http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Has a summer cold or mold allergy stuffed up your nose and dampened your sense of smell? We take it for granted that once our nostrils clear, our sniffers will dependably rebound and alert us to a lurking neighborhood skunk or a caramel corn shop ahead. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-skunk-cold-brain-stuffed-nose.html Neuroscience Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:00:17 EST news263919216 (HealthDay) -- Emily Kloser wasn't too concerned when her son's doctor first told her he had signs that pointed to a future with allergies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-colorado-family-allergies.html Health Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:30:01 EST news263212247 Australian researchers have developed a breath test using an electronic nose to help diagnose malignant mesothelioma in its early stages, a potentially life-saving move. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-e-nose-malignant-mesothelioma.html Cancer Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:40:02 EST news263114987 (HealthDay) -- Got a weird ache or pain? A rash that's hung around too long? With the wealth of information now available at the click of a mouse, it's common to search the Web to figure out what may be wrong with you. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-symptom-experts-self-diagnosis-web.html Health Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:30:16 EST news262621803 Babies who spend time around pet dogs have fewer ear infections and respiratory ailments than those whose homes are animal-free, said a study released on Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-dogs-babies-infections.html Pediatrics Mon, 09 Jul 2012 04:40:02 EST news261026927 A study of the microbiome of the human nose provides clues to the cause of a chronic sinus condition and potential strategy for a cure. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco report their findings today at the 2012 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-microbiome-analysis-chronic-sinus-condition.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:00:13 EST news259249561 (HealthDay) -- Corticosteroid nasal sprays apparently are not a silver bullet when it comes to symptom relief for acute sinusitis patients, a new review suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-steroid-nasal-small-benefit-sinusitis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 15 May 2012 11:21:43 EST news256299674 Itchy eyes. Scratchy throat. Runny nose. They’re all symptoms of seasonal allergies, which will wreak havoc on people this spring. Northeastern University news office asked Karen Horbowicz, an assistant clinical professor in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences’ School of Pharmacy, to discuss what causes seasonal allergies, whether the mild winter will affect allergy season and how people can reduce their chances of suffering. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-seasonal-allergies.html Inflammatory disorders Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:00:01 EST news252056738 Hay fever (runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes) is caused by an allergy to pollen, and most commonly to grass pollen. These tiny grains bring misery to sufferers through spring and summer and pollen levels are often included as part of weather reports to help sufferers prepare. However new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Clinical and Translational Allergy shows that, regardless of medication and other allergies, for the same grass pollen levels, hay fever symptoms are worse in the first half of the season than later on. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-ready-hay-fever-worse.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:27:40 EST news243664037 University of California, Berkeley, neuroscientists have discovered a genetic trigger that makes the nose renew its smell sensors, providing hope for new therapies for people who have lost their sense of smell due to trauma or old age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-neuroscientists-genetic-trigger-stem-cells.html Neuroscience Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:29:07 EST news242483333 A German team has developed a completely new non-invasive method to identify heart failure. It consists of an "electronic nose" which could make the "smelling" of heart failure possible. The projet was presented at the ESC Congress 2011 today. "The early detection of chronic heart failure (CHF) through periodical screening facilitates early treatment application" said investigator Vasileios Kechagias from the University Hospital Jena. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-heart-failure-electronic-nose.html Cardiology Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:20:24 EST news233835606 A new study of foot-and-mouth disease shows that cattle afflicted with the virus are only infectious for a brief window of time -- about half as long as previously thought. This finding suggests that the controversial control measures used to halt the disease's spread, such as killing large numbers of livestock, could be reduced. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-reveals-livestock-transmit-foot-and-mouth-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 05 May 2011 14:10:01 EST news223821729 (PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Hossam Haick of the Israel Institute of Technology, at Technion, and his team have built an artificial nose which is capable of detecting molecules in human breath that signal the presence of head and neck cancers in people. In a paper published in the British Journal of Cancer, Haick describes how he and his colleagues set to work on coming up with a device that could mimic the ability that dogs have demonstrated in detecting certain types of cancers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-israeli-artificial-device-capable-cancer.html Medical research Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:31:58 EST news222600657