Social Media Has Big Impact on People Taking Up Smoking, Vaping
Latest Lungs News WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) The potent influence of social media may include tobacco use. By analyzing 29 previously published studies, researchers found that people who viewed social media that contained tobacco content were more than twice as likely to report using tobacco and were more likely to use it in […]
Lower Linezolid Doses Effective Against Highly Resistant TB
Various doses of the potent antibacterial linezolid (Zyvox) appeared to have similar effectiveness in clearing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) infection in patients who have developed multidrug resistance to the infection, researchers reported. In a four-arm study that compared linezolid doses of 600 and 1,200 mg given for either 2 or 6 months — along with standard […]