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This article is about human pneumonia. To read about pneumonia in animals, please see pneumonia (non-human). Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the alveoli (microscopic air-filled sacs of the lung responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere) become inflamed and flooded with fluid. Pneumonia can result from a variety of causes, including infection with bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. Pneumonia may also occur from chemical or physical in ...
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Pneumonia News Headlines
- Outpatient therapy best for some pneumonia patients
Reuters - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:34 EST
- FDA Rules Override Warnings About Drug
Washington Post - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Rhinoviruses linked to severe infection
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:23 EST
- Common cold may cause severe respiratory infection
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:32 EST
- Common Cold May Send Some Young Children To The Hospital
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Common Cold May Send Some Young Children To The Hospital; Those With Asthma Most At Risk
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Bacteria In Staph Infections Can Cause Necrotizing Pneumonia
ScienceDaily - Sun, 28 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- FDA restricts use of antibiotic
MSNBC - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:14 EST
- FDA imposes limits on antibiotic Ketek
The Earth Times - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:12 EST
- 1.5-billion US Dollar Pilot Programme Expected To Save 5.4 Million Lives, Protecting Children From Pneumonia, Meningitis
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Staph bug causes new, deadly pneumonia
Reuters - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:02 EST
- Potential Solution To Group B Streptococci Infection In Newborn Infants
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Staph bug causes new pneumonia
Reuters - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:43 EST
- Staph germ causes deadly pneumonia
MSNBC - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:03 EST
- Bacteria In Staph Infections Can Cause Necrotizing Pneumonia
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Efficient Consumption Of Copper Allows Fungus To Infect The Brain
ScienceDaily - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Influenza vaccination reduces pneumonia deaths
Reuters - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:36 EST
- Influenza vaccination reduces pneumonia deaths
Reuters - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:36 EST
- Staph Toxin Can Trigger Deadly Pneumonia
MedicineNet - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Two flu shots needed to protect young children
Reuters - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:20 EST
- Two flu shots needed to protect young children
Reuters - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:20 EST
- Toxin present in CA-MRSA
The Earth Times - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:17 EST
- TaiGen Initiates Phase II Trial Of Nemonoxacin For Treatment Of Adult Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 09 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Health Tip: Treating Pneumonia
MedicineNet - Tue, 02 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Prenatal infection tied to leukemia risk
MSNBC - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:56 EST
- Staph infection causes quick and deadly pneumonia
CNN - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:02 EST
- Prenatal infection may up leukemia risk in child
Reuters - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:09 EST
- HIV Patients Have Increased Risk Of Pneumonia, Death Following Surgery
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 23 Dec 2006 09:00 EST
- Better hygiene advised to avoid infection
The Earth Times - Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:26 EST
- HIV Patients Have Increased Risk Of Pneumonia, Death Following Surgery
ScienceDaily - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- FDA panel wants use of Sanofi-Aventis antibiotic to be restricted
The Earth Times - Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:38 EST
- Ketek May Well Lose Sinusitis And Bronchitis Approval, FDA
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 06:00 EST
- FDA panel urges limits on Sanofi antibiotic
Reuters - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:21 EST
- US panel backs limiting Sanofi antibiotic uses
Reuters - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:54 EST
- Lab-on-a-chip Could Speed Up Treatment Of Drug-resistant Pneumonia
ScienceDaily - Fri, 24 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- A Campaign to Get a Disease Some Respect
New York Times - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:29 EST
- A Campaign to Get a Disease Some Respect
New York Times - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:11 EST
- Not-For-Profit Hospitals Outperform Investor-Owned Facilities On Some Indicators, Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:00 EST
- Fortified Milk Reduces Morbidity, Diarrhea, Pneumonia And Severe Illness In Preschool Children
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 09:00 EST
- Lab-On-A-Chip Could Speed Up Treatment Of Drug-resistant Pneumonia
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 18 Nov 2006 03:00 EST
- Vitamin C May Aid In COPD/Pneumonia Prognosis
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 29 Oct 2006 06:00 EST
- US FDA Grants Immtech's Oral Drug Candidate Pafuramidine (DB289) Orphan Drug Status For Treatment Of PCP
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- MEDEX Assistance Publishes Latest Precautions For Avian Flu Pandemic Planning Including Immunizing Against Deadly Secondary Infections
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- AMDL Announces Launch Of Antibiotic Levofloxacin In China
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 18 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- "Molecular Inch-Worm" Structure Of Walking-Pneumonia Bacterium, Unravelled by UGA Scientists
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 26 Oct 2006 02:00 EST
- Health Tip: Warning Signs of Pneumonia
MedicineNet - Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- Higher Death Rate For Heart Attack Patients With Additional Non-Cardiac Conditions
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:00 EST
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Anti-TNF Therapy Can Be Effectively Immunized
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Cell Wall Of Pneumonia Bacteria Can Cause Brain And Heart Damage
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:00 EST
- Researchers Writing Story Of The 'Alcoholic Lung'
ScienceDaily - Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- Cell Wall Of Pneumonia Bacteria Can Cause Brain And Heart Damage
ScienceDaily - Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- Scientists Unravel 'Molecular Inch-worm' Structure Of Walking-pneumonia Bacterium
ScienceDaily - Wed, 25 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- A Drug to Help Overweight Patients Control Diabetes?
