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Palatal Development and Orofacial Function: Possible Effects of Preterm Care
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Understanding of the impact of disordered palatal and orofacial development on preterm neonatal survivors is increasing. Optimal clinical assessment and management requires neonatologists to have a sound knowledge of: normal palatal development; potential causes for disordered development, including iatrogenic causes; factors to assess on newborn examination; and optimal multidisciplinary follow-up for feeding, orthodontic, and speech-language development. Key findings quantify harmful effects of intubation on palatal shape, tooth eruption/morphology, and speech; further studies are required to delineate the effect on swal...
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - May 31, 2011 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tighe, D., Tighe, R., Petrick, L., Cobourne, M. T., Rabe, H. Tags: Growth and Development, Fetus and Newborn Infant, Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders Articles Source Type: news
The MJA/Pfizer Australia AwardEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Medical Journal of Australia/Pfizer Australia award for the best original research published in the MJA was today awarded to a research paper that compared the effectiveness of two antibiotic regimens for the treatment of acute middle ear infection in Aboriginal children. The paper - authored by a team of researchers from the Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Flinders University and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney - was published in the 4 January 2010 edition of the MJA...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 27, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
UK Cochrane Centre announces appointment of new DirectorEmail this article to a colleague.
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The UK Cochrane Centre has announced the appointment of Martin Burton as its incoming Director, effective September 2011.Mr Martin Burton is the first practising clinician to be appointed in the role and will continue to be an Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Source: The Cochrane Collaboration - Current news at The Cochrane Collaboration - May 23, 2011 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: nowens Tags: Authors Centres Current news Cochrane contributors Fields Methods groups Review groups & Events Source Type: news
CDC Report: Swimmer's Ear Prevalent, Expensive, PainfulEmail this article to a colleague.
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Summers can bring sweltering heat that force people of all ages, shapes and sizes scrambling for the pool or nearest water source, but watch out for swimmer's ear according to a new report published this week. If you are feeling itchy, flaky, swollen or painful ears, you may be a victim of an infection that is not only painful, but expensive. According to the CDC, swimmer's ear results in 2.4 million doctor visits annually in the United States, each visit costing an average of $200, that's almost $500 million in U.S. health-care costs each year, according to a new government report...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 20, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Nasal Steroid Spray May Not Help Resolve Dysfunction Of The Ear's Eustachian TubesEmail this article to a colleague.
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For patients with eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD), steroids administered by a nasal spray may be ineffective, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The eustachian tubes connect the middle ear, the upper part of the throat and the ends of the nasal passages. Eustachian tube dysfunction may contribute to fluid collection in the middle ear (otitis media with effusion, or OME) or negative middle ear pressure (NMEP)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Ads in medical journals lack backing, experts findEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Less than half the claims in ads from top ear, nose and throat journals
are backed by data referenced by the advertiser, a new study finds.
Source: Modern Medicine - May 18, 2011 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
The misery of snoring can be put to bedEmail this article to a colleague.
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ED Miliband has revealed he will be undergoing surgery this summer on his nose and throat to stop him from snoring.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 12, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chemicals May Raise Health Risks for Nail Salon WorkersEmail this article to a colleague.
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One-third report problems such as headaches and irritation of the nose, throat, skin, study finds
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Neurology - May 6, 2011 Category: Neurology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Dermatology, Neurology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, ENT, Pulmonology, Cosmetic Surgery, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
Entellus Medical™ Study Demonstrates XprESS™ Multi-Sinus Dilation Tool Safe And Effective In Treatment Of Chronic SinusitisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Results presented by Dr. David Brodner today during the annual Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting in Chicago demonstrate that Entellus Medical's XprESS Multi-Sinus Dilation Tool may be used safely and with a high technical success rate in conjunction with traditional functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) tools to treat patients with chronic sinusitis. Further, one-month data show patients experience a statistically significant improvement in quality of life related to their sinusitis symptoms...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 3, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Ten Minutes That Could Save Your Life - Oral, Head And Neck Cancer Awareness Week, May 8-14, 2011Email this article to a colleague.
