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A cracked rib? The pain in my chest was potentially fatal pneumonia. Shame my GP didn't spot it - Daily Mail 19th October 2009
"A fortnight after catching flu last summer, I developed severe pain in my ribs on the left side.
I’d recently, rather forcefully, slung a heavy bag over my shoulder and assumed I must have damaged a rib."
Young woman told she had flu dies - BBC Health News 6th January 2009
A teenage mother died three days after an out-of-hours medical service said she had a bout of flu and should take paracetamol and drink plenty of fluids.
Clare Secker, 19, of Gorleston, Norfolk, died of bronchial pneumonia.
Vaccinating older people against pneumonia is a 'waste of time' - Daily Mail 6th January 2009
Giving jabs to older people against an infection which causes pneumonia is a waste of time, say researchers.
Millions of pensioners have been vaccinated with a one-off jab as part of a Government campaign launched five years ago.
Probiotics 'may stop pneumonia' - BBC Health News 6th November 2008
Probiotics could be used to protect critically ill patients from developing pneumonia, according to scientists.
The friendly bacteria can block the colonisation by dangerous bugs of the airways of ventilated patients, the Swedish study concluded.
E-nose can 'sniff' out deadly bug - BBC Health News 24th October 2008
An electronic nose has been developed which can identify potentially-fatal strains of pneumonia by "smelling" the breath of a patient.
The Breathatron, developed by doctors at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, works by detecting chemicals in saliva.
Pneumonia jab could stop heart attacks, a new study suggests - Daily Mail 14th October 2008
Vaccines already used in the UK to prevent pneumonia could also halve the risk of heart attacks in some patients.
The jabs, called Prevnar and Pneumovax, are given only to those most at risk from infection, including the elderly and those with chronic illnesses such as asthma, diabetes or heart failure.
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