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Thyroid Surgery And Voice Outcomes
The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation on Tuesday published a new Clinical Practice Guideline on "Improving Voice Outcomes after Thyroid Surgery" to recognize the importance of the patient's voice and the potential impact thyroid surgery can have on it. "Thyroid surgery rates have tripled over the last three decades," said Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD, guideline chair... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Can Oral Sex Cause Throat Cancer?
Michael Douglas was diagnosed with throat cancer (oropharyngeal cancer) three years ago. He initially said it was caused by years of heavy smoking, alcohol abuse and stress. However, he recently told The Guardian newspaper that it was caused by oral sex (cunnilingus). In an Interview with Guardian reporter, Xan Brooks, Douglas said that his type of cancer was caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) "which actually comes from cunnilingus"... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Seeking A Less Toxic Radiation Treatment For HPV-Positive Oropharynx Cancer
Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center and other institutions have completed a phase II clinical trial that may help identify those patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer who do not require the full radiation dose given in a standard regimen of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT). Preliminary findings were presented by Shanthi Marur, first author on the study and an oncologist at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Updated for the 2014 edition of CMDT: Chapter 8. Ear, Nose, & Throat Disorders
No Abstract (Source: AccessMedicine Updates)
Source: AccessMedicine Updates - May 23, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: news

Sleep Apnea Symptoms In Childhood Treated By Early Removal Of Adenoids And Tonsils
Adenotonsillectomy, or the removal of the adenoids and tonsils, is performed 500,000 times a year in the United States, often as a treatment for children with obstructive sleep apnea. However, the procedure's ability to improve a child's attention and executive functioning, behavior, sleep apnea symptoms, and quality of life has not been rigorously evaluated until now... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Nigeria: Pupils Benefit From Lagos Schools Health Programme
[This Day]No fewer than 45,155 pupils in 74 public primary schools from 31 local governments and local council development areas of Lagos State have so far benefited from various screening exercises including dental, health, hygiene, ear, nose and throat amongst others under the school health programme within the last one year, the state commissioner for health, Dr. Jide Idris has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 16, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Antibiotic Prescribing Of Acute Rhinosinusitis Vary In United States Ambulatory Settings
Antibiotics for acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) are prescribed frequently - especially for younger adult patients and in primary care settings - despite recent consensus guidelines that discourage antibiotic use in mild cases, according to a study in the May 2013 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. "These variations should be of high relevance to policy makers, patients, and clinicians, with implications for payment for quality," the authors state. The authors set out to identify national variations in using antibiotics to treat ARS... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Patient Receives Innovative New Hearing Implant
A patient from Edinburgh has become the first person in the UK to receive a breakthrough procedure to treat hearing loss. NHS Lothian carried out the first specialist Bonebridge implant in December 2012 at the Lauriston Building in Edinburgh. The innovative device is fitted within the ear and is used when a patient is unable to have a conventional external hearing aid fitted. Alex Bennett, an Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant for NHS Lothian performed the procedure on patient, Brian Hogg... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news

Oral Mucositis Treatment, Gelclair®, Launched In US
The Swiss pharmaceutical Helsinn Group, a leading player in the cancer supportive care arena, have announced that DARA BioSciences, Inc., a U.S. specialty pharmaceutical company focused on oncology and oncology supportive care products, has launched Gelclair(R)into the U.S. market. Gelclair(R) is manufactured by the Helsinn Group and is an FDA-cleared product indicated for the treatment of oral mucositis. Oral mucositis is a painful inflammation and ulceration of the surface of the mouth and throat, which can result from a variety of cancer treatments... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

In Patients With Head And Neck Cancers, New Radiotherapy Approach Reduces Symptoms Of Dry Mouth
Researchers have shown for the first time that it is possible to reduce the distressing symptoms of dry mouth in patients treated with radiotherapy for head and neck cancers if the radiation dose to a salivary gland (called the submandibular gland) on the opposite side to the tumour is kept to the minimum. The largest study yet to show a correlation between radiation doses to the submandibular glands and their output of saliva was presented at the 2nd Forum of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

