World Pneumonia Day: Is It Serious, Doctor?
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Atypical pneumonia: already six deaths caused by a virus close to SARS
In 2003, the SARS epidemic, atypical pneumonia, claimed 800 victims out of 8,000 recorded cases.A dozen people infectedSince last September, ...
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Smoking: taking vitamin E increases the risk of pneumoma
Finnish researchers have shown that taking vitamin E by older men who smoke increases the risk of lung infections. While ...
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Pneumonia: healthy teeth reduce the risk
Good oral health reduces the risk of pneumonia. People who go to the dentist regularly are less exposed than others.Take ...
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Pneumonia: MSF welcomes decision to reduce vaccine price
In a statement, the NGO Médecins Sans Frontières welcomes GSK's decision to reduce the price of its pneumococcal conjugate vaccine ...
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Hillary Clinton: the aftermath of her pneumonia
The Democratic candidate first hid her pneumonia before confessing everything. For Denis Demonpion, author of a book on the health ...
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Ingrid Chauvin suffering from pneumonia: is it serious?
© Lauryne 1507 - WikiCommonsSick for a few weeks, Ingrid Chauvin, the flagship actress of the series Tomorrow belongs to ...
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Pneumonia: MSF calls for lower vaccine prices
Too expensive for Médecins Sans Frontières. The humanitarian association denounces the opaque and excessively high prices of pneumonia vaccines from ...
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To avoid pneumonia, take care of your teeth …
© ThinkstockIt may seem surprising, and yet! According to a new study from Virginia Commonwealth University (in the United States), ...
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Legionellosis: death of a patient in Montpellier
Since mid-August, 8 people have been infected with legionellosis in Languedoc-Roussillon. Among them, a man died on Wednesday at the ...
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19 deaths in Nice: portrait of a killer bacteria
According to Ars PACA, more than 75 people have been affected by the multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria, mostly within the ...
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Steroids could cure pneumonia
This is what reveals a study carried out by a team of researchers from the Southwestern Medical Center in the ...
Read moreBronchitis and pneumonia: do you really have to “drink a lot”?
March 23, 2004 - If I have a respiratory tract infection, is “drinking lots” still good advice? Not according to ...
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XAV-19: the drug that could prevent pneumonia and entry into intensive care
A French start-up is currently carrying out a clinical trial in several hospitals. Developed in Nantes by the company Xenothera, ...
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Hospitalization: pneumonia increases the risk of heart attack
For the first time, Canadian researchers are linking a hospital stay to treat pneumonia and an increased risk of developing ...
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Vitamin D: supplementation reduces respiratory infections
A daily dose of vitamin D reduces the risk of respiratory infections by nearly 42% for those at risk.This is ...
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Life expectancy: the world has gained six more years
Life expectancy has increased by 6 years since 1990, reveals a study published in The Lancet. If heart disease is ...
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9 Facts and Myths About Pneumonia
Does a flu shot protect against pneumonia? Every year, more than 250,000 people in the Netherlands contract pneumonia (pneumonia). There ...
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Gene therapy: 7 bubble babies left their sterile room
More than 15 years of research have paid off: seven bubble babies have managed to develop an immune system. They ...
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Pneumonia: leading cause of death in children
December 20, 2018. A recent study sheds light on a dramatic subject: the number of children who die each year ...
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Serious infections claim 30,000 victims per year
9 out of 10 French people are unaware of this disease which affects fragile people and which results in a ...
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Pneumonia: a petition in favor of lowering the price of the vaccine
© iStockPhotosImmunization is one of the most effective ways to reduce infant mortality. Yet each year, one in five children ...
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6 tips to prevent pneumonia in the elderly
More susceptible due to lower resistance Pneumonia is very common and mainly affects young children and people over 65. Most ...
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A connected jacket capable of detecting pneumonia
January 31, 2017. A team of Ugandan researchers have devised a smart jacket capable of detecting the first symptoms of ...
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What do centenarians die of?
Centenarians blow out their candles in good general health. But when their last hour comes, they often spend it in ...
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Being hospitalized for pneumonia increases cardiovascular risk
© istockA Canadian study points to a hitherto unsuspected risk associated with catching pneumonia. People hospitalized for this infection of ...
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To avoid pneumonia, go to the dentist!
November 3, 2016. According to a study conducted by a team of researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University in the United ...
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Pneumonia, a serious illness?
September 13. Malaise and coughing fits. Hillary Clinton, Democratic candidate for the White House, had to cancel a few days ...
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Is pneumonia contagious?
Do you also cough that much? The flu is rampant, and more people than usual have pneumonia. Can you get ...
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Triple pneumonia: how is that possible?
I have double pneumonia for the third time now. Every time I recover badly from it, despite the antibiotics. Do ...
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