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US, Costa Rica swine flu deaths reported
May 10, 2009 |
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(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 ...
New therapy protects lungs from runaway inflammation
Mar 11, 2009 |
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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 ...
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Brothers in arms
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Influenza, or flu, is an unpleasant affair with fever, cough, as well as head and body ache. When this illness is further complicated by a bacterial pneumonia, a harmful super-infection develops. Until now, researchers thought ...
Bacterial pneumonia caused most deaths in 1918 influenza pandemic
Aug 19, 2008 |
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The majority of deaths during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 were not caused by the influenza virus acting alone, report researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the ...
UN: $39 billion needed for pneumonia
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- To fight pneumonia, the world's top killer of children, United Nations officials say they need $39 billion (euro26.35 billion) over the next six years.
Stick with simple antibiotics for pneumonia to avoid super bugs, says researcher
Aug 26, 2008 |
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Australian hospitals should avoid prescribing expensive broad-spectrum antibiotics for pneumonia to avoid the development of more drug-resistant super bugs, according to a University of Melbourne study.
Popular stomach acid reducer triples risk of developing pneumonia
Sep 14, 2009 |
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A popular stomach-acid reducer used to prevent stress ulcers in critically ill patients needing breathing machine support increases the risk of those patients contracting pneumonia threefold, according to researchers at Wake ...
Bacteria co-infections common in swine flu deaths: CDC
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Many people who have died from swine flu in the United States were also infected with other bacteria, including one which can cause pneumonia or meningitis, US health officials said Wednesday.
Protein enhances lethality of influenza virus
Oct 10, 2007 |
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Often called the most devastating epidemic in the recorded history of the world, the 1918 influenza virus pandemic was responsible for more than 40 million deaths across the globe. The incredible lethality of the 1918 flu ...
Bird flu leaves the nest -- adapting to a new host
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Current research suggests that viral polymerase may provide a new therapeutic target for host-adapted avian influenza. The related report by Gabriel et al, "Spread of Infection and Lymphocyte Depletion in Mice Depends on ...
A Twist in the Genome Thwarts Hepatitis C
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Viruses like Hepatitis C proliferate by tricking cellular machinery into manufacturing the parts for duplicate viral particles.
McMaster test detects the most prevalent respiratory viruses
Jan 28, 2008 |
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Diagnosing a nasty cough is now a lot easier thanks to a new test developed at McMaster University, which has just been approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the United States.
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