61. Ask NOAH About: Pneumonia Ask NOAH About pneumonia. What is pneumonia? Care and Treatment. The Basics Diagnosispneumonia in Children pneumonia in Teens Types of pneumonia http://www.noah-health.org/english/illness/respiratory/pneumon.html

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62. Infection Spotlight Provides information on a variety of infectious diseases including STDs, skin infections, meningitis, hepatitis, pneumonia, and infectious mononucleosis. http://www.infection-spotlight.com

63. Medicare.gov - Fight Flu And Pneumonia Health Information. Fight Flu and pneumonia. What. What is the Flu? Some of thesesame groups should receive onetime vaccination for pneumococcal pneumonia. http://www.medicare.gov/health/FluDetails.asp

d Screen Reader Version Español Home ... Information for Medicaid Beneficiaries and People with Disabilities The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare Search Help Site Map Index Site Tips ... Frequently Asked Questions Have a question? Your answer could be here. Medicare Personal Plan Finder Home Health Compare Nursing Home Compare Prescription Drug Assistance Programs ... Medigap Compare Health Information Fight Flu and Pneumonia What What is the Flu? How Serious is it? Influenza, also called the "flu," is a highly contagious respiratory infection. Symptoms. Flu can cause fever, chills, headache, dry cough, runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, and muscle aches. Unlike other common respiratory infections such as the common cold, influenza can cause extreme fatigue lasting several days to more than a week. Although nausea, vomiting and diarrhea can sometimes accompany influenza infection, especially in children, gastrointestinal symptoms are rarely prominent. The illness that people often call "stomach flu" is not influenza. Spread from person to person.

64. Focus On Lungs Extensive medical information about asthma, lung cancer and pneumonia from medicinenet.com http://www.focusonlungs.com

65. Medicare.gov - Flu And Pneumonia Information Contains links to fact sheets and other websites with information on Fluand pneumonia. d Medigap Compare. Health Information. Flu and pneumonia. http://www.medicare.gov/Health/Flu.asp

d Screen Reader Version Español Home ... Information for Medicaid Beneficiaries and People with Disabilities The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare Search Help Site Map Index Site Tips ... Frequently Asked Questions Have a question? Your answer could be here. Medicare Personal Plan Finder Home Health Compare Nursing Home Compare Prescription Drug Assistance Programs ... Medigap Compare Health Information Flu and Pneumonia Fight Flu and Pneumonia: provides information on what the flu is, who, when, where, and why to get a flu shot, as well as what to do if you have the flu. Information about the 2002-2003 flu season The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) maintains up to date information on the treatment of flu and the availability of the flu vaccine. Printable-Version Overview General Information Cervical Cancer ... Department of Health and Human Services

66. TRIMETRAXATE A Commonly Used Medication Information for HIV and AIDS patients, about this drug used to treat pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. http://www.hivdent.org/drugs/TRIMETRAXATE.htm

TRIMETRAXATE A Commonly Used Medication Drug: TRIMETRAXATE (Neutrexin®) Classification: Growth-inhibitor of pneumocystis carinii organisms Moderate-to-severe pneumocystis carinii pneumonia Indication: Growth-inhibitor of pneumocystis carinii organisms Moderate-to-severe pneumocystis carinii pneumonia Dose: 45mg/m2 IV over 60-90 minutes qd for 21 days; must be accompanied by Leucovorin 20 mg/m2 IV q 6 hours for 24 days to prevent lethal toxicity (Leukorin must extend 3 days beyond last dose of trimetrexate). The drugs cannot be mixed with each other. Side Effects: Neutropenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, hepatotoxicity, fever, rash, seizures, stomatitis, N/V, periperal neuropathy Use in Pregnancy: Category D. Possible evidence of risk to fetus. Drug Interactions: Erythromycin, fluconazole, and ketoconazole may increase plasma trimetrexate concentrations; rifampin and rifabutin may decrease trimetrexate levels. ADV may increase bone marrow suppression. Monitoring: CBC and platelet count, LFTs, electrolytes, calcium level, creatinine, BUN.

67. Fact Sheet: Smoking & Respiratory Disease ASHUK Factsheet on smoking and lung cancer, COPD, pneumonia. http://www.ash.org.uk/html/factsheets/html/fact05.html

