Statin users showed healthier behaviour than non-users in several regards: they were less likely to be current smokers and more likely to have received influenza or pneumococcal vaccine. In addition, overall health status was better among cur- rent statin users, who were ...
Treatment with antibiotics can be difficult among the elderly because of an inability to identify the pathogen, altered drug metabolism, and associated medication side effects [65]. The efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine in the elderly population has been the subject of considerable debate as a result...