major efforts in the fight against childhood pneumonia, which remains the number one killer of children under age five. Pneumonia claimed ...More
November 12, 2012
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Slide Show: A Primer on Pneumonia

In recognition of World Pneumonia Day, held on Nov. 12, 2012, we present a primer on this acute respiratory infection that explores FAQ about the disease. ...More
November 6, 2012
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Overweight Patients Hospitalized with Pneumonia More Apt to Survive

Medical researchers at the University of Alberta studied the records of nearly 1,000 patients who were admitted to hospital with pneumonia and noted those who were obese were more apt to survive compared to those who were of normal weight. For their research study, the team ...More
November 5, 2012
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Optimal Treatment Duration for MRSA-Related Pneumonia

The national practice guideline for treating MRSA-related pneumonia is seven to 21 days. A Henry Ford Hospital study found that effective treatment can be done in half the time. Researchers found that 40 percent of patients were treated for eight to 13 days on a therapy of ...More
October 22, 2012
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