FACT SHEET NO. 5 July 2001 Introduction It is estimated that smoking causes some 120,000 premature deaths every year Lung cancer Lung cancer kills more people than any other type of cancer and at least 80% of these deaths are caused by smoking. In 1999, 29,406 people in England and Wales died of lung cancer. Although it has been declining slightly among men under 65 during the past 20 years, it is still rising in women.  It is the most commonly found cancer in men in the UK and has now overtaken breast cancer as the leading cancer killer of women, responsible for 13,110 deaths in 1999 compared to 13,020 deaths from breast cancer.   The risk of lung cancer increases directly with the number of cigarettes smoked.  In a study of male British doctors, Increased risk of developing lung cancer Number of cigarettes smoked per day Annual death rate per 100,000 men 78 (8 times that of non-smokers) 127 (13 times that of non-smokers) 25 or more 251 (25 times that of non-smokers) Age at time of starting to smoke is important.  The younger a person is when he or she starts smoking, the greater the risk of developing lung cancer.  A recent US study found that smoking during the teenage years causes permanent genetic changes in the lungs and forever increases the risk of lung cancer, even if the smoker subsequently stops. Risk of lung cancer increases approximately in proportion to the duration of smoking: smoking 20 cigarettes a day for 40 years is 8 times more hazardous than smoking 40 cigarettes a day for 20 years.

68. Radiological Patterns Of Pneumonia Lobar pneumonia. Bronchopneumonia. Necrotizing pneumonia. Segmentalpneumonia. Round pneumonia. Diffuse Alveolar pneumonia. http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/medicine/pulmonar/cxr/pneum.htm

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69. Smokers At Higher Risk For Infections People who smoke cigarettes or breathe secondhand smoke are at a higher risk of pneumonia or meningitis. http://www.nurseweek.com/news/00-03/031300a.html

Home Articles Jobs Education ... Links Related links American Heart and Lung Association American Cancer Society Smokers at higher risk for infections Posted 3-13-2000 By Mary Ann Hellinghausen Atlanta . People who smoke cigarettes or breathe secondhand smoke are at a higher risk for contracting pneumonia, a bloodstream infection, or meningitis, according to a study by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study, published in the March 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine , found that the risk of infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae , the virus that causes pneumonia, was four times higher for cigarette smokers and two-and-a-half times higher for those exposed to secondhand smoke. "This study documents yet another example of an adverse health event linked to active and passive smoking,’’ said Michael Eriksen, MD, director of the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health. "Reducing the incidence of pneumococcal disease is yet another reason to continue to support public health programs to reduce smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke." Researchers worked with microbiology labs in Atlanta, Baltimore, and Toronto to identify all cases of invasive pneumococcal infection in adults ages 18 to 64 and selected a sample of patients for further study. Through telephone interviews with those patients and randomly selected healthy residents of the same age, the researchers discovered cigarette smoking was the strongest risk factor for pneumococcal infection in adults with normal immune systems.

70. You Can Prevent PCP In Children - Divisions Of HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV/AIDS Br Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is the most common opportunistic infection among children with HIV infection. This guide explains the causes and treatment of PCP in children, and how early diagnosis of HIV infection in pregnant women and children can prevent PCP. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/oi_pcpkidz.htm

National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention Brochures Home Index Search ... Subscribe PCP is the most serious infection among children with HIV. It can be fatal. PCP can be prevented and treated. TMP-SMX, also known as Bactrim, Septra, or Cotrim*, is the best medicine for preventing and treating PCP. Early diagnosis and treatment of HIV in pregnant women can help prevent HIV and PCP in their children. What is PCP? Pneumocystis carinii (NEW-mo-SIS-tis CA-RIN- nee-eye) pneumonia, or "PCP," is a severe illness that adults and children with HIV or AIDS may get. It is caused by a germ called Pneumocystis carinii. Most children infected with this germ don’t get pneumonia because their immune systems are normal. Children whose immune systems are badly damaged by HIV can get PCP. Children with HIV are less likely to get PCP today than in earlier years. However, PCP is still the most common serious infection among children with AIDS in the United States. How do I know if my child has PCP?

71. Pneumonia Prevention pneumonia Prevention It's Worth A Shot. Facts for Patients About PneumococcalDisease. What is Pneumococcal Disease? Can pneumonia Be Prevented? Yes. http://www.multiplan.com/healthwell/wellness/pneumonia.cfm

Introduction Women's Health Chronic Disease Update Prevention Update ... Find a Hospital / Facility Pneumonia Prevention: It's Worth A Shot Facts for Patients About Pneumococcal Disease What is Pneumococcal Disease? Pneumococcal (pronounced new-mo-KOK-al) disease is an infection caused by bacteria. These bacteria can attack different parts of the body. When they invade the lungs, they cause the most common kind of bacterial pneumonia. When the same bacteria attack blood cells, they cause an infection called bacteremia (bak-ter-E-me-ah). And in the brain, they cause meningitis. Pnemococcal pneumonia is a serious illness that kills thousands of older people in the United States each year. Can Pneumonia Be Prevented? Yes. The pneumococcal vaccine is safe, it works, and one shot lasts most people a lifetime. People who get the vaccine are protected against almost all of the bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia and other pneumococcal diseases as well. The shot, which is covered by Medicare, can be a lifesaver. Who Should Get the Vaccine?

