Search results for nasal passages
Study: Flu shot better than nasal spray in adults
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A flu shot is 50 percent more effective than nasal spray vaccine in preventing seasonal influenza in healthy adults, a new University of Michigan study shows.
Long-term bouts with hay fever worsen ability to breathe through your nose
Jun 01, 2008 |
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New evidence for the first time suggests that people suffering from hay fever (allergic rhinitis) will over time experience a progressive worsening of their nasal passage functioning, depending on how long they have the disorder, ...
Brain structure provides key to unraveling function of bizarre dinosaur crests
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 16, 2008 |
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Paleontologists have long debated the function of the strange, bony crests on the heads of the duck-billed dinosaurs known as lambeosaurs. The structures contain incredibly long, convoluted nasal passages ...
Imaging tests identify role of allergies in chronic sinus disease
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Exposing patients with chronic sinus disease to allergens and then obtaining repeated images by X-ray or ultrasound reveals that nasal allergies may be involved in some cases of chronic sinus disease, according to a report ...
Researchers track down protein responsible for chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps
Nov 23, 2009 |
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A protein known to stimulate blood vessel growth has now been found to be responsible for the cell overgrowth in the development of polyps that characterize one of the most severe forms of sinusitis, a study by Johns Hopkins ...
CT scans reveal that dinosaurs were airheads
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Paleontologists have long known that dinosaurs had tiny brains, but they had no idea the beasts were such airheads.
Study finds technique for nasal obstruction helps patients breathe easier
May 19, 2008 |
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Z-plasty, a minimally invasive surgical technique to treat internal nasal valve collapse, showed significant improvement in relieving nasal obstruction with less recovery time compared to more traditional open rhinoplasty, ...
Nasal Spray May End Dental Needle Injections for Upper Teeth Repair
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A nasal spray shown to numb the upper jaw is set to be tested in an FDA Phase 3 trial, which will assess the spray's effectiveness compared to the current "gold standard" treatment -- painful anesthesia injections.
Getting less sleep associated with lower resistance to colds
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Individuals who get less than seven hours of sleep per night appear about three times as likely to develop respiratory illness following exposure to a cold virus as those who sleep eight hours or more, according to a report ...
Nasal swine flu vaccine recalled over potency
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Drugmaker Medimmune is recalling nearly 5 million doses of swine flu vaccine because the nasal spray appears to lose strength over time.
CDC: First swine flu vaccines may be nasal spray
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The first doses of swine flu vaccine may all be the nasal spray version, government health officials said Friday.
Sinus problems are treated well with safe, inexpensive treatment
Nov 19, 2007 |
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An inexpensive, safe and easy treatment is an effective method for treating chronic nasal and sinus symptoms – more effective, in fact, than commonly used saline sprays, according to a new study from University of Michigan ...
Saline nasal wash helps improve children's cold symptoms
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Jan 21, 2008 |
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A saline nasal wash solution made from processed seawater appears to improve nasal symptoms and may help prevent the recurrence of respiratory infections when used by children with the common cold, according to a report in ...
Nasal surgery helps transsexuals
Sep 20, 2007 |
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British scientists say transsexuals undergoing male-to-female gender reassignment report satisfaction with surgery to create a more feminine-appearing nose.
Ind., Tenn. to begin swine flu vaccinations
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Indiana and Tennessee are among the first states that will vaccinate people against the swine flu.
