Medical research
How researchers assess whether medications work
Ear infections, or "otitis media," can cause of a lot of pain and discomfort in youngsters. In some children, persistent infections result in hearing loss.
Dec 10, 2018
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Medical research
Macaque trials offer hope in pneumonia vaccine development
The global impact of the coronavirus pandemic has ignited a renewed focus on emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University are making great strides in combating pneumococcal pneumonia, ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Medications
Antibiotic use in remote communities contributing to the burden of disease
A study of antibiotic prescription rates for Aboriginal children in remote communities in the Northern Territory (NT) has identified high rates of infections and antibiotic use in these communities.
May 21, 2020
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Biomedical technology
Researchers develop a new technique to treat middle ear infections
Middle ear infections, also known as otitis media, affect more than 80% of the children in the U.S. In a new study, researchers have designed a miniaturized 3D-printed device to inactivate Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common ...
Jun 29, 2021
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Surgery
Ciprofloxacin plus fluocinolone more effective for peds AOMT
(HealthDay)—For children with acute otitis media with tympanostomy tubes (AOMT), ciprofloxacin plus fluocinolone is more effective than ciprofloxacin or fluocinolone alone, according to a study published online Dec. 22 ...
Dec 28, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Histopathology not needed with tympanomastoidectomy
(HealthDay)—The clinical utility of histopathologic evaluation of cholesteatoma cysts is low in patients undergoing tympanomastoidectomy for chronic otitis media, according to research published online July 9 in The Laryngoscope.
Jul 30, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A spike in ear infections this summer after COVID-19 restrictions lifted is explained
Ear pain is one of the most common reasons that young children go to the doctor, and acute otitis media—which means "middle ear infection"—is the most frequent cause for the use of antibiotics in children under 5 years ...
Sep 21, 2021
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Pediatrics
Researchers find ear infections down, thanks to vaccine
Otitis media, more commonly known as ear infection, is the leading cause of pediatric health care visits and the most frequent reason children are prescribed antibiotics or undergo surgery. Researchers from the University ...
Nov 25, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Levels of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in England estimated to be 20%
Research published by Public Health England (PHE) estimates that at least 20% of all antibiotic prescriptions written in primary care in England are inappropriate. This implies that antibiotic prescribing nationally should ...
Feb 27, 2018
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Genetics
Gene found that raises risk of childhood ear infections
Researchers have discovered a gene region that raises the risk a child will have a middle ear infection, known to doctors as acute otitis media (AOM)—and known to parents as one reason for a screaming, unhappy preschooler. ...
Oct 4, 2016
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