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The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), is urging Americans to get screened for cancer during the 14th annual Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week (OHANCAW), being held nationwide May 8-14, 2011. Oral cancer is cancer that arises in the head or neck region, including the nasal cavity, sinuses, lips, mouth, thyroid glands, salivary glands, throat or larynx (voice box). According to the American Cancer Society, it is the sixth most common form of cancer in the United States, with 50,000 cases diagnosed annually and over 12,000 deaths...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 2, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Finds Robotic Surgery Effective For Removing Hard-to-Reach Throat CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Robotic surgery has become a mainstream tool for removing an ever-increasing variety of head and neck tumors. Now, a team of head and neck surgeons from Mayo Clinic has found robotic surgery can treat cancer in the narrow, hard-to-reach area beyond the tongue at the top of the voice box. Some patients were able to avoid further treatment with chemotherapy or radiation, and most could resume normal eating and speaking. "We've known it's useful for tongue base and tonsil cancers, but we wanted to assess its effectiveness in the larynx," says Kerry Olsen, M.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 30, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Cotton Swabs Prove Problematic For Ear HealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study by Henry Ford Hospital shows a direct association between cotton swab use and ruptured eardrum. The study also shows that in most cases the rupture heals on its own and surgery is only necessary for the most severe cases"In the past, many otolaryngologists have wondered if surgery is really necessary to treat a ruptured eardrum. The results of this study show that 97 percent of cases healed on their own within two months, proving that most cases do not require surgery," says Ilaaf Darrat, M.D., an otolaryngologist at Henry Ford Hospital and co-author of the study...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 29, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Study Targets Treatment For Serious ACE Inhibitor Side EffectEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new Henry Ford Hospital study takes a closer look at one of the lesser known, but potential most serious side-effects of ACE inhibitor use - facial, tongue and airway swelling - and identifies a successful and less invasive course of treatment. Using a treatment protocol developed by Henry Ford, patients' symptoms were quickly diagnosed and promptly treated to reduce swelling, resulting in no tracheotomies to open the airway or reported deaths, says study author Samer Al-Khudari, M.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 28, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
The American Society Of Pediatric Otolaryngology Meeting: Presidential Keynote Address And New Research HighlightsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) will hold its annual meeting, April 29 - May 1, during the 2011 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) - a joint meeting of eight otolaryngological societies in Chicago, IL. During the ASPO meeting, hundreds of pieces of new research and dozens of scientific sessions featuring expert panelists will be presented focusing on children's ear, nose, and throat health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 25, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Bill Potsic Basic Science Award To Be Presented To Yuemeng Dai, M.D., Ph.D., Ear, Nose And Throat SpecialistEmail this article to a colleague.
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Yuemeng Dai, MD, PhD, of Little Rock, AK, will receive the first place Bill Postic Basic Science Award for outstanding achievement in the field of pediatric otolaryngology for his research paper titled "Enos Protein Expressions is Decreased in Involuting Hemangiomas,"during their annual meeting, April 29 - May 1, 2011, in Chicago, IL. The award will be presented during a banquet reception on Saturday, April 30, 2011, at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 25, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Yuemeng Dai, M.D., Ph.D., ear, nose and throat specialist, receives Bill Potsic Basic Science AwardEmail this article to a colleague.
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(American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery) Yuemeng Dai, M.D., Ph.D., of Fayetteville, Ark., will receive the first place Bill Postic Basic Science Award for outstanding achievement in the field of pediatric otolaryngology for his research paper titled "Enos Protein Expressions is Decreased in Involuting Hemangiomas,"during their annual meeting, April 29-May 1, 2011, in Chicago, Ill. The award will be presented during a banquet reception on Saturday, April 30, 2011, at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 25, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Stephen Maturo, M.D., ear, nose and throat specialist, receives Charles Ferguson AwardEmail this article to a colleague.
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(American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery) Stephen Maturo, M.D., of Boston, Mass., will receive the first place Charles Ferguson Clinical Science Award for outstanding achievement in the field of pediatric otolaryngology for his research paper titled "Intraoperative Laryngeal Electromyography (EMG) in Children with Vocal Fold Mobility: Results of a Multicenter Longitudinal Study," during their annual meeting, April 29-May 1, 2011, in Chicago, Ill. The award will be presented during a banquet reception on Saturday, April 30, 2011, at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 25, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Tinnitus Caused By Too Little Inhibition Of Brain Auditory Circuits, Pitt-Led Study SaysEmail this article to a colleague.
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Tinnitus, a relentless and often life-changing ringing in the ears known to disable soldiers exposed to blasts, unwary listeners of too-loud music and millions of others, is the result of under-inhibition of key neural pathways in the brain's auditory center, according to scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in this week's early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Patients Appear To Adjust And Learn To Cope With Loss Or Reduced Sense Of SmellEmail this article to a colleague.
