New study shows sepsis and pneumonia caused by hospital-acquired infections kill 48,000 patients and cost $8.1 billion to treat. Nearly 20 percent of people who developed sepsis after surgery died as a result of the infection.
Two common conditions caused by hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) killed 48,000 people and ramped up health care costs by $8.1 [...]

By now everyone knows that smoking can kill you and your neighboor. Secondhand smoke is esoecially dangerous for children. These seven reasons not to smoke around kids speak for themselves.

1. Exposure to secondhand smoke causes premature death and disease in children and adults who do not smoke.

2. Between 1988 and 2002, cotinine levels, [...]

Overuse of leading to development of super bugs says University of Melbourne study
Australian hospitals should avoid prescribing expensive broad-spectrum antibiotics for pneumonia to avoid the development of more drug-resistant super bugs, say Australian researchers.
The study, by PhD researcher and Austin Health Infectious Diseases consultant, Dr Patrick Charles, shows that only 5 per cent of people [...]

New study published in The Lancet adds fuel to the growing controversy over the effectiveness of the flu vaccine, especially for seniors.
The study of more than 3,500 Group Health patients age 65 found no link between flu vaccination and risk of pneumonia during three flu seasons.
“This suggests that the flu vaccine doesn’t protect seniors as [...]