Antibiotic treatment during an influenza infection actually impaired the body’s efforts to clear bacteria rather than helping the body heal.

you may be prone to recurring lung infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Once you get infected, it can be hard to get rid of this bacteria completely. P. aeruginosa is also linked to a decline ...

Dietary zinc deficiency promotes lung infection by Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria — a leading cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a new study published Nov. 15 in the journal ...

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is group of organisms causing a bacterial infection that leads to lung disease. MAC is ...

Both pneumonia and bronchitis can develop from bacteria or viruses that cause respiratory infections. Bronchitis is limited to the bronchial tubes that bring air to your lungs, while pneumonia ...

Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory ...

Other warning signs of lung cancer include a persistent cough or hoarse voice, changes in a long-standing cough, unexplained ...

A syringe containing a Tdap vaccine protecting against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis is pictured at the Parkview ...