Surgery

AAO-HNSF: new consensus on balloon dilation of sinuses

(HealthDay)—A clinical consensus statement on balloon dilation of the sinuses has been approved by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Board of Directors and presented at the ...

Oncology & Cancer

Risk of interval colorectal cancers higher among African-Americans

An American Cancer Society study of Medicare enrollees finds the risk for interval colorectal cancers, cancers that develop after a colonoscopy but before the next recommended test, is higher for blacks than whites. The study, ...

Immunology

Serum periostin IDs comorbid chronic rhinosinusitis in asthma

(HealthDay)—For patients with asthma, serum periostin is useful for detecting chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, according to a study published online March 1 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

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