Health ; Acid-Suppressing Drugs May Raise Pneumonia Risk
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In the study, Dr. Robert JF Laheij from the University Medical Center St. Radboud in Nijmegen, the Netherlands and colleagues used information in a national primary care database to analyze pneumonia rates
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Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots. The Food and Drug Administration was issuing that warning Thursday to parents of children under 2.
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The benefits of an antibiotic linked to rare reports of severe liver problems and several deaths outweigh its risks in treating pneumonia, but it should not be used for less serious bacterial infections such as bronchitis and sinusitis, federal health advisers said Friday.
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Good regular toothbrushing may lessen nursing home residents&#39; chances of developing pneumonia, according to a study which traced germs from dental plaque to the lungs of patients with the potentially fatal illness.
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People who smoke or use high amounts of table salt on their food appear to be at increased risk for gastroesophageal reflux, a disease in which stomach juices flow back into the esophagus, European researchers report. In contrast, tea and alcohol, which have been identified as culprits in past studies, did not increase the risk.
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Patients taking Plavix, a popular and expensive antistroke drug, experience more than 12 times as many ulcers as patients who take aspirin plus a heartburn pill.
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NEW YORK  - People who smoke or use high  amounts of table salt on their food appear to be at increased  risk for gastroesophageal reflux, a disease in which stomach  juices flow back into the esophagus, European researchers  report. In contrast, tea and alcohol, which have been  identified as culprits in past studies, did not increase the  risk.
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The government on Monday restricted use of an antibiotic linked to rare reports of severe liver problems, including several deaths, saying the drug now should be used only to treat pneumonia but not less serious bacterial infections like bronchitis and sinusitis.
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Germs found in dental plaque can  make their way into the lungs and cause potentially fatal  pneumonia in elderly nursing home patients, U.S. researchers  reported on Tuesday.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- The oral antibiotic amoxicillin may offer an alternative to injectable penicillin for treating pneumonia in young children in developing countries.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc's rotavirus vaccine has been linked to more pneumonia-related deaths and other reactions including bronchitis, U.S. regulatory staff said in documents posted on Friday.
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The risk of having a heart attack is elevated in the weeks after stopping use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to an article in the December issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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WASHINGTON : World Health Organization and US medical experts warn that the increasing ability of bacteria to resist antibiotics threatens the existing arsenal of drugs against dangerous infectious diseases.
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NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters Life!) - Compounds found in air in the home could pose more of a health risk to breast-fed babies than chemicals they are exposed to through their mother's milk, researchers in the United States said on Tuesday.
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A new study by Italian researchers suggests that may be the case -- at least with laboratory animals. But, the scientists acknowledge, much more research is needed to prove whether proton pump inhibitors would
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NEW YORK  - People with type 2 diabetes or elevated blood sugar are at increased risk of dying after being hospitalized for pneumonia, a new study hints.
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Widely used anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and naproxen could help reduce the risk of heart attacks, while abruptly halting the usage increases the risks, according to a large UK study.