Deafness After Mumps More Common Than Previously Thought
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April 09, 2009
Hearing loss in children after mumps may be 20 times more common than previously suggested, according to a Japanese report in the March issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ...[read article]
Chronic Cough Improve With Appropriate Therapy
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April 02, 2009
patients suffer from persistent cough and laryngeal dysfunction, now a study confirms, responds to specific therapy underlying cause of the cough,
A report posted in the BMC journal Cough, Dr. Nicole M. Ryan and colleagues point out that laryngeal dysfunction is "increasingly recognized" in chronic persistent cough. Laryngeal dysfunction lead to symptoms such as ...[read article]
Ear Acupuncture Provides Little Pain Relief During Postpartum Surgical Repair
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March 20, 2009
Ear acupuncture is less effective than local anesthetics for pain relief during postpartum surgical repair, according to a report in the March BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ...[read article]
Budesonide Nasal Wash May Be Safe, Effective for Chronic Rhinosinusitis
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March 18, 2009
Budesonide nasal wash may be clinically effective in decreasing symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis without suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, according to the results of an open-label, prospective study reported in the March issue of the Archives of ...[read article]
Management of Streptococcal Pharyngitis Reviewed
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March 12, 2009
Pharyngitis is diagnosed in 11 million patients in U.S. emergency departments and ambulatory settings annually," writes Beth A. Choby, MD, from University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga. "Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS), the most common bacterial etiology, accounts for 15 to 30 percent of cases of acute pharyngitis...[read article]
Feeling Your Words: Hearing With Your Face
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FEB 25, 2009
The movement of facial skin and muscles around the mouth plays an important role not only in the way the sounds of speech are made, but also in the way they are heard according to a study by scientists at Haskins Laboratories, a Yale-affiliated research laboratory...[read article]
Symptom Score Helps Monitor Recovery From Ear Infections
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FEB 24, 2009
A simple 13-point symptom score can help in tracking improvement in infants and toddlers with middle ear infection, or acute otitis media (AOM), reports a study in the January issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published ...[read article]
Sneezing Induced By Sexual Thought
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FEB 22, 2009
A paper in this month's issue of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine highlights an under-reported but possibly not uncommon phenomenon - sneezing in response to sexual excitement.
When Dr Mahmood Bhutta, a specialist registrar in ENT at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, )...[read article]
Acute Sinusitis Diagnosis, Management by Pediatricians
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FEB 22, 2009
Diagnosis and management of acute sinusitis by pediatricians are reviewed in a survey study reported in the February issue of Pediatrics. The survey considered the importance given to various symptoms, the use of sinus imaging, and management of acute sinusitis, including antibiotic choices and contingency prescription use)...[read article]
The European Commission has approved escitalopram oxalate for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder
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FEB 21, 2009
The European Commission has approved escitalopram oxalate for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, and rotigotine transdermal patch for use in combination with levodopa through the deteriorating course of Parkinson's disease. Health Canada has approved orally inhalable zanamivir for the prophylaxis of influenza in patients aged 7 years and older..[read article]
Congenital CMV-Related Hearing Loss Linked to First Trimester Infection
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FEB 20, 2009
The risk of hearing loss due to congenital cytomegalovirus infection is greater when the infection takes place in the first trimester of pregnancy rather than later in the pregnancy, according to findings reported in the December issue of Pediatrics. ...[read article]
Why the Difference in Ototoxicity Between Cisplatin and Oxaliplatin
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FEB 19, 2009
Ototoxicity is a well-recognized adverse effect of cisplatin, resulting in hearing loss and tinnitus. It is often dose-limiting and can hamper optimal cisplatin-based chemotherapy. The related third-generation platinum..[read article]
Study Does Not Find Nasal Insulin To Prevent Diabetes In Children
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FEB 17, 2009
According to an article published early online and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet, type I diabetes was not prevented or delayed by administering insulin (via the nasal cavity) to infants and children whose genetic profiles and presence of autoantibodies put them at a high risk of developing the condition...[read article]
FDA Approves Astepro - Nasal Antihistamine In The Treatment Of Rhinitis
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FEB 10, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Astepro - the new formulation of Astelin. Astepro Nasal Spray is an improvement over the marketed Astelin Nasal Spray and is better tolerated by patients using the new spray. The active...[read article]
Disparities In Head And Neck Cancer Patients Survival Rates
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FEB 08, 2009
A new analysis finds considerable disparities in survival related to race and socio-economic status among patients with head and neck cancer. issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that earlier diagnosis and greater access to treatment...[read article]
