Pneumonia

Medical attention lacking in Elkhart jail, inmate alleges

ELKHART - Paul Hertel is hoping more emphasis will be placed on the care of sick inmates after he lingered in the Elkhart County Work Release Center for days before receiving medical treatment, he alleges.

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CDC recommends more pneumonia shots to ward off H1N1 complications

Here is a summary of the recommendations on who should get one dose of the pneumonia vaccine. • People ages 65 and older. • People ages 2 through 64 years old with high risk conditions such as asthma that put them at higher...

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China vows to punish H1N1 death cover-ups

China has promised severe punishment for officials caught concealing deaths from H1N1 swine flu after a medical expert said suspect cases may have been held back by local governments. The Health Ministry said China had adopted...

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Swine flu detected in 13 pneumonia deaths

The swine flu virus was found in 13 people who died of pneumonia, Belarus' healthcare ministry said in a statement. However, it is yet to to known the total number of those who died of pneumonia). As of November 19, a total of...

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Cost of child vaccines fall, more kids saved

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Starting next year an extra 6.3 million children worldwide will have the chance to feel that pinch and get vaccinated against some of the world's deadliest illnesses, according to the GAVI Alliance, a...

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Diarrhea and pneumonia are biggest child killers, but world is focused on AIDS and malaria

HANOI, Vietnam - Diarrhea doesn't make headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the attention. Yet even though cheap tools could prevent and cure both diseases, they kill...

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Nicole Richie hospitalised for pneumonia

New York: Nicole Richie has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital and is being treated for pneumonia. Her representative says she's doing well. Publicist Nicole Perna said on Wednesday the 28-year-old actress checked herself...

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CT, Ultrasound Equivalent in Pediatric Pneumonia (CME/CE)

By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Published: November 20, 2009 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Note that this study...

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Cardizem Cd And Prescribing Information

Cardizem Cd And Prescribing Information facts from trusted sources: Cardizem Cd And Prescribing Information information at Drugs.com Food and drug administration (fda) will rigorously consider retinal to scientific its of the...

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Mexican once put up for oldest woman dies at 119

MEXICO CITY (AP) - A Mexican once put forward for the title of world's oldest woman has died at 119, government officials said Thursday. Ana Maria Perez died of pneumonia Tuesday at a hospital in the Pacific state of Colima,...

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