Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feeling run down but not "sick enough" to stay in bed? You might have a condition dubbed “walking pneumonia.” This mild yet ...

Antibiotics for pneumonia include Zithromax (azithromycin), Biaxin (clarithromycin), and Erythrocin (erythromycin). Azithromycin is often the first-line treatment since it is effective against many ...

With fall here and winter in sight, it’s slowly getting more chilly. You know what that means—more illnesses getting passed around bacteria and viruses have started to pass from person to person. That ...

Pneumonia causes more than a million hospitalizations and 50,000 deaths per year in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association. Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or ...

A new treatment for pneumonia for a specific bacteria acquired in hospitals and via ventilators was approved May 23 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The approved drug, Xacduro, is designed to ...

Health officials in Ohio are warning about an increase in pneumonia cases in children. The state has seen 145 cases in kids aged 3 to 14 years old, and some are referring to the condition as “white ...

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Signs that pneumonia is improving can include less frequent coughing and shortness of breath. How long pneumonia lasts can vary from person to person. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. It causes ...

Many homes across Ghana often blame pneumonia on cold weather, rain, sleeping on bare floors, bathing at night, or sleeping under a fan or air-conditioner. These beliefs transcend generations and are ...