Dykewicz MS, Hamilos DL; Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI) 125 (2 Suppl 2), S103-15 (Feb 2010) Tags: Allergies Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed | Get Full Text Rhinitis and sinusitis are among the most common medical conditions and are frequently associated. In Western societies an estimated 10% to 25% of the population have allergic rhinitis, with 30 to 60 m...
Morris PS, Gadil G, McCallum GB, Wilson CA, Smith-Vaughan HC, Torzillo P, Leach AJ. Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, NT, Australia. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical effectiveness of single-dose azithromycin treatment with 7 days of amoxycillin treatment among Aboriginal children with acute otitis media (AOM) in rural and remote communities in the Nort...
Varghese M, Glaum MC, Lockey RF; Clinical and Experimental Allergy 40 (3), 381-4 (Mar 2010) Tags: Allergies Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed | Get Full Text Background: Rhinitis is characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nose and can be divided into two categories, allergic and non-allergic. Drug-induced is a type of non-allergic rhinitis. Objective ...
Ekbom DC, Garrett CG, Yung KC, Johnson FL, Billante CR, Zealear DL, Courey MS. Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Abstract OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Review of clinical experience and results using botulinum toxin type A (BTX) for the management of adult patients with respiratory compromise due to new onset bilateral vocal fold motion impairme...
Published: Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 00:50 in Health & Medicine Taking medications to treat insomnia and anxiety increases mortality risk by 36%, according to a study conducted by Geneviève Belleville, a professor at Université Laval's School of Psychology. The details of this study are published in the latest edition of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Dr. Belleville ar...
Soyka MB, Rufibach K, Huber A, Holzmann D; The Laryngoscope (Oct 2009) Tags: acetylsalicylic acid Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed | Get Full Text OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS:: Epistaxis represents a very common emergency in any ear, nose, and throat (ENT) department around the world. Despite other risk factors, acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) contributes to nosebleeds by its intrinsic...
Jalali MM, Kousha A, Naghavi SE, Soleimani R, Banan R; Medical Science Monitor 15 (11), PI55-60 (Nov 2009) Tags: alprazolam Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed | Free Full Text BACKGROUND: Tinnitus remains a phenomenon with an unknown pathophysiology and for which few therapeutic measures are available. To date there has been insufficient evidence to support the use of al...
Gauthier M, Chevalier I, Gouin S, Lamarre V, Abela A; Pediatric Emergency Care (Oct 2009) Tags: amoxicillinceftriaxoneOtitis Media Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed | Get Full Text OBJECTIVE:: To determine the effect of a clinical practice guideline (CPG) on the use of ceftriaxone for the treatment of refractory acute otitis media (AOM) at a tertiary care pediatric hosp...
Kara E, Cetik F, Tarkan O, Sürmelioglu O; European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (Oct 2009) Tags: dexamethasonemethylprednisolone Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed | Get Full Text Steroids are the only proven drugs in the treatment for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. In the recent studies, it has been suggested that, steroids delivered through the intra...
Moolenburgh SE, McLennan L, Levendag PC, Munte K, Scholtemeijer M, Hofer SO, Mureau MA. 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus University, Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2Division of Plastic Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 3Department of Radiation-Oncology, Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Rotterdam, The Netherl...