For Millions Of Americans With Smell Loss Researchers Are Sniffing Out Solutions
Snot. It's not something most of us spend a lot of time thinking about, but, for a team of researchers in Washington, D.C., it's front and center. Robert I. Henkin, founder of the Taste and Smell Clinic in is charmingly self-deprecating. He says with a chuckle that he's often called a "spit and snot doctor," but he knows all too well that for his patients - those who no longer can appreciate the fragrance of fresh-cut grass or the intricacies of an herb-infused sauce - such loss is no laughing matter. "You might think: 'Oh well, you can still hear. You can still see... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Director's Message: Nipping Seasonal Allergies in the Bud
I love this time of year, when trees and flowers are beginning to bloom and when we can say farewell to gray winter days. But as beautiful as spring blossoms are, this time of year can be quite a nuisance for seasonal allergy sufferers. Seasonal allergies affect around 17 million American adults and 7 million children, often bringing on bouts of sneezing, runny nose, coughing, and itchy eyes and throat. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - April 17, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCAM Source Type: news

Time to Talk Tips: 5 Things To Know About Complementary Health Approaches for Seasonal Allergy Relief
Seasonal allergies, also called “hay fever,” are triggered each spring, summer, and fall when trees, weeds, and grasses release pollen into the air. When the pollen ends up in your nose and throat, it can bring on sneezing, runny nose, coughing, and itchy eyes and throat. Pollen counts tend to be the highest early in the morning on warm, dry, breezy days and the lowest during chilly, wet periods. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - April 11, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCAM Source Type: news

Why Does My Nose Run - And Other Common Allergy Questions
Allergies got you down? Wondering how to get relief? Namrata Shidhaye, MD, a family physician at Duke Primary Care Waverly Place, helps sort out the causes and cures for your annoying runny nose. The older I get, the more my nose runs. Can you develop seasonal allergies as an adult that you didn’t have as a child? Yes, adults can develop environmental allergies at any age. Asthma can develop during adulthood as well. A runny nose isn’t always a sign of allergies, though. Older individuals may experience runny nose due to age-related physical changes—some people, as they age, develop overactive tear ducts and nasal ...
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - April 11, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Duke Primary Care Source Type: news

A Promising Drug Can Help Prevent Head And Neck Cancers
Head and neck cancers typically begin in squamous cells that line moist surfaces inside the mouth, nose and throat. Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) is the sixth most common type of cancer in the United States, and it is sometimes preceded by the appearance of changes inside the oral cavity called precancerous lesions. The most common type of change is a white patch known as a leukoplakia. Because it often takes decades for leukoplakias to develop into HNSCC, there is a window of opportunity to recognize and revert precancerous changes, thus preventing this type of cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news

Tonsillectomy Helps Adults Too
Adults who undergo a tonsillectomy have fewer symptoms of pharyngitis, visit their doctors with throat problems less often, and miss work less, researchers from the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, both in Finland, reported in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The researchers wrote that tonsillectomy may help some adults with recurrent or chronic pharyngitis. There are very few studies on the benefits and potential harms regarding adult patients undergoing tonsillectomy, the authors explained... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Could Wind Turbines Be Toxic To The Ear?
Critics argue that wind turbine syndrome is a fictional malady perpetuated by people angered by the wind turbines in their communities. Now ear, nose and throat experts are finally weighing in on whether it could be real.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tonsillectomy In Adults With Severe Recurrent Sore Throats May Benefit Some People
Tonsillectomy may result in fewer severe sore throats and could benefit some adult patients, according to a randomized trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Recurrent severe sore throats result in lost work or school days and frequent use of antibiotics. Researchers from Finland conducted a randomized open trial to determine whether tonsillectomy reduced episodes of severe sore throats (pharyngitis). The trial involved 86 patients, 46 of whom had the procedure and 40 who did not... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Re-Writing The Text Books: 'Evolutionary Glitch' Possible Cause Of Childhood Ear Infections
Researchers at King's College London have uncovered how the human ear is formed, giving clues as to why children are susceptible to infections such as glue ear. The work was funded by the UK Medical Research Council and published in the journal Science. It is estimated that one in five children around the age of two will be affected by glue ear, a build-up of fluid in the middle ear chamber. This part of the ear contains three tiny bones that carry sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Shifting Temps May Prime You For Spring Allergies
WebMD Medical News By Brenda Goodman, MA Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD March 5, 2013 — Spring allergy season is again off to an early start in many parts of the country. And doctors say there are some signs it may be even more miserable than usual this year. Last year was the fourth warmest winter on record, with consistently mild temperatures. That led to record-breaking pollen counts that struck about a month earlier than normal in some places. But this year, many areas got a false spring. Temperatures rose briefly and then dipped again. The swings caused pollen levels to rise, then fall, then rise again. ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mreal197 Tags: WebMD News Source Type: news

