Coronavirus: one of the first doctors to sound the alarm dies from the virus
One of the first doctors to detect the new coronavirus and to sound the alarm died on Friday at the ...
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Coronavirus: corticosteroids are not recommended in the treatment
While some steroids are prescribed by doctors to help treat pneumonia, researchers advise against doing so on patients with the ...
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Coronavirus: WHO raises threat assessment, epidemic will last several months
The WHO has raised the global threat level from the Chinese coronavirus from "moderate" to "high". According to experts, the ...
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Chinese coronavirus: three cases identified in France, 41 dead in China
Three cases of coronavirus have been identified in France, health authorities announced on Friday January 24. In China, where the ...
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Coronavirus in China: vigilance activated in France
“Vigilance has just been triggered in France,” Public Health France announced to Le Parisien on January 20 regarding the mysterious ...
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China: 17 new cases of mysterious respiratory virus
Chinese authorities announced on Sunday that 17 new cases of the respiratory virus from the same family as SARS that ...
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Mysterious Chinese pneumonia: a case identified in Japan
The Japanese authorities confirmed this Thursday, January 16, a case of an infection with a new coronary virus which appeared ...
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Mysterious Chinese pneumonia: the WHO would have identified the source
The mysterious respiratory illness that appeared in China at the end of December is believed to be linked to a ...
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China: 59 people with mysterious respiratory disease
In China, 59 patients are currently suffering from a respiratory disease of unknown origin. Seven of them are in serious ...
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Pneumonia kills a child every 39 seconds worldwide
Last year, pneumonia killed a child every 39 seconds in the world, alerted five health or children's defense organizations this ...
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Pneumonia: a vaccine would reduce the severity of the disease
Tested in Laos, the PCV13 vaccine protects against 13 types of pneumococci. November 12 has been declared World Pneumonia Day ...
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With a plastic bottle, he saves children from pneumonia
© Getty ImagesMohammod Chisti is a doctor. His first night as a pediatrician at Sylhet Hospital in Bangladesh was hell: ...
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Pneumonia: how bacteria use our hydrogen peroxide to trigger the disease
According to a new Swedish study, the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia, would use the hydrogen peroxide present in ...
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Pneumonia: discovery of 621 strains in more than 50 countries
Genetics will make it possible to develop more effective vaccines against pneumonia. To better fight against pneumonia, researchers carried out ...
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Lung diseases: 1 in 10 people suffer from it because of their work
A report issued by two respiratory societies points to the occupational factor in the triggering of non-cancerous lung diseases: one ...
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Pneumococcus: vaccination is effective in real life but must be adapted
Anti-pneumococcal vaccination is effective in real life against invasive pneumococcal infections (pneumonia, meningitis, sepsis, etc.) but requires an adaptation of ...
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Pneumonia caused by bacteria is the most dangerous for the heart
As we celebrate World Pneumonia Day on Monday, a new study from the United States reveals that patients with bacterial ...
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Childhood diseases: 1.4 million deaths per year worldwide
As world leaders gather for COP22, UNICEF publishes a study on these diseases largely linked to air pollution.The United Nations ...
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If nothing is done, pneumonia will kill nearly 11 million children by 2030
© Getty ImagesIt is the first infectious cause of death in children, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Pneumonia ...
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Pneumonia, a disease that kills two children every minute worldwide
© Thinkstock"Fighting for breath" is the name of the latest report from the humanitarian association Save The Children, published on ...
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Pneumonia: what are the symptoms?
© ShutterstockSUMMARY :Definition of pneumoniaThe causes and risk factorsSymptoms of pneumoniaDiagnosis, evolutionThe mode of transmission of pneumoniaTreatments for pneumonia, convalescenceComplications ...
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Pneumonia: it kills more than 1 million children every year
Because it mainly concerns developing countries and it is a disease well taken care of in France, we tend to ...
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Pneumonia: the disease to be feared by centenarians
© iStockAt each age, its disease. If octogenarians are at risk of having to face cancer and cardiovascular disorders, at ...
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Diabetes doubles the risk of pneumonia
© Getty ImagesThe acute pneumonia community (PAC) are frequent respiratory ailments, with around 500,000 new cases each year in France. ...
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Unusual: a jacket against pneumonia
© istockHer name is "mama-ope". This smart jacket is aptly named by its designers, Ugandan researchers and telecommunications engineers. With ...
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Respiratory infection: tests to avoid unnecessary antibiotics
When faced with a respiratory infection with fever and cough, four measures could help doctors determine the appropriate treatment while ...
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A child dies every 20 seconds: 10 questions about pneumonia
November 12 is World Pneumonia Day, a lung infection responsible for a real massacre each year, when most cases are ...
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Pneumonia: watch out for temperature changes
Pneumonia is still responsible for millions of completely preventable deaths each year worldwide. With vaccination, but also by knowing what ...
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Pneumonia: towards a new vaccine with wide coverage
A new type of vaccine against pneumonia, called liposome, offers the hope of combining good efficacy with very wide coverage.Antibiotic ...
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Alzheimer’s: Benzodiazepines increase the risk of pneumonia
Benzodiazepines are associated with an increased risk of pneumonia in patients with Alzheimer's. Prescriptions are numerous in this group.To be ...
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