Outpatient therapy best for some pneumonia patients
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NEW YORK  - Many low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia recover faster and do not have an increased mortality risk if they are treated as outpatients rather than inpatients, findings from a new study show.
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WASHINGTON Oct. 1, 2004 - Despite its clear risks and bad press, hormone therapy remains the best treatment for some women suffering miserable menopause symptoms and it is inappropriate for doctors to withhold
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WASHINGTON  - Medication to reduce heartburn-causing gastric acids has been linked to increased risk for pneumonia, a group of Dutch researchers has concluded.
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MEDICATION to reduce heartburn-causing gastric acids has been linked to increased risk for pneumonia, a group of Dutch researchers has concluded.
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NEW YORK  - An antibiotic-resistant germ is  increasingly causing skin infections and pneumonia in otherwise  healthy children and adults.
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The little purple pill may leave some people at a greater risk of pneumonia. And, it&#39;s not just the little purple pill. These new findings apply to a number of widely used heart burn and ulcer drugs.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with an ACE  inhibitor, a type of blood pressure drug that includes Zestril  and Accupril among others, appears to reduce the risk of  pneumonia in patients who've suffered a stroke, new research  suggests.
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An antibiotic-resistant germ is increasingly causing skin infections and pneumonia in otherwise healthy children and adults. That&#39;s according to two of several
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People with chronic sinus infections don&#39;t have to worry about developing a resistance to antibiotics if the drugs are part of a targeted treatment program.
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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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A spoonful of honey might quiet a childâs cough more effectively and safely than the most common over-the-counter cough medicine.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Sanofi-Aventis antibiotic Ketek should stay on the market but use should be limited to treating pneumonia, U.S. advisers said on Friday after reviewing rare cases of liver failure and other problems.
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NEW YORK  - Cognitive behavior therapy and treatment with the antidepressant paroxetine, better known as Paxil or Seroxat, may both be effective short-term treatments for people with an excessive concern about illness, according to Dutch researchers.
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KRT) - The air they breathe is clean, their neighborhoods are safe, their schools are top-notch and their medical needs are taken care of by the Mayo Clinic or the Olmsted Medical Center.
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People using acid-suppressing medication to treat indigestion may be at increased risk of pneumonia. New medications that suppress the production of acid in the stomach have revolutionized the treatment of
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For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.
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NEW YORK  - Neither basic nor weekly smoking cessation support offered by primary care practices improve quit rates more than that achieved with nicotine replacement therapy alone, according to study results published in the journal Thorax.