Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
I've lost my sense of smell: Is it COVID-19?
(HealthDay)—While loss of smell is a symptom of COVID-19, don't panic—there are a variety of other possible causes, one expert says.
Dec 17, 2020
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News tagged with sinus surgery
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AAO-HNSF updated clinical practice guideline: Adult sinusitis
An updated clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published today in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery identifies quality improvement opportunities and ...
Apr 1, 2015
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Cardiology
She was a prime candidate for a heart attack, if only she'd realized it
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News)—Just a few days after Dottie Lewis and her husband, Wayne, returned from vacation to their home in Plymouth, Massachusetts, she started feeling poorly.
May 20, 2022
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Surgery
Non-narcotic pain medication is safe and effective after sinus surgery
Patients who have undergone sinus surgery can safely take an alternative pain medication that does not cause the side effects of narcotics such as fentanyl and Vicodin, a Loyola University Health System study has found.
Mar 23, 2012
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Surgery
Surgery improves quality of life for patients with chronic sinus infection, sleep dysfunction
Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (sinus infection) and obstructive sleep apnea report a poor quality of life, which is substantially improved following endoscopic sinus surgery, according to a study published online by ...
Sep 10, 2015
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Medical research
Insights gained from growing cold-causing virus on sinus tissue
Using sinus tissue removed during surgery at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have managed to grow a recently discovered species of human rhinovirus (HRV), the ...
Apr 10, 2011
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Surgery
UTHealth/Memorial Hermann conduct first sinus surgery in US with augmented reality technology
Sinus surgeons with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center are the first in the United States to use augmented reality technology during minimally invasive ...
Mar 13, 2018
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Immunology
Allergies? Your sneeze is a biological response to the nose's 'blue screen of death'
Who would have thought that our noses and Microsoft Windows' infamous blue screen of death could have something in common? But that's the case being made by a new research report appearing online in The FASEB Journal. Specifically, ...
Jul 31, 2012
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Medical research
Bitter taste receptors regulate the upper respiratory defense system, research shows
A new study from a team of researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Monell Chemical Senses Center, and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, reveals that a person's ability to taste ...
Oct 8, 2012
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Medications
Antibiotics not needed after most sinus surgeries: randomized controlled trial
Antibiotics are not necessary for patients after most routine endoscopic sinus surgeries despite the common practice to prescribe them, according to a team led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.
Jan 6, 2021
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