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Medical : Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in head and neck cancer
Martin M, Demez P, Moreau P, Devillers D, Piret P, Sautois B. Service d'Oncologie Médicale, CHU de Liège, Belgique. Abstract Head and neck cancer represent 5% of all cancer and is often diagnosed at advanced stage. Treatment requires a multidisciplinary approach and relies on surgery, radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. In locally advanced disease, chemotherapy has been show...
Medical : Vasomotor rhinitis
Pattanaik D, Lieberman P; Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 10 (2), 84-91 (Mar 2010) Tags: azelastine Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed | Get Full Text Vasomotor rhinitis is a common disorder that is seen routinely in allergy practice. It affects millions of Americans and results in significant morbidity. The pathophysiology of this complex heterogeneous disorder is un...
Medical : Microvascular decompression for tinnitus: significant improvement for tinnitus intensity without improvement for distress. A 4-year limit
De Ridder D, Vanneste S, Adriaenssens I, Lee AP, Plazier M, Menovsky T, van der Loo E, Van de Heyning P, Møller A; Neurosurgery 66 (4), 656-60 (Apr 2010) Tags: Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed | Get Full Text OBJECTIVE: Microvascular compressions of the cochlear nerve can lead to tinnitus. The tinnitus initially is related to nonsynchronous signal transmission ...
Medical : Smoking During Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancers Linked to Poorer Outcomes
Tags: Head and Neck Cancer Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This SACRAMENTO, Cali -- April 29, 2010 -- Smokers who don't quit smoking before radiation therapy for throat, mouth, and other head and neck cancers fair significantly worse than those who do, according to a study published online April 24 in the Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics. Allen Chen, MD, Department ...
Medical : Management of recurrent laryngeal sensory neuropathic symptoms
Norris BK, Schweinfurth JM; Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 119 (3), 188-91 (Mar 2010) Tags: amitriptylinegabapentin Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed | Get Full Text OBJECTIVES: We identify management strategies for the treatment of upper respiratory tract symptoms stemming from dysfunction of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. METHODS: We present a retrospective c...
Medical : Is there a role for leukotriene antagonists in the prevention of recurrent nasal polyps?
Rasp G; Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology 10 (3), 200-5 (Jun 2010) Tags: Allergies Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed | Get Full Text PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this review is to provide the current available data for leukotriene receptor antagonists in the treatment of nasal polyps, the use in the postoperative therapy single or as an add-on to standard tr...
Medical : Congestion and sleep impairment in allergic rhinitis
Craig TJ, Sherkat A, Safaee S; Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 10 (2), 113-21 (Mar 2010) Tags: AllergiesmontelukastSleep Disorders / Apnoea Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed | Get Full Text Allergic rhinitis is a prevalent disease in developed nations, and its prevalence has been increasing throughout the world. Nasal congestion is the most common and bothersome symp...
Medical : Assessment of the antiobstructive effect of fexofenadine on nasal allergy challenge in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis
Mösges R, Lehmacher W, Pasch N, Vent J; Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology 27 (4), 181-90 (Dec 2009) Tags: Allergiesfexofenadine Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed The oral administration of fexofenadine 120 mg daily is a common treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). It reduces the H1 receptor-mediated symptoms, such as sneezing, pruritus, and n...
Medical : Reconstruction of nasal defect with the composite expanded forehead flap
Vikšraitis S, Maslauskas K, Bagdonas R; Medicina (Lithuanian) 46 (1), 34-37 (2010) Tags: Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed Nasal tip and septal perforations may lead to significant upper airway problems as well as disturbing esthetic changes in the external contour of the nose. Nasal defects impede normal social contact and create great self-identity problems fo...
Medical : Demonstration of the Analgesic Efficacy and Dose-Response of Acetylsalicylic Acid With Pseudoephedrine
Voelker M, Schachtel BP, Sanner KM, Gagney D, Bey M, Schachtel EJ, Becka M; Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (Mar 2010) Tags: acetylsalicylic acidparacetamolpseudoephedrine Read/Add Comments | Email This | Print This | PubMed | Get Full Text To determine acute analgesia by acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) when combined with pseudoephedrine (PSE) in patients with upper respiratory tract infection (URT...
