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TikTok Riddled With Misleading Info on Health: Study

THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 – Young people researching health topics on TikTok will find an alarming amount of misinformation on the platform, a new study says. About 44% of TikTok videos related to...

Is It Allergies or Sinusitis? Many Folks Are Misdiagnosed

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – What if you'd been treated for years for a condition, only to find out that you'd long ago been misdiagnosed? That's what's happening to a sizable number of Americans who...

Sinusitis Linked to Increased Risk for Subsequent Rheumatic Disease

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – A history of sinusitis is associated with an increased incidence of rheumatic disease, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in RMD Open. Vanessa L. Kronzer, M.D.,...

What Is Chronic Sinusitis, and How Is it Treated?

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Stuffy, sneezing, miserable: folks plagued by chronic sinusitis know the feeling all too well. Experts at University of Cincinnati Health say it's also an all-too-common...

Treatment Failure Similar for Amoxicillin +/− Clavulanate for Pediatric Acute Sinusitis

THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – There is no difference in the risk for treatment failure for outpatient children with acute sinusitis treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate compared with amoxicillin,...

Antibiotics Show Little Benefit in Children Without Nasopharyngeal Bacterial Pathogens

TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 – In children with acute sinusitis, antibiotic treatment had minimal benefit for those without nasopharyngeal bacterial pathogens, according to a study published in the July 25...

Nasal Swab for Bacteria Might Slash Antibiotic Prescribing in Kids

WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 – Testing children with a suspected sinus infection for three common bacteria might cut unnecessary antibiotic prescribing, a new study suggests. Only half of kids with...

FDA Approves Dupixent (dupilumab) for Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis

PARIS and TARRYTOWN, N.Y., June 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dupixent (dupilumab) for use with other medicines to treat chronic rhinosinusitis...

Intersect ENT Announces FDA Approval of Sinuva (mometasone furoate) Sinus Implant, a New In-Office Treatment Option for Recurrent Nasal Polyps

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2017-- Intersect ENT, Inc. (NASDAQ: XENT), a company dedicated to transforming care for patients with ear, nose and throat conditions, today announced...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Drugs for Systemic Use: Drug Safety Communication - Warnings Updated Due to Disabling Side Effects

ISSUE: FDA approved changes to the labels of fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs for systemic use (i.e., taken by mouth or by injection). Includes the following currently available fluoroquinolones:...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Drugs: Drug Safety Communication - FDA Advises Restricting Use for Certain Uncomplicated Infections

ISSUE: FDA is advising that the serious side effects associated with fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs generally outweigh the benefits for patients with sinusitis, bronchitis, and uncomplicated...

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