Mayo Sinus Clinic Offers Answers to Lingering Congestion, Sinus Problems
Mayo Clinic in Florida has combined the expertise of immunologists and ear, nose, throat specialists into a Sinus Clinic which aims to treat a person's entire respiratory system, including rhinitis and sinusitis, to provide accurate answers to lingering problems. (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 1, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

Mayo Sinus Clinic Offers Answers to Lingering Congestion, Sinus Problems
Mayo Clinic in Florida has combined the expertise of immunologists and ear, nose, throat specialists into a Sinus Clinic which aims to treat a person's entire respiratory system, including rhinitis and sinusitis, to provide accurate answers to lingering problems. (Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville News - March 1, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: news

New Guidelines Released From The AAP Regarding Ear Infections In Kids
Doctors are currently getting updated guidelines on diagnosing and treating the millions of children who are afflicted with middle-ear infections, one of the most standard bacterial illnesses kids encounter and one that is usually treated with antibiotics. In 2004, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) aimed to reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics to prevent antibiotic-resistant bacteria. During that time, they suggested an observational approach was best before deciding to prescribe antibiotics for middle ear infections in kids ranging in age from six months to 12 years... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

'Watchful Waiting' Proves Best for Ear Infections In Kids
Doctors are currently getting updated guidelines on diagnosing and treating the millions of children who are afflicted with middle-ear infections, one of the most standard bacterial illnesses kids encounter and one that is usually treated with antibiotics. In 2004, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) aimed to reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics to prevent antibiotic-resistant bacteria. During that time, they suggested an observational approach was best before deciding to prescribe antibiotics for middle ear infections in kids ranging in age from six months to 12 years... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Intersect ENT Raises $30 Million
Funds to Fuel Commercial Expansion and Development of Next Generation Products for Chronic Sinusitis Sufferers MENLO PARK, Calif.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--Intersect ENT, Inc., an innovator in treatment solutions for ear, nose and throat ... Devices, Venture CapitalIntersect ENT, mini sinus implants, sinusitis (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - February 25, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Artificial Ear Looks, Acts Like A Normal Ear
An artificial ear has been created using 3-D printing and injectable molds that looks and acts like a normal ear. The ear was developed by Cornell biomedical engineers and Weill Cornell Medical College doctors who believe that their invention will be able to help the thousands of children affected by mictrotia, a congenital deformity where the external ear, known as the pinna, is underdeveloped. The research, published in PLOS ONE, demonstrated how 3-D printing and injectable gels, made of living cells, are almost indistinguishable from a regular ear... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Marine Microbe Will Likely Benefit Sufferers Of Chronic Sinusitis
A team of scientists and surgeons from Newcastle are developing a new nasal spray from a marine microbe to help clear chronic sinusitis. They are using an enzyme isolated from a marine bacterium Bacillus licheniformis found on the surface of seaweed which the scientists at Newcastle University were originally researching for the purpose of cleaning the hulls of ships. Publishing in PLOS ONE, they describe how in many cases of chronic sinusitis the bacteria form a biofilm, a slimy protective barrier which can protect them from sprays or antibiotics... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Are you a 'supertaster'?
About a quarter of the population has an especially sensitive sense of taste. What does it mean, and how can you find out if you're one of them?If you're passionate about an art form, be it musical, visual or culinary, it can be galling when others claim to feel your beloved medium more intensely than you. Oh please, you might silently harrumph, you can't prove that. And anyway, I can't hear a note of the Carpenters without my Adam's apple bobbing meaningfully, so bog off.But when it comes to tasting, superior sensitivity can actually be proven. A quick test could reveal you to be what sensory perception scientists refer t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 12, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Amy Fleming Tags: Blogposts guardian.co.uk Food & drink Life and style Food science Source Type: news