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Most patients who have a reduced ability to smell or detect odors seem to attach less importance to the sense of smell in their daily lives than people with a normal olfactory function, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Otolaryngology -Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Disorders of the sense of smell are common," the authors provide as background information in the article...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Virtual Surgery Shows Promise In Personalized Treatment Of Nasal ObstructionEmail this article to a colleague.
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A preliminary report suggests that virtual nasal surgery has the potential to be a productive tool that may enable surgeons to perform personalized nasal surgery using computer simulation techniques, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the September print issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Radiation disease - here are the symptoms and causesEmail this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) What does radiation do to us? It burns the cells, kind of like burning down a house. It is well known that radiation burns our cells by creating too much free radical damage. Now of course this is like talking Greek to medical officials and professors because if they knew this they would be on the bullhorn telling the public what to do to minimize free radical damage.You really do not want to get sick from radiation exposure and that is why the supreme rule in dealing with radiation is to avoid exposure. You want to move as far away from the danger as possible and you surely do not want to eat radioactively-c...
Source: NaturalNews.com - April 15, 2011 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Minimally Invasive Thyroid Surgery Effective In ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Surgical approaches that reduce incision size and recovery time from thyroid surgery work well in children, physician-scientists report. "It brings parents comfort to know it's going to be a small incision, an outpatient surgery with no drains or staples on the skin. We just use some glue for the skin and the recovery is very rapid," said Dr. David Terris, Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Georgia Health Sciences University...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 13, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
EPA'S Draft Health Assessment For Formaldehyde Needs ImprovementEmail this article to a colleague.
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A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft assessment of the potential health effects associated with formaldehyde exposure needs substantial revision, says a new report from the National Research Council, which recommends improvements for EPA's final assessment. The report finds that EPA supports its conclusions that formaldehyde can cause irritation to the eyes, nose, and throat; lesions in the respiratory tract; and genetic mutations at high concentrations...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 11, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: news
Therapy For Common Recurrent Fever In Children Targets The Body's Immune ResponseEmail this article to a colleague.
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A preliminary study conducted by a team at the National Institutes of Health has identified a promising new treatment in children for the most common form of a rare disorder. The syndrome is called periodic fever associated with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis - or PFAPA - and is characterized by monthly flare-ups of fever, accompanied by sore throat, swollen glands and mouth lesions...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 10, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
EPA's Draft Health Assessment for Formaldehyde Needs ImprovementEmail this article to a colleague.
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A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draft assessment of the potential health effects associated with formaldehyde exposure needs substantial revision, says a new report from the National Research Council. It finds that EPA supports its conclusions that formaldehyde can cause irritation to the eyes, nose, and throat; lesions in the respiratory tract; genetic mutations; and cancers of the nose, nasal cavity, and upper throat. However, EPA’s conclusion that formaldehyde causes other cancers of the respiratory tract, leukemia, or several other noncancer health outcomes is not supported.
Source: News from the National Academies - April 8, 2011 Category: Science Source Type: news
The Value Of Otolaryngologists' Services In America: A National SurveyEmail this article to a colleague.
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In recent years reimbursement for surgical services has declined, failing to keep up with inflation and economic growth. Financial incentives aimed at re-distributing reimbursement from procedural specialties to primary care specialties have been ineffective thus far, and the financial returns of being a physician continue to decrease, according to new research published in the April 2011 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 1, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Intratympanic gentamicin for Ménière's disease or syndromeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Area: Evidence > Drug Specific Reviews
Background Ménière's disease is characterised by three major symptoms: vertigo, deafness and tinnitus, which may be accompanied by aural fullness, all of which are discontinuous and variable in intensity. While discontinuous, these symptoms are synchronous. Intratympanic application of gentamicin, an ototoxic aminoglycoside, is a relatively new ablative treatment for vertigo in Ménière's disease with promising results.
Objectives To assess the effectiveness of intratympanic gentamicin in the treatment of vertigo in Méni...
