NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients hospitalized with bacterial pneumonia are nearly eight times more likely to experience an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) within 15 days of admission…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Encephalitis caused by human herpesviruses may trigger acute retinal necrosis, even years after the initial illness, Dutch investigators report in the October 14…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Measuring procalcitonin levels, which are relatively high with bacterial versus viral infections, can help reduce antibiotic use in treating respiratory tract infections, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a small study suggest that supplementation with vitamin D can restore production of an antimicrobial peptide in patients with atopic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adolescent immunization rates are far from optimal, and many opportunities to make sure that teenagers receive recommended immunizations are being missed, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elective cesarean section is associated with a lower rate of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) than is vaginal delivery, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a new study indicate that the intradermal vaccination route offers greater protection against influenza than the standard intramuscular route in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) For the 5% to 10% of adults who fail to mount an adequate response to the standard hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine regimen, a…
Francis Cordova, MD, Medical Director, Lung Transplantation Program, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses indications for lung transplantation in COPD patients and the use of the BODE index.…
Kathleen Brennan, MD, Director of the Pulmonary Outpatient Clinic at Temple University School of Medicine, discusses the indications for pneumococcal vaccination. References and Resources Deuter, C., et al.…