Study Finds Evidence Of Mammal That Can Smell In Stereo
Most mammals, including humans, see in stereo and hear in stereo. But whether they can also smell in stereo is the subject of a long-standing scientific controversy. Now, a new study shows definitively that the common mole (Scalopus aquaticus) - the same critter that disrupts the lawns and gardens of homeowners throughout the eastern United States, Canada and Mexico - relies on stereo sniffing to locate its prey. The paper that describes this research, "Stereo and Serial Sniffing Guide Navigation to an Odor Source in a Mammals," was published in the journal Nature Communications... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Westchester County Man Fights Rare Cancer with Proton Therapy
ProCure N.J. Patient Shares Testimonial to Encourage Patient Empowered Care SOMERSET, N.J.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--After months of sinus discomfort, Noel Pagan finally visited an ear, nose and throat specialist that he passed on his da... Devices, OncologyProCure Treatment Centers, proton therapy, proton beam, radiotherapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - February 5, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Severe Headache After Hysterectomy – Sharon’s Story
I had a toal hysterectomy in December 2012, everything went well and I was discharged on three days later. However six days after this I was shopping in the supermarket when I was suddenly struck with a blinding headache. It started on the left side of my head and within minutes it had travelled across my whole forehead. I was sick, the pain was unbareable, I had never experienced anything like it. I took two paracetamol and went to bed in a dark room to sleep it off, after two hours the pain was still ferocious and I was crying and being sick. My husband telephoned the hospital and they admitted me. I had to have an injec...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - February 3, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories headache migraine Source Type: news

Nigeria: Thoughts On National Ear Care Centre Kaduna
[Daily Trust]The WHO African regional office in 1995 observed with concern the increase in the incidence of deafness in some African countries. Therefore, member countries were advised to develop strategies to combat this ailment. The Nigerian government established National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna in 1999 to lead in the diagnosis and treatment of Ear, Nose and Throat diseases in the country, conduct and coordinate researches into the prevalence of deafness in Nigeria and to train manpower for the ENT specialty. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 2, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Medical Experts Urge Vaccine For Boys To Prevent Throat Cancer Epidemic
New charity Throat Cancer Foundation launched today highlights 'ticking timebomb' of HPV which affects over 3,000 people per year in the UK. HPV (Human Papillomavirus) causes 5% of cancers globally and throat cancer is the fastest growing male cancer [1]. A new charity launched today calls for the introduction of a vaccine for boys to prevent an epidemic of throat cancer. The Throat Cancer Foundation will give a voice to those affected by the disease and introduce a 'Gold Standard' of patient care... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Charity calls for boys to get HPV jab
This article was written by Hartwig et al. of Sanofi Pasteur MSD, which is a company specialising in vaccines. (This potential conflict of interest was stated clearly in the article.) The study aimed to look into the burden of HPV-related disease in men in Europe, including genital warts and cancers of the anus, penis and head and neck cancers. The researchers used Eurostat population data, cancer incidence rates published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and prevalence estimates of HPV viruses 6, 11, 16 and 18. This modelling study reported that, every year, 72,694 new cancer cases develop in European...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer QA articles Source Type: news

