Z-pack antibiotic poses 2.5-fold higher risk of cardiovascular death - Times of India

Z-pack antibiotic poses 2.5-fold higher risk of cardiovascular death Times of India NEW DELHI: An antibiotic that is widely prescribed in India to combat bacterial sinus infections and bronchitis has been found to be bad for heart. A study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday, has found a 2.5-fold higher risk ... and more »

Breathe easy, folks - Deccan Chronicle

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Breathe easy, folks Deccan Chronicle Chronic bronchitis: Smokers, who have a history of cough for at least three months, might have chronic bronchitis. Most smokers are so used to the 'routine cough' that they vehemently deny any lung symptoms which is deemed 'normal' to most them.

PillJogger Gets Hesitant Patients to Take Medicine - HealthTechZone

PillJogger Gets Hesitant Patients to Take Medicine HealthTechZone To get over bronchitis, you need to finish your penicillin. But you're starting to feel better, so maybe just throw it away. Not so easy. At least that's what PillJogger Inc., a Silicon Valley start-up says. The company has developed a way to make ...

The death of the diehard - Irish Times

Irish Times

The death of the diehard Irish Times I had bronchitis, or perhaps asthma, and at the slightest sniffle or sneeze my mother and/or father would insist that I stay home from school, which suited me fine. When I was tired of reading I would listen to the traffic and the sounds of the street: ...

Lung Disease Following Deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan - news Stories

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Lung Disease Following Deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan news Stories 3 Subsequent epidemiologic studies showed that deployers have higher rates of newly reported respiratory symptoms than nondeployers (14% versus 10%), although rates of physician-diagnosed asthma and chronic bronchitis were not increased.