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Doctors: George Michael recovering in Vienna
November 30, 2011 12:03 PM
VIENNA (AP) - Doctors treating George Michael say the ex-front man for the pop group "Wham!" is making progress as he recovers from pneumonia. Doctors Gottfried Locker and Christoph Zielinski say the 48-year-old Michael remains hospitalized nonetheless. They say in a statement that he "needed intensive care because of the... more » -
Allergies leading to serious complications
May 25, 2010 9:27 AM
The long, nasty allergy season has launched a new concern. Doctors are worried that allergy sufferers are now at risk for serious infections, including pneumonia. Doctors are seeing ear infections, bronchitis and other serious complications from allergies, but their greatest fear is pneumonia. "That's what you absolutely don't want... more » -
Actress Murphy's husband found dead
May 24, 2010 8:14 AM
Police say the husband of deceased actress Brittany Murphy has been found dead, according to the Los Angeles Times. Sgt. Louie Lozano of the Los Angeles Police Department tells the paper that screenwriter Simon Monjack was found dead Sunday night at his home in the Hollywood Hills. Lozano says... more » -
Corey Haim died of pneumonia complications
May 5, 2010 12:39 PM
Actor Corey Haim died from pneumonia complicated by an enlarged heart, bad lungs and narrowed blood vessels, while drugs found in his system played no role in his death, the Los Angeles County coroner said Tuesday. Haim, 38, died from "community-acquired pneumonia" along with lung, heart and blood vessel... more » -
Free pneumonia shots available for smokers
April 14, 2010 2:47 PM
Pneumonia vaccine is available at no cost for smokers and those with asthma at the Pueblo City-County Health Department. "In October of 2008, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended that all smokers as well as individuals with asthma, ages 19-64, be vaccinated with the pneumonia vaccine," stated Dr.... more » -
More immunizations available at Citadel Mall
April 5, 2010 5:37 PM
It's official--Southern Colorado residents like the convenience of getting immunizations at the Citadel Mall in Colorado Springs. The H1N1 swine flu vaccine has been available since last year. Beginning Friday, April 16, three vaccinations will be available at The Citadel. The new immunizations are pneumococcal disease and herpes zoster... more » -
Murphy died of pneumonia, drug intoxication
February 6, 2010 10:58 AM
Brittany Murphy died from pneumonia, but anemia and prescription drugs also played a role, coroner's officials said Thursday. The primary cause of death was community-acquired pneumonia, with contributing factors of iron deficiency anemia and "multiple drug intoxication," according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. The death was... more » -
Trial set to begin in Mass. girl's fatal overdose
January 19, 2010 10:50 AM
A mother accused of killing her 4-year-old daughter by overmedicating her with powerful prescription drugs is to go on trial on a murder charge. Testimony in Carolyn Riley's trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday in Brockton Superior Court. Riley and her husband, Michael, are accused of overusing drugs... more » -
At least 4,000 swine flu deaths reported in U.S.
November 12, 2009 9:49 AM
Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu - about four times the estimate they've been using. The new, higher figure was first reported by The New York Times. It includes deaths caused by complications related to swine flu, including pneumonia... more » -
Hitting early, swine flu claims 11 more kids in US
October 17, 2009 12:52 PM
A top federal health official is calling the latest numbers on the spread of H1N1 flu "very sobering." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the new swine flu strain is striking the U.S. early and hard. They say this virus is different from regular winter flu because it... more » -
Many swine flu deaths linked to pneumonia
September 30, 2009 5:10 PM
Many people who've died from swine flu also have been infected with pneumonia bacteria, underscoring the need for vaccination against that bug, too, federal health officials said Wednesday. Of 77 people who died from complications of the H1N1 strain between May 1 and Aug. 20, 22, or nearly 30... more »
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