30 Days to Better Sleep: Stop Smoking and Start Sleeping
<div><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/sleepdisorders/1/9/z/1/-/-/Smoking_Bed.jpg" alt="Getty Images" /></div> <p>You know you should stop smoking. Perhaps it has even been a recent New Year's resolution. There are plenty of reasons to quit smoking, but could improving your sleep be one of them? How does smoking cigarettes affect sleep?</p> <p>In the consideration of sleep, any products that contain nicotine can be lumped together: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookah, and so forth. Nicotine is the key ingredient. Nicotine is what, potentially, can disrupt your sl...
Source: About Sleep Disorders - January 12, 2013 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: news

Centralisation To Fewer Surgeons Results In Better Survival After Oesophageal Cancer Surgery
Patients who undergo surgery for oesophageal cancer have a much greater chance of long term survival if the operation is carried out by a surgeon who has performed this particular operation many times before. This according to a new, large-scale study conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, which is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. In their article, the researchers conclude that oesophageal cancer surgery should be concentrated - or centralised - to fewer surgeons. Surgery is the most widely established curative treatment for oesophageal cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

30 Days to Better Sleep: Avoid Alcohol Near Bedtime
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/sleepdisorders/1/9/7/2/-/-/Woman_Red_Couch.jpg" alt="Getty Images" /></p> <p>With few<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://sleepdisorders.about.com/od/sleepdisorderstreatment/a/Sleeping-Pills-Overview.htm"> sleeping pill</a> options historically, difficulty falling asleep has been helped with home remedies, including a shot of alcohol. These "nightcaps" seem to make it easier to fall asleep, but with a better understanding of the effects, they are now discouraged. It seems to be a contradiction: alcohol makes...
Source: About Sleep Disorders - January 10, 2013 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: news

Stuck In The Throat
It is a well known fact that children often swallow things. Children aged 6 months to 6 years are most often affected, but even adults sometimes end up with a foreign body stuck in their throats - and not only there. Peter Ambe, Dusseldorf University Hospital, and his coauthors review this clinical problem in this issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2012; 109(50): 869-75). Adults ingest foreign bodies mostly with their food. The most commonly swallowed objects are fish bones and chicken bones... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Dealing With Foreign Items Stuck In The Throat
It is a well known fact that children often swallow things. Children aged 6 months to 6 years are most often affected, but even adults sometimes end up with a foreign body stuck in their throats - and not only there. Peter Ambe, Dusseldorf University Hospital, and his coauthors review this clinical problem in this issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2012; 109(50): 869-75). Adults ingest foreign bodies mostly with their food. The most commonly swallowed objects are fish bones and chicken bones... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Dealing with Strep Throat
People who feel fine at one moment, then suddenly experience a throat that is sore, run a high fever, and find that all of their energy has vanished and feel very ill may have strep-throat. "Strep," stands for, "Streptococcus Pyrogenes," a common strain of bacteria that has the ability to live in a person's nose and throat for months at a time without causing them any harm. Tests have demonstrated that approximately 20% of people during winter months have the strep bug living in their mouths, nose, or throats without experiencing any symptoms whatsoever. These people are referred to as, "carriers," and do not spread strep ...
Source: Disabled World - December 30, 2012 Category: Disability Tags: Influenza Colds and Flu Source Type: news

'Little point taking antibiotics for coughs'
Conclusion This large international trial provides convincing evidence that for most patients with an uncomplicated, acute cough where pneumonia is not suspected, antibiotics do not shorten how long symptoms last or their severity. Antibiotics did reduce the risk of new or worsening symptoms. However, as the researchers point out, 30 people needed to be treated with amoxicillin to prevent just one case of new or worsening symptoms. This is called the ‘number needed to treat’ and is a useful way for researchers to compare the effectiveness of treatments. This ‘number needed to treat’ of 30 has to be balanced against...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Medical practice Source Type: news

