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Inflammation of the sinuses.
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Phase III Clinical Trials of Cethromycin Show Promising Results
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Cethromycin, Advanced Life Sciences’ lead product candidate, is a novel once-a-day antibiotic that recently demonstrated positive phase III results for the treatment of community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Tested in approximately 5,200 human subjects, cethromycin has shown higher in vitro potency and a broader range of activity than macrolides against... more »
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Study: Sinusitis May Increase Risk of H1N1 Flu
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Common infections increase H1N1 risk Updated: Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 6:40 PM EST Published : Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 6:39 PM EST * Stephanie Harris CHESAPEAKE, Va. - When Angela Mefford got the flu last week she followed her doctors orders. "Neither one of us was really too concerned about it... more »
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Sheep bot fly larvae like the sinuses
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Trop Anim Health Prod. 2009 Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print] Oestrus ovis larval myiasis among sheep and goats in Central Oromia, Ethiopia. Alem F, Kumsa B, Degefu H. School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia. A study was conducted to determine the prevalence, larval burden, and... more »
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Nasal Irrigation alternative
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My wife suffers from sinus headaches & nose blocks many times a year. A para nasal x-ray showed that one of her sinuses are considerably smaller than the other or something like that. I read about nasal irigation with Saline/Ringers in this newgroup and the links. My wife is absolutely unwilling to try this - the thought of putting water... more »
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RIGHT NASAL CAVITY SUDDENLY BECOMES SENSITIVE TO WARM AIR
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Have had turbinates removed from right sinus's. Problem is long, begagn in 1993 with a botched sinus surgery, changed physicians in 1996. After three surgeries(30 , the last in 2000(2 turbinates removed) infections became tolerable , but taste and smell never totally returned. In the past 3 yrs. have been bothered(depite monthly... more »
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New results reinforce the link between chitinase and allergies/asthma
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Chitin May Be Responsible for Allergies to Shellfish, Dust, and Mold Researchers at the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered a strong association between chitin and allergy, as well as asthma. The results of these studies have been published this week in an early online version of the journal Nature, with a print... more »
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Non-stop clogged ear for two years.
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Hello. Thanks for reading this. I've had a clogged left year for two years now, and have not had a single day where it went away (not a minute!). If I do a valsava maneuver (breath out through the nose while you hold it) As you can imagine, I am going crazy! I don't remember what it's like to not have... more »
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Good ENT in Minneapolis, MN
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Anyone have suggestions for a good ENT who also treats allergies in the Minneapolis St Paul area of Minnesota? Thanks. --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 091022-0, 10/22/2009 Tested on: 10/23/2009 6:33:35 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. [link]... more »
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study on treatment for biofilms
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I saw my ENT doctor this week, he had just gotten back from the annual meeting of ENT specialists (don't know what they call themselves), and apparenlty someone presented a study on the role biofilms play in chronic sinusitis/infections and how to treat them. I know there has been a lot of discussion on biofilms here, so I'm glad to see it had... more »
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