Comparative Effects of Two Oral Appliances on Upper Airway Structure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. These two devices were compared in this recent Sleep journal study published April 2011. The paper points out the growing evidence toward adopting oral appliance therapy for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. In this paper the authors reviewed the airway […]
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A new patented genetic test seeks to reduce the number of unnecessary thyroid surgeries. Veracyte is a company that has a patent on Afirma, a genetic testing tool that extracts genetic information from thyroid needle biopsies and compares it to a database of known thyroid cancer-associated genetic mutations. Statistical rigor is applied and the specimen […]
Exactly when to visit your doctor with cold symptoms can be puzzling. Every week I see patients that can’t seem to wait to come in to let me know they have “been sick for three days”, whereas others “have been fighting this for 3 months” before they seek care. A recent study in the Journal […]
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association disputes benefit provided by antibiotics for sinus infections. In this study patients were randomly given a placebo pill or amoxicillin (a basic first-line antibiotic for sinus infections) for 10 days. They found that there was no difference in symptom improvement at day 3 […]
Bacon — a New Cure for Nosebleeds – ABC News. Wow, crazy. This will do doubt spur a little device/pharma development. While you’re feeling porcine, check out the Iberian’s Pig’s Bacon-infused Old Fashioned.
The latest Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG 9501/Phase III) seems to be a step closer to sorting out just when and who chemo really helps in the treatment of squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. There are several tumor characteristics that we consider “high risk” for recurrence in head and neck cancer. To […]
via Medical News: Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Second Neti Pot User – in Infectious Disease, Infection Control from MedPage Today. Wow! Louisiana State officials are announcing they have linked a second death from amoebic meningitis to the use of the Neti Pot. This is a terrible 100% fatal form of meningitis that happens when a particular amoeba, […]
Q&A: My three year-old son gets ear infections every fall and spring. Does he need to get ear tubes? -T. in Georgia Thanks, T. Constantly battling with ear infections can take a toll on you as well as your child. We place tubes usually for two separate reasons: #1 fluid behind the eardrum that does […]
Why fingernails-on-a-chalkboard is the worst sound in the world By Melissa Dahl Screeeeeeeech. Even imagining the sound of a person’s fingernails scraping down a chalkboard is tortuous. Now, new research helps suggest why the noise is such a special kind of awful. The frequency of the screechy, scratchy sound ranges between 2000 Hz and 4000 — […]
A change in smelling ability (the sense of “olfaction”) is known as anosmia or parosmia. It is of course very common with the cold, flu, or sinusitis, but can be a real burden if the loss of smell sticks around afterwards. The most common reason for anosmia is swelling in the top of the nasal […]