Experts Discover Why Rudolph's Nose Is Red
Researchers solve the age-old mystery of why Rudolph has a bright red nose Rudolph's nose is red because it is richly supplied with red blood cells which help to protect it from freezing and to regulate brain temperature. This superior "nasal microcirculation" is essential for pulling Santa Claus's sleigh under extreme temperatures, reveals a study in the Christmas issue published on bmj.com this week... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Four cups of coffee a day 'halves' mouth cancer risk
Conclusion This large prospective study suggests that the risk of death from oral or pharyngeal cancer is approximately 50% lower in men and women who consume more than four cups of caffeinated coffee a day compared with those who drink no or occasional caffeinated coffee. These associations were independent of gender, smoking status or alcohol use (well established risk factors for oral or pharyngeal cancer) and similar effects were not seen for tea intake. A similar association was suggested for decaffeinated coffee intake but this fell just short of statistical significance, which means it may have been the result of c...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 12, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Food/diet Source Type: news

Clues to Chiari: A family’s search makes all the difference
Ryan At 7 months old, Ryan Murphy of Ulster County, NY, was a full-term, healthy, happy baby. He weighed almost 23 pounds—in the 95th percentile for his age. “Everything was picture perfect until he was around 9 months old,” says his father, Justin. “He was thriving.” But then things changed. Ryan began having difficulties feeding: He began coughing and choking. “Over the next few months, it progressively got worse,” recalls his mother, Kerri. “Then solids became a problem. He would gag, throw up, cough.” But Ryan began losing weight. An ear, nose and throat specialist (ENT) recommended a modified barium...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - December 3, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nancy Fliesler Tags: All posts Diseases & conditions Our patients’ stories Alan Cohen Chiari Malformation neurosurgery our patients' stories Scott Pomeroy Source Type: news

In Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome, Adenotonsillectomy May Help Resolve Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Children with Prader-Willi syndrome may receive relief from sleep disorders after undergoing an adenotonsillectomy, suggests a new study from Nationwide Children's Hospital published in the November print issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. "Patients with Prader-Willi syndrome are at risk for sleep disordered breathing as growth hormone commonly used to treat their condition can cause the tonsils and adenoids to enlarge," said the study's lead author Kris Jatana, MD, FAAP, with Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery at Nationwide Children's... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 23, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Just the tonic...
SOOTHE a sore throat, help clear a stuffy nose or tackle a tickly cough with Covonia Double Impact Lozenges, from £1.35 for a 30g box. Made with traditional ingredients, new Original Sugar Free packs a menthol punch but is kind to teeth. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Should I do more to avoid catching a cold?
Zinc might help, but there's no evidence that vitamin C or echinacea will ward off a cold. Your best bet is to keep washing your hands thoroughlyMost people get between two and five colds a year – hence the term "the common cold". Colds are caused by more than 200 different viruses, all of which result in the familiar runny nose, cough and sneezing. Colds can also give you earache, headaches, a sore throat, muscle aches and mild fever. It can be hard to know whether to stay in bed or struggle on and risk infecting colleagues. And since colds can cause sinusitis and ear infections, could you do more to prevent catchi...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 18, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Luisa Dillner Tags: The Guardian Common cold Medical research Health & wellbeing Society Features Life and style Science Source Type: news

Sensory Substitution Devices Enable The Blind To Read And Recognize Objects With Sounds
Areas of the brain in blind people can learn to process visual input through the use of sound, even after years or perhaps even lifelong blindness, according to new research reported in the November issue of the Cell Press journal Neuron. The findings challenge the common belief that if the visual cortex of the brain is deprived of information in early life, it may never develop functional specialization. "The adult brain is more flexible that we thought," says senior author Prof.... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news

Cancer Survivors With Chronic Dry Mouth Benefit From First Human Gene Therapy Study In Human Salivary Glands
Gene therapy can be performed safely in the human salivary gland, according to scientists at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health. This finding comes from the first-ever safety, or Phase I, clinical study of gene therapy in a human salivary gland. Its results, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, also show that the transferred gene, Aquaporin-1, has great potential to help head and neck cancer survivors who battle with chronic dry mouth... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 6, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news