Source: NeLM - Drug Specific Reviews - March 31, 2011 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Nation's Surgeons Speak With One Voice On Capitol Hill - American Academy Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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On Tuesday, March 29, 2011, hundreds of surgeons from across the country will join together to speak with one voice to their federal legislators. As part of the fourth annual Joint Surgical Advocacy Conference (JSAC), approximately 70 otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons representing over 30 states will meet with their U.S. Representatives, Senators, and their staff to encourage Congressional action on several of the specialty's legislative priorities for 2011. Some of the issues to be discussed include: - Passage of proven, comprehensive medical liability reforms (H.R. 5/S...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 29, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
How Smells Are Detected RevealedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists attempting to find out how odors are detected and processed by the brain, have discovered a previously unknown step in the process. The four year study, focusing on how mice respond to odors, showed that smells are picked up by the olfactory bulb - the first stop on the way to the brain - then sent to the olfactory cortex for further analysis. But scientists discovered something else - a dialogue between the bulb and the cortex conducted by rapidly firing nerve cells...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 26, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Changes to the Specialist CollectionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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14/03/11 Forthcoming cessation of the RSS feed for NHS Evidence ENT and audiology
Source: NLH Specialist Library for ENT and Audiology Latest News - March 14, 2011 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: news
Doctors Deliver High-Tech Training To Central AmericaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two surgeons from Central Ohio recently traveled to Nicaragua on a humanitarian mission to treat children with serious ear, nose and throat conditions. However, this year they brought along some help in the form of high-tech equipment designed to appeal to a generation that grew up playing video games - not to entertain the children, but to train the local doctors and medical students. Drs. D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 14, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Students / Training Source Type: news
The unusual uses of urine | Richard SuggEmail this article to a colleague.
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Urine has enjoyed an impressive range of practical and medical uses for much of history, so here's to pee powerSarah DeWeerdt's recent article tells of how "Gerardine Botte, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Ohio University … has developed a technology to generate hydrogen fuel from urine".Urine has, in fact, had an impressive range of practical uses for much of history. A key area was medicine. In Rome, Pliny the Elder recommended fresh urine for the treatment of "sores, burns, affections of the anus, chaps and scorpion stings", while stale urine mixed with ash could be rubbed on your baby for napp...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 10, 2011 Category: Science Authors: Richard Sugg Tags: Science Medical research Biofuels Environment World news guardian.co.uk Comment Comment is free Source Type: news
Zalutumumab Significantly Prolongs Progession-Free Survival In Patients With Incurable Head And Neck CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients with incurable squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) whose chemotherapy is no longer working, who are given zalutumumab, survive significantly longer without the disease progressing than patients receiving best supportive care (BSC)*. These findings from the first randomised trial of zalutumumab in patients with SCCHN, published Online First in The Lancet Oncology, support zalutumumab therapy as a treatment option for these patients...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 6, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
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05/03/11 Latest guidelines, systematic reviews and events added to the collection
Source: NLH Specialist Library for ENT and Audiology Latest News - March 5, 2011 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: news
Fewer Child Ear Infections: Vaccine? Smoking? Breast Milk?Email this article to a colleague.
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Ear infections can be one of the most painful ailments for children and disorienting for parents as well that are not sure what is happening to their offspring when they are crying, complaining and obviously hurting. However there is some good news. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there has been a 30% drop in doctor visits related to ear infection over the past 15 years. Researchers suggest a decline in smoking by parents might be part of the reason...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 5, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Pollen, allergies signal arrival of springEmail this article to a colleague.
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The longer days and warmer weather are not only a sign that spring has sprung, but also a signal that allergies are in full bloom. Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine have a few tips on how to get through the season. "As the weather gets warmer and humid we see increasing levels of tree pollen, followed by grass pollen and to some degree mold spores later in the season," said Dr. Madhu Narra, assistant professor of medicine in the section of allergy, immunology and rheumatology at Baylor College of Medicine. Common symptoms The most common symptoms include runny (clear watery), itchy nose and eyes, sneezing, st...
Source: Baylor College of Medicine News - March 3, 2011 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
News From Annals Of Internal MedicineEmail this article to a colleague.
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1. Initial Treatment with Oral Steroids May Improve Symptoms of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Polyposis Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), or inflammation of the lining of the nose and sinuses, affects 32 million Americans. About five percent of patients with CRS also develop nasal polyps that can exacerbate symptoms of blocked nasal passages, facial pain, and reduced ability to smell. While topical steroids have proven effective at reducing symptoms, relapses are common, and patients are often referred to an otolaryngologist where oral steroids are then administered...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 1, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Polyposis May Respond Well To Initial Oral Steroid TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thirty-two million Americans are affected by inflammation of the lining of the nose and sinuses, or chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), researchers wrote today in an article published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Approximately 1 in every 5 of them develop nasal polyps that can exacerbate symptoms of blocked nasal passages, facial pain, and reduced ability to smell. While topical steroids have proven effective at reducing symptoms, relapses are common, and patients are often referred to an otolaryngologist where oral steroids are then administered...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 28, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Bausch + Lomb Introduces the Putterman Consecutive CDCR SetEmail this article to a colleague.
