Pneumonia is a serious lung infection that is caused by bacteria known as streptococcus pneumonia. It can lead to a number of issues like fever and cough and can also make it difficult for the patient to breathe. Most people are usually able to get rid of Pneumonia within 2 – 3 weeks by treating it at home. However, in some cases, the disease can make a person very ill. Pneumonia generally occurs when a person breathes the bacteria into his or her lungs. It commonly arrives after flu or a cold, thereby making it hard for the lungs to fight the infection.

Some of the main symptoms of Pneumonia include cough, fever, feeling short of breath, faster heart beats, chest pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and teeth-chattering. The disease is particularly common among adults over the age of 65 and it usually consists of an inflammation in the lungs due to the infection. The bacteria that causes Pneumonia accounts for almost 1.2 million infections that are resistant to drugs, approximately 19000 hospitalizations per year and about 7000 deaths each year. The at-risk populations that are most susceptible to Pneumonia are young children and older adults.

OROGOLD Cosmetics recently came across a new study that has actually raised the hopes of finding a simple and effective cure for Pneumonia. This study was published in the Journal of Immunology and it was headed by researchers from the Tufts University, Massachusetts, United States of America. According to the results of this study, a group of mice reacted positively against the threat posed by bacterial infections that lead to Pneumonia after being administered with an extra dosage of Vitamin E. This goes on to point that Vitamin E might actually be a potential treatment for this respiratory disease.

The researchers studied older age mice, both before and after they were injected with the bacteria in order to determine the effects of Pneumonia as well as derive possible cures. They fed the mice with different levels of Vitamin E over a period of four weeks before the infection was actually transmitted into them. For the purpose of the study, the mice were also divided into two different groups, an experimental group that was fed a significantly larger amount of Vitamin E and a control group that was fed the usual amounts of Vitamin E. The study examined the lungs of these mice and tested for the damage caused by the disease. It was ultimately revealed that the mice had 1000 times lesser bacteria and double the amount of white blood cells after being administered with Vitamin E.

Vitamin E has already been termed as the “protector” in the world of skin care because of its ability to protect the skin from the damage caused by free radicals and delay the signs of aging. Turns out that Vitamin E is now making inroads in the medical world as well and is offering people with more and more benefits with every passing year!