News tagged with viral pneumonia

Flu helps spread pneumonia

Bacteria that cause pneumonia and meningitis are only able to spread when individuals are infected with flu, says a scientist reporting at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Harrogate. The work could ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US, Costa Rica swine flu deaths reported

(AP) -- A Washington state man with underlying heart conditions became the third person infected with swine flu to die in the U.S., health officials said Saturday, while Costa Rica reported the first swine ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New therapy protects lungs from runaway inflammation

A novel anti-inflammatory therapy designed by Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators prevents acute lung injury in mice exposed to an inflammation-causing toxin, the researchers report in the journal Molecular Th ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Measles cases rise after decade of decline

Measles outbreaks in parts of Europe and Africa led to some 60,000 more cases worldwide in 2010 over the previous year, after nearly a decade of declines, US health authorities said on Thursday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plasma-based treatment goes viral

Life-threatening viruses such as HIV, SARS, hepatitis and influenza, could soon be combatted in an unusual manner as researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of plasma for inactivating and preventing ...

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop a vaccine prototype stronger than traditional vaccines

Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) researchers have created a vaccine that is more potent than traditional vaccines available today. The glycoconjugate vaccine prototype is 100 times more effective than traditional glycoconjugate ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

One in six mobile phones in UK is contaminated with fecal bacteria, researchers found

One in six mobile phones in Britain is contaminated with faecal matter, according to new research released ahead of Global Handwashing Day.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

As influenza season begins, researchers work to improve vaccine for seniors

As the influenza season gets underway, Health Center researchers study ways of making the flu vaccine more effective for older adults.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Earliest known evidence of 1918 influenza pandemic found

Examination of lung tissue and other autopsy material from 68 American soldiers who died of respiratory infections in 1918 has revealed that the influenza virus that eventually killed 50 million people worldwide was circulating ...

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created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

IDSA/PIDS announce guidelines for treating pneumonia in children

Immunizations, including a yearly flu vaccine, are the best way to protect children from life-threatening pneumonia, according to new guidelines from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases ...

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created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Commonly prescribed antibiotic reduces acute COPD attacks

Adding a common antibiotic to the usual daily treatment regimen for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can reduce the occurrence of acute exacerbations and improve quality of life, reports new results from a clinical ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

UCSF confirms first adenovirus to jump between monkeys and humans

A novel virus that spread through a California monkey colony in late 2009 also infected a human researcher and a family member, UCSF researchers have found, the first known example of an adenovirus "jumping" from one species ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The 30 Years War: AIDS, a tale of tragedy and hope

On June 5 1981, American epidemiologists reported a baffling event: five young gay men in Los Angeles, all previously healthy, had fallen ill with pneumonia. Two had died.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created May 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3


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