 Research Shows How Colds Lead to Coughing, Wheezing
 27.03.2012 16:04  23839744 views  0 comments
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TUESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) — The common cold appears to increase the number of “cough receptors& in the airways and makes them more sensitive, which triggers coughing, wheezing and breathlessness, a new study reports.
People with asthma are especially vulnerable to this virus-induced coughing, said the researchers from Queen’s University Belfast. The cough receptors also [...] Read more »
| Antibiotics Useless for Most Sinus Infections, Experts Say
21.03.2012 18:34 23748227 views 0 comments
WEDNESDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) — Most sinus infections are caused by viruses and should not be treated with antibiotics, which target bacteria and are useless against viruses, new expert guidelines state.
About 14 percent (one in seven) of people are diagnosed with a sinus infection each year, and sinus infections remain the fifth leading reason [...] Read more »
| Alternative Medicine May Help Ease Chronic Sinusitis
21.03.2012 15:34 23982524 views 0 comments
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By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
Wednesday, March 21 (HealthDay News) — When used in tandem with standard Western treatments, alternative therapies such as acupuncture, acupressure and dietary changes may spell significant relief for patients battling chronic sinusitis, a new pilot study suggests.
The authors say that their study is the first to explore the potential of combining [...] Read more »
| Certain Beliefs Motivate Health Care Workers to Get Flu Shots
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THURSDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) — The belief that a seasonal flu shot is effective is far more likely to convince health care workers to get vaccinated than reminding them it will help safeguard patients, a new study suggests.
In many developed countries, it’s difficult to persuade frontline health care workers to get seasonal flu vaccinations [...] Read more »
| New Flu Discovered in Guatemalan Fruit Bats
28.02.2012 17:41 23725880 views 0 comments
TUESDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) — A new influenza A virus has been discovered in Guatemalan fruit bats, according to scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Although the bat flu does not currently pose a threat to humans, the CDC team cautioned that more research is needed to determine if the [...] Read more »
| Rapid Flu Tests a Good First Step: Study
27.02.2012 17:49 23713172 views 0 comments
MONDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) — Rapid diagnostic influenza tests provide an accurate diagnosis, and their use during flu season could lead to earlier treatment for patients and help prevent the spread of the illness, two new studies suggest.
The 2012 flu season is just beginning and, despite the late start, is expected to sicken up [...] Read more »
| ‘Bird’ Flu May Be More Common in Humans, But Less Deadly
23.02.2012 20:08 23650667 views 0 comments
By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) — The avian flu, which killed almost 60 percent of those known to be infected, actually struck many more people worldwide but didn’t make them very sick, a new analysis finds.
The actual fatality rate of the H5N1 flu strain, therefore, is probably less than 60 percent considering [...] Read more »
| Flu Shots for Pregnant Moms May Protect Babies
21.02.2012 19:09 23837373 views 0 comments
TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) — Giving flu shots to pregnant women seems to reduce their risk of having a baby that is small for its gestational age, a new study has found.
Babies who are small for their gestational age have an increased risk of health problems and other issues throughout their lives.
The study included [...] Read more »
| Antibiotics No Help for Sinus Infections
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TUESDAY, February 14, 2012 (Health.com) — Roughly 20% of the antibiotic prescriptions written in the United States for adults each year are for sinus infections. That’s an impressive statistic, given that doctors and public health officials have long doubted that antibiotics can successfully treat the condition.
A new study, published this week in the Journal of [...] Read more »
| Antibiotics Don’t Help Most Sinus Infections, Study Finds
14.02.2012 17:06 23399105 views 0 comments
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By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) — Treating a sinus infection with antibiotics doesn’t speed recovery, new research shows.
“We did a randomized clinical trial among adults with a clinical diagnosis of acute sinusitis, and found no benefit from the antibiotic compared to the placebo for the treatment of acute sinusitis,& said study author [...] Read more »
| H1N1 ‘Swine’ Flu Makes a Comeback in Mexico
10.02.2012 15:35 22507254 views 0 comments
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By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — It was just about three years ago that a strange new strain of flu first appeared in Mexico, then spread across the border to the United States and eventually much of the globe.
The H1N1 “swine& flu strain didn’t behave like a “normal& flu, because it proved [...] Read more »
| U.S. Advisers Explain Call to Censor Bird Flu Research
31.01.2012 17:01 22828638 views 0 comments
By Margaret Steele and Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — Concerns that research about a genetically mutated form of bird flu could escape from labs or fall into the hands of bioterrorists led U.S. scientific advisers to ask two prominent journals to withhold key details on the groundbreaking research, the advisers explained Tuesday.
The [...] Read more »
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