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ALISO VIEJO, CA--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) - Bausch & Lomb Instruments for Ophthalmology, Ear, Nose, Throat and Plastic Surgery announced the launch of the Putterman Consecutive Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy Set in the United States. Design... Devices, OphthalmologyBausch & Lomb, CDCR, Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - February 24, 2011 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New Cochrane review on Surgical interventions for the early management of Bell's palsyEmail this article to a colleague.
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23/02/11 The Cochrane Library Issue 2, 2011
Source: NLH Specialist Library for ENT and Audiology Latest News - February 23, 2011 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: news
Fibrocell Science, Inc. Announces Positive Results Of Its Pilot Study For Treatment Of Vocal Fold Scarring With FibroblastsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fibrocell Science, Inc. (OTCBB:FCSC), a biotechnology company focused on the development of autologous (personalized) cell therapies for aesthetic, medical and scientific applications, announced today publication of results of a five-patient pilot study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of autologous fibroblasts to treat vocal fold scarring in The Laryngoscope, a peer reviewed scientific journal. The study was conducted by Dinesh K. Chhetri, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 20, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
New thinking on meningitis vaccinesEmail this article to a colleague.
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This scientific research used protein screening to identify which pneumococcal bacteria proteins elicit an immune response from mice that have already been exposed to Streptococcus pneumoniae, and hence which pneumococcal proteins would be the most appropriate to trial in a vaccine. Traditional conjugate vaccines use fragments of sugar from the bacterial surface, but as different strains of bacteria tend to possess certain common proteins, it is hoped that such a vaccine would lead to wider immunity.
After this research identified key proteins, the findings were then explored through animal testing. These identi...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 17, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Source Type: news
U.S. Marshals Seize Auralgan Otic SolutionEmail this article to a colleague.
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U.S. Marshals, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday, seized all lots of Auralgan Otic Solution, a prescription drug used to treat pain and inflammation associated with ear infections, from Integrated Commercialization Solutions Inc. (ICS) in Brooks, Ky. Auralgan is manufactured for Deston Therapeutics, located in Chapel Hill, N.C., and is warehoused at ICS. Deston's sale of the product in the United States violates federal law because the product does not have FDA approval and its labeling does not include adequate directions for use...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 17, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Factors influencing help seeking and hearing aid uptake and hearing aid use and satisfaction with hearing aidsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Authors' conclusions: Whereas research of the last 28 years yielded valuable information regarding relevant and irrelevant factors in hearing aid health care, there are still many relevant issues that have never been investigated in controlled studies.
Source: NLH Specialist Library for ENT and Audiology Latest Content - February 16, 2011 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: news
Recombinant human thyrotropin aided radioiodine treatment for residual or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Authors' conclusions
Results from four randomised controlled clinical trials suggest that rhTSH is as effective as THW on iodine-131 thyroid remnant ablation, with limited data on significant benefits in decreased whole body radiation exposure and health-related quality of life. It is still uncertain whether lower iodine-131 doses (1110 MBq or 1850 MBq versus 3700 MBq) are equally effective for remnant ablation under rhTSH stimulation. Randomised controlled clinical trials are needed to guide treatment selection for metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer.
Source: NLH Specialist Library for ENT and Audiology Latest Content - February 16, 2011 Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: news
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy versus nasogastric tube feeding for adults with swallowing disturbancesEmail this article to a colleague.
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PEG was associated to a lower probability of intervention failure, suggesting the endoscopic procedure is more effective and safe as compared to NGT. There is no significant difference of mortality rates between comparison groups, and pneumonia irrespective of underlying disease (medical diagnosis). Future studies should include previously planned and executed follow-up periods, the gastrostomy technique, and the experience of the professionals to allow more detailed subgroup analysis.
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Lateral X-ray view of the skull for the diagnosis of adenoid hypertrophyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Authors' conclusions: Despite such limitations, the majority of the resultant data indicates that lateral X-rays might be considered somewhat useful, even though it could not be clearly demonstrated. Future research should then adhere to greater methodological rigor, in order to investigate the significance of radiographies as a screening test.
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The role of facial palsy in staging squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone and external auditory canalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Authors' conclusions: This pooled-data survival analysis for SCC of the EAC demonstrates that facial nerve involvement is associated with a poor outcome and that the survival outcomes for subjects with facial palsy more closely parallel the survival curves of advanced stage T4 disease. Disease with facial palsy should be classified as stage T4, in accordance with the PITT-2000 system.
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