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Study provides insight on a common heart rhythm disorder
Oct 07, 2008 |
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University of Iowa researchers and colleagues in France have identified a gene variant that causes a potentially fatal human heart rhythm disorder called sinus node disease. Also known as "sick sinus syndrome," the disease ...
Sinusitis patients have pain similar to the elderly and people with arthritis
Sep 22, 2008 |
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A new analysis led by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center suggests many patients with sinusitis have aches and pains similar in severity to people in their 80s and those with arthritis or depression. The study ...
Endoscopic surgery effectively relieves sinusitis symptoms; large pooled study
May 01, 2009 |
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Endoscopic sinus surgery can significantly relieve symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis - inflammation of the sinus cavities - according to a research team, led by a Georgetown physician, which conducted the first large-scale ...
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 ...
Sinus infections may be a factor in toxic shock syndrome in children
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Rhinosinusitis (infection and inflammation in the sinus passages surrounding the nose) appears to be a primary factor in about one-fifth of toxic shock syndrome cases in children, according to a report in the June issue of ...
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 ...
Combination drug taken early relieves migraine symptoms
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 07, 2008 |
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A combination drug taken within an hour after the start of a migraine is effective in relieving symptoms, according to research published in the July 8, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...
Vaccines have not curbed rate of ear infection complications
Oct 07, 2009 |
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The introduction of pneumococcal vaccines for treating otitis media in children has not prevented complications from occurring, according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck ...
New procedure claims to treat sinusitis
May 04, 2006 |
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A non-surgical procedure offered by a California firm is seen by some doctors as a breakthrough for treating sinusitis but other experts are not so sure.
Lessening medication for atrial fibrillation does not reduce side effects
Oct 14, 2008 |
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Reducing how often a patient receives amiodarone, a medication used for suppressing atrial fibrillation (irregular heart beat) but which causes side effects, did not decrease the overall amount of amiodarone-related and heart ...
The Mars Journal Publishes Its First Papers
Dec 15, 2005 |
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The Mars Journal, a new peer-reviewed online open-access scholarly journal, has published its first two papers. The first paper is a 4-page editorial entitled "The Mars Journal" by David A. Paige of the Dept. of Earth and ...
Some common treatments for sinus infections may not be effective
Dec 04, 2007 |
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A comparison of common treatments for acute sinusitis that included an antibiotic and a topical steroid found neither more effective than placebo, according to a study in the December 5 issue of JAMA.
Potential Blood Test for Chronic Sinusitis Identified
Apr 14, 2008 |
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A protein profile has been identified in the blood of chronic sinusitis sufferers that may enable physicians to objectively diagnosis and treat the disease, researchers say.
'Stuffy nose' mouse: A promise to help treat 31 million with sinusitis
Jul 23, 2008 |
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Mice with inflamed nasal tissue being tested at a Johns Hopkins laboratory may be unable to tell if something smells bad or good, but their sensory deficit is nothing to turn up a nose at.
Prolonged fasting increases risk of rare type of stroke
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Fasting during the month of Ramadan raises the risk of a rare type of stroke, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 60th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Chicago, April 12–19, 2008.
