News tagged with chronic ear

Infections in childhood linked to high risk of ischemic stroke

Common infections in children pose a high risk of ischemic stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mexico enacts rules against 'miracle cure' ads

(AP) -- Mexico enacted tough new rules Thursday to ban advertising of "miracle cures" for weight loss, sagging body parts and more serious illnesses like prostate ailments, chronic fatigue and even cancer.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New understanding of chronic otitis media may inform future treatment

In most children with chronic otitis media, biofilms laden with Haemophilus influenzae cling to the adenoids, while among a similar population suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, that pathogen is usually absent, according ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Changes in taste function related to obesity and chronic ear inflammation

Children with chronic inflammation of the middle ear can experience changes in their sense of taste, and these changes may be related to childhood obesity, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Otolaryngology &# ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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New evidence touch-sensing nerve cells may fuel 'ringing in the ears'

We all know that it can take a little while for our hearing to bounce back after listening to our iPods too loud or attending a raucous concert. But new research at the University of Michigan Health System ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researcher studies hockey and football concussions: Is it time for major changes?

(Medical Xpress) -- Imagine ice hockey without body checking and football with less hitting. What might sound blasphemous to hockey and football fans and players has more support than you may imagine. And ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic mutation leads to cold allergy, immune deficiency and autoimmunity

Investigators at the National Institutes of Health have identified a genetic mutation in three unrelated families that causes a rare immune disorder characterized by excessive and impaired immune function. Symptoms of this ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Two cities, one vast gap in child obesity

Doris Chang limits her three sons' intake of sweets and doesn't feed them any processed or frozen food. At their Manhattan Beach, Calif., home, she monitors the boys' time in front of the television and keeps them busy with ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Use of retail medical clinics rises 10-fold over 2-year period, study finds

Use of retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other retail settings increased 10-fold between 2007 and 2009, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experimental drug clears chronic urinary infections in mice

An experimental treatment for urinary tract infections has easily passed its first test in animals, alleviating weeks-long infections in mice in as little as six hours.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study describes how space flight impacts astronauts' eyes and vision

A new study sponsored by NASA finds that space flights lasting six months or more can cause a spectrum of changes in astronauts' visual systems. Some problems, including blurry vision, appear to persist long after astronauts' ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Potential new treatments for a common childhood hearing disorder

Scientists from the Medical Research Council’s Mammalian Genetics Unit have identified a potential new treatment for ‘glue ear’ – a common inflammatory condition in children that can cause temporary, but ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Immune cell plays dual role in allergic skin disease

(Medical Xpress) -- An immune cell involved in initiating the symptoms of an allergic skin reaction may play an equally, or perhaps more important, role in suppressing the reaction once it becomes chronic. This finding in ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New method to diagnose sinusitis could reduce use of antibiotics

A new method of diagnosing sinusitis is presented in a new thesis from Lund University. The results offer the potential to reduce the use of antibiotics and the costs of the disease to society.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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