72. North Florida Wellness - An Ounce Of Prevention... A group of doctors and nurses providing vaccination programs for flu and pneumonia as well as cholesterol screening, weight reduction planning and risk modification programs for organizations. Health news articles. http://nfw.biz/

story index search submit story Schedule ... contact About Us Overview Wellness Screening Contact Studies (password) ... Related Links Topics Alternative Cholesterol FluBusters Healthy Jax ... Obesity Welcome to the North Florida Wellness web site. Study: Flu Shot Cuts Risk of Dying of Any Cause by matt neibaur on Wednesday April 02 2003 @ 08:17PM EST [ News Men and women over the age of 65 stand to gain a host of health benefits from getting a flu shot, including a decreased risk of dying of any cause during flu season, scientists reported Wednesday. read more comment Public smoking ban slashes heart attacks by matt neibaur on Tuesday April 01 2003 @ 07:53PM EST [ News A six-month ban on smoking in all public places slashed the number of heart attacks in a US town by almost a half, a new study has revealed. read more comment Obesity Increases Damaging 'Free Radical' Particles by matt neibaur on Monday March 31 2003 @ 01:13PM EST [ Obesity People who are obese seem to have higher-than-normal levels of oxidative stress, an accumulation of the cell-damaging substances called "free radicals," according to a new study. read more comment Gulf war syndrome: Low level Nerve agent exposure by matt neibaur on Wednesday March 26 2003 @ 05:21PM EST [ News There is now mounting evidence that exposure to minuscule amounts of these chemicals can cause permanent brain damage in susceptible people, and that is exactly what happened 12 years ago when thousands of troops returning from Kuwait started to complain of debilitating symptoms.

73. Untitled If your browser does not automatically take you to the updatedpage, click here. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. http://www.multiplan.com/healthwell/wellness/pneumonia.html

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74. Bacterial Pneumonia From the Centers for Disease Control, clinical data collected to discuss the particulars of this pneumonic variant. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/pneumonia/1_bactpn.htm

Back to: Contents Page Bacterial Pneumonia Part I. Issues On Prevention Of Nosocomial Pneumonia, 1994 I. Etiologic Agents The reported distribution of etiologic agents causing nosocomial pneumonia varies between hospitals because of differences in patient populations and diagnostic methods employed.(2-10) In general, however, bacteria have been the most frequently isolated pathogens.(2-6,9,11-13) Schaberg et al reported that in 1986-1989, aerobic bacteria comprised at least 73%, and fungi 4%, of isolates from sputum and tracheal aspirates from pneumonia patients at the University of Michigan Hospitals and hospitals participating in the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (NNIS); very few anaerobic bacteria and no viruses were reported, probably because anaerobic and viral cultures were not performed routinely in the reporting hospitals ( Table 1 ).(3) Similarly, cultures of bronchoscopic specimens from mechanically ventilated patients with pneumonia have rarely yielded anaerobes.(5-7,9,11,14,15) Only the report by Bartlett, which was based mainly on cultures of transtracheal aspirates from patients not receiving mechanically assisted ventilation, showed a predominance of anaerobes. Nosocomial bacterial pneumonias are frequently polymicrobial,(4,7,9,11,12,15-19) and gram-negative bacilli are the usual predominant organisms (

75. Diseases And Conditions -- Discovery Health -- Pneumonia pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can be caused by many different microorganisms. pneumoniaBy Danielle Zerr, MD Images (click to view larger image) http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/365.html

pneumonia By Danielle Zerr, MD Images (click to view larger image) Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can be caused by many different microorganisms. These include viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi. What is going on in the body? Pneumonia occurs when an infectious organism causes inflammation in the lungs. The air sacs fill with liquid and pus. This means they can't deliver oxygen effectively to the blood vessels. What are the signs and symptoms of the infection? The symptoms of pneumonia vary depending on the organism but may include the following: chest pain cough that may bring up sputum fever and chills shortness of breath vomiting weakness What are the causes and risks of the infection? Pneumonia is a fairly common infection that affects people of all ages. Some of its more common causes are as follows: bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Haemophilus influenzae fungi, such as the organism that causes aspergillosis organisms similar to bacteria, such as the ones that cause tuberculosis and chlamydia parasites, such as Pneumocystis carinii, which is often seen in people with AIDS

76. CNN - Yeltsin Hospitalized With Pneumonia - Jan. 9, 1997 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9701/08/yeltsin.update/

