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Short antibiotic courses ‘safer’Short courses of antibiotics appear just as effective as longer ones – and a great deal safer – in treating respiratory infections that might cause pneumonia in children on temporary breathing devices, said a report. A study by Johns Hopki More… |
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US sees no problem with Pfizer, Sanofi vaccinesUS health agencies "have not detected new safety concerns or unusual reporting patterns" in children given Pfizer or Sanofi Aventis vaccines to prevent meningitis and pneumonia, a Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said. The FDA and More… |
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Pfizer wins approval for pneumonia vaccineUS health officials have approved Pfizer's new version of a blockbuster vaccine that fights pneumonia, meningitis and other diseases caused by pneumococcus bacteria, a company spokeswoman said. Prevnar 13 was the most important experim More… |
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MPH treats H1N1 pneumonia patientMuscat Private Hospital (MPH), a leading private medical facility in Muscat, recently successfully treated a middle-aged woman diagnosed with H1N1 pneumonia complicated by secondary bacterial infection. “The patient was treated for pneumon More… |
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Vaccine could save money in flu pandemicA more protective form of Pfizer's vaccine for pneumococcal disease would be highly effective at preventing deaths from pandemic influenza, independent researchers and Pfizer said. In a severe outbreak like the 1918 Spanish influenza More… |