ABC News - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:08 EST
- New Data Examines TYGACIL (Tigecycline) In Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 30 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- Fewer Prevnar doses just as effective
Reuters - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:46 EST
- Fewer Prevnar doses just as effective
Reuters - Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:46 EST
- Tamiflu prevents pneumonia in kids, study finds
Reuters - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:22 EST
- Tamiflu prevents pneumonia in kids, study finds
Reuters - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:22 EST
- Pre-operative Breathing Training Helps Decrease Risk Of Complications Following Bypass Surgery
ScienceDaily - Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- Anti-flu treatment can help pneumonia-infected children, says new study
The Earth Times - Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:44 EST
- Exercises help heart surgery patients recover
Reuters - Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:36 EST
- Pneumonia: Guidelines Help Doctors Battle Pneumonia
MedicineNet - Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:00 EST
- By Analyzing And Targeting Specific Germs, Hospital Hopes To Improve Pneumonia Treatment
ScienceDaily - Sat, 16 Sep 2006 03:00 EST
- Hospital Hopes To Improve Pneumonia Treatment By Analyzing And Targeting Specific Germs
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 13 Sep 2006 06:00 EST
- Tamiflu prevents pneumonia in kids, study finds
CNN - Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:03 EST
- Mortality Rate Is Twice As High In Patients With Pneumonia Caused By Highly Resistant Bacteria
ScienceDaily - Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:00 EST
- Transfusions Might Help In Bird Flu Pandemic, Suggests Analysis Of Spanish Flu Cases In 1918-1920
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:00 EST
- Analysis Of Spanish Flu Cases In 1918-1920 Suggests Transfusions Might Help In Bird Flu Pandemic
ScienceDaily - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 03:00 EST
- Campaign To Tell Parents About New Vaccine Against Pneumococcal Disease, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:00 EST
- IRAK-M Mediates Immunosuppression During Sepsis
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 02:00 EST
- Mortality Rate Is Twice As High In Patients With Pneumonia Caused By Highly Resistant Bacteria
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 02 Aug 2006 08:00 EST
- Resistant Bacteria Blamed for High Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Deaths
MedicineNet - Wed, 02 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
- Routine Use Of Hib Vaccine Could Lead To Virtual Elimination Of Killer Disease In Africa
ScienceDaily - Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:00 EST
- Avian Flu Situation In China - WHO Update
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 12 Aug 2006 03:00 EST
- New Test During Labour Could Keep Babies From Contracting Deadly Infections
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:00 EST
- Reduced Infections In HIV-infected Children Linked With Combination Anti-retroviral Therapies
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:00 EST
- Inappropriate Antibiotic Use Could Stem From Emphasis On Performance Measures
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:00 EST
- Risk Of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Cut Significantly
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:00 EST
- Pneumonia 'needs less treatment'
BBC - Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:49 EST
- Risk Of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Cut Significantly
ScienceDaily - Thu, 15 Jun 2006 02:00 EST
- Biomarker Reduces Length Of Antibiotic Treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 05 Jul 2006 03:00 EST
- Hospital avoidable for some elderly with pneumonia
Reuters - Sat, 10 Jun 2006 09:54 EST
- 3-day antibiotics course as effective as full course in pneumonia
The Earth Times - Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:34 EST
- Biomarker Reduces Length Of Antibiotic Treatment
ScienceDaily - Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:00 EST
- Vaccine plan for poor could survive G8 setback
Reuters - Fri, 30 Jun 2006 06:04 EST
- Topical Antiseptic Cuts Chances of Pneumonia
MedicineNet - Fri, 16 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- Alcohol Abuse Increases The Risk Of Suffering From Pneumonia
ScienceDaily - Mon, 29 May 2006 02:00 EST
- Shorter Course of Antibiotics Effective for Pneumonia
MedicineNet - Fri, 09 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- Bird flu may have been mistaken for SARS
Reuters - Thu, 22 Jun 2006 02:38 EST
- Bird flu may have been mistaken for SARS
Reuters - Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:46 EST
- Pay-for-Performance Programs Could Save Medicare $1B Through Improved Quality, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:00 EST
- Reduced Antibiotic Prescribing Is Associated With Increased Hospital Admissions
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Jun 2006 05:00 EST
- Are Antibiotics Being Used For Too Long?
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:00 EST
- Alcohol Abuse Increases The Risk Of Suffering From Pneumonia
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 May 2006 06:00 EST
- Alcoholism boosts risk of severe pneumonia
Reuters - Mon, 15 May 2006 01:29 EST
- Alcoholism And Pneumonia Linked, Study Shows
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 11 May 2006 09:00 EST
- Are Antibiotics Being Used For Too Long?
ScienceDaily - Fri, 09 Jun 2006 02:00 EST
- Pneumonia jab ups survival in elderly with pneumonia
Reuters - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:21 EST
- Shorter Antibiotic Treatment For Community-Acquired Pneumonia Just As Good
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Media Coverage Of 25th Anniversary Of First AIDS Diagnosis
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:00 EST
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