Yeltsin hospitalized with pneumonia January 9, 1996 Web posted at: 5:10 a.m. EST (1010 GMT) Latest developments: U.S. consultant optimistic on prognosis Washington warns against overreaction Rival Lebed says Yeltsin 'needs to retire' Finance minister hospitalized with flu Also: Pneumonia: how you get it, how you treat it MOSCOW (CNN) Russian President Boris Yeltsin was hospitalized with "the first signs of pneumonia" Wednesday, raising new concerns about his health two months after his heart surgery. Yeltsin was being treated at the Central Clinical Hospital in suburban Moscow. Initially, his spokesman would not elaborate on his condition, except to say Yeltsin was not running a fever. But the Kremlin issued a statement Thursday confirming that he had pneumonia. The statement also said doctors described Yeltsin's temperature as "normal" and he was being treated with anti-biotics. No further details were given. The 65-year-old Yeltsin, who underwent quintuple bypass heart surgery in November and returned to work only two weeks ago, was reported on Monday to be suffering from a bad cold or the flu. He then canceled his schedule and returned to his country home to rest. U.S. consultant optimistic on prognosis

77. Pneumonia pneumonia means that there is an infection or inflammation in the lung tissue. pneumonia.Reviewed by Dr John Pillinger, GP What is pneumonia? http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/pneumonia.htm

The UK's leading independent health website Search NetDoctor NetDoctor.co.uk Home News and features News Newsletter Features Encyclopaedia Diseases Medicines Examinations Health centres Cancer Children's health Depression Erectile dysfunction ... All health centres Discussion and support Discussion forums Support groups Services Ask the doctor Find a hospital NetDoctor on call Search Medline ... Text message services Information About NetDoctor Commercial opportunities NetDoctor.com Pneumonia Reviewed by Dr John Pillinger , GP What is pneumonia? Pneumonia means that there is an infection or inflammation in the lung tissue. It can be caused by a lot of different micro-organisms - viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites that are too small to see - but it can also be caused by corrosive chemicals breathed into the stomach or toxic gases from a fire. Pneumonia is still a common disease. Many people die from it every year, most commonly women and people over the age of 70. The overall death rate due to pneumonia is currently 5 per cent. Half of all pneumonia cases are caused by bacteria . The streptococcus bacteria, known as pneumococcus, is the main cause of the most typical pneumonia.

78. EMedicine - Pneumonia, Mycoplasma : Article By Santos Cantu, Jr, MD Scientific lecture on the relation of mycoplasma pneumoniae as a common cause for communityacquired pneumonia. http://emedicine.com/emerg/topic467.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties CME PDA ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Emergency Medicine Pulmonary Pneumonia, Mycoplasma Last Updated: July 13, 2001 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: Mycoplasma pneumoniae AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 9 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Santos Cantu, Jr, MD , Consulting Staff, Department of Pediatrics, Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital Editor(s): Joseph A Salomone III, MD , Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD , Senior Pharmacy Editor, Pharmacy, eMedicine; Paul Blackburn, DO , Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona; John Halamka, MD , Chief Information Officer, CareGroup Healthcare System, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; and Robert O'Connor, MD, MPH

79. Pneumonia pneumonia. Anything that causes a consolidation, or filling up, of theair sacs and tubes of the lung is called a pneumonia. pneumonia http://www.drhull.com/EncyMaster/P/pneumonia.html

Help for sleepless parents Encyclopedia Index P pneumonia Search pneumonia Anything that causes a consolidation, or filling up, of the air sacs and tubes of the lung is called a pneumonia. Pneumonia is distinct from and should not be confused with bronchitis. Usually, and as is commonly understood, a pneumonia is caused by an infection, most often bacterial , but sometimes viral in origin. Bacterial pneumonia is most commonly caused by a germ called Streptococcus pneumoniae , and generally involves high fever, cough, and some degree of "toxicity," that is feeling pretty bad. Pneumonia is also caused by mycoplasma , commonly called "walking pneumonia," because the patient isn't all that sick and is literally walking around. Chlamydia can cause pneumonia, especially in very young infants as a consequence of an infection picked up travelling down the birth canal. These babies usually have an eye infection ( conjunctivitis ) to go along with a severe, hacking cough. However, our definition does not exclude pneumonia from other causes, and chief among these is consolidation of a section of the lungs by foreign material, usually vomited food - or aspiration pneumonia. Severely handicapped children who are lying horizontally all the time are at risk for this complication. Hydrocarbon solvents down in the lungs can cause incredibly bad chemical pneumonias. A certain furniture polish is an example of a substance pediatricians advise strongly against having in the home at all for just that reason. It has been lethal on quite a few occasions. Ask your doctor about that and remember that

80. Passage Akio Morita, 78 Akio Morita, Sony's cofounder and the father of the Walkman, died of pneumonia Sunday in a Tokyo hospital. Morita was the marketing genius behind some of the company's greatest innovations. Made in Japan was a pejorative term when Morita and Masaru Ibuka started their consumer products business more than 50 years ago. Sony has gone on to become a giant in the electronics and entertainment industries. Morita has been in poor health since suffering a stroke in 1993. Wired News http://www.wired.com/news/news/story/22064.html

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