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Ear, Nose & Throat Headlines
New Compound To Fight Strep Throat Infection
Researchers have discovered a promising alternative to common antibiotics used to fight the bacteria that causes strep throat. In an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the scientists discussed how their discovery could fight the infection with a reduced risk of antibiotic resistance...
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Researchers Test Nanoscale Carbon Clusters For Chemotherapy
A mixture of current drugs and carbon nanoparticles shows potential to enhance treatment for head-and-neck cancers, especially when combined with radiation therapy, according to new research by Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The work blazes a path for further research into therapy customized to the needs of individual patients...
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Do Sinus Infections Respond To Antibiotics?
A new study released in JAMA claims that the use of the antibiotic amoxicillin for acute uncomplicated rhinosinusitis, commonly known as a sinus infection, is not effective in treating symptoms. This news comes after researchers used the amoxicillin on some patients, and a placebo on others - the results were not significantly different...
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Antibiotic Amoxicillin No Better than Placebo for Most Sinus Infections
If you have a sinus infection, taking a course of amoxicillin, an antibiotic medication, does not help you recover faster or reduce symptoms any more effectively than taking an inactive placebo, according to a new study by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, that is published in the 15 February issue of JAMA...
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
First Prospective Clinical Trial Of Adaptive Radiotherapy For Head And Neck Cancer Patients
Researchers led by a senior investigator at Hofstra-North Shore LIJ School of Medicine and The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have released initial findings from a first-of-its-kind clinical trial in adaptive radiotherapy (ART) for head and neck cancer...
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Cochlear Implants Can Be Safe And Effective For Kidney Transplant Patients Who Lose Their Hearing
Some people who undergo organ transplants lose their hearing as a side-effect of the antibiotics and immunosuppressive drugs they have to take...
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Somatosensory Neurons Remain Overactive After Exposure To Loud Noises
It is common knowledge that it takes a while for the hearing to become 'normal' again after listening to music that is too loud. The American Tinnitus Association estimates that there are almost 50 million people in the U.S. and millions more worldwide who suffer from tinnitus, which can range from being intermittent and mildly annoying to chronic, severe and debilitating...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Noise Exposure Can Cause Long-Lasting Changes To Sensory Pathways; Touch-Sensing Nerve Cells May Lead To Future Tinnitus Treatments
We all know that it can take a little while for our hearing to bounce back after listening to our iPods too loud or attending a raucous concert. But new research at the University of Michigan Health System suggests over-exposure to noise can actually cause more lasting changes to our auditory circuitry - changes that may lead to tinnitus, commonly known as ringing in the ears...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Head And Neck Cancer Cells Destroyed By Grape Seed Extract, But Healthy Cells Are Unharmed
Nearly 12,000 people will die of head and neck cancer in the United States this year and worldwide cases will exceed half a million. A study published in the journal Carcinogenesisshows that in both cell lines and mouse models, grape seed extract (GSE) kills head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells, while leaving healthy cells unharmed...
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Increased Risk For Transplant Patients Who Develop Head & Neck Cancer
Transplant patients who develop head and neck cancer are more likely to be non-smokers and non-drinkers, and less likely than their non-transplant counterparts to survive past one year of diagnosis, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit...
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Head And Neck Cancer Recurrences Detected Earlier By Routine Follow-Up Scans
Routine use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans in head and neck cancer patient follow-up can detect local recurrences before they become clinically apparent and may improve the outcome of subsequent salvage therapy, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM...
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Erlotinib Dose-Adjusted For Smoking Status Effective As First Treatment For Head And Neck Cancer
Head and neck cancers respond well to the anti-cancer drug erlotinib when it is administered before surgery and a stronger dose is given to patients who smoke, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Men At Greater Risk For Oral HPV Infection, HPV-Related Cancers
Oral HPV infection is more common among men than women, explaining why men are more prone than women to develop an HPV related head and neck cancer, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Long-Term Positive Results From Radiation Plus Chemotherapy For Head And Neck Cancer Patients
A select subgroup of advanced head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation therapy plus the chemotherapy drug cisplatin had more positive outