Medical research

Research examines chronic sinusitis

According to the National Institutes for Health, chronic sinusitis, also known as chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), affects approximately 14.6% of the United States population and is currently the fifth most common condition ...

Immunology

FDA expands use of asthma med Xolair to treat food allergies

People threatened by accidental exposure to foods they're allergic to may have a new weapon of defense: On Feb. 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the use of the asthma drug Xolair to help prevent anaphylactic ...

Immunology

Verapamil benefits chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

(HealthDay)—For patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), the first-generation inhibitor of epithelial P-glycoprotein (P-gp; an efflux pump that is overexpressed in CRSwNP), verapamil hydrochloride ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Two biomarkers may aid diagnosis of rhinosinusitis

(HealthDay)—Two protein markers may serve as biomarkers for chronic rhinosinusitis, according to a proof-of-principle study published in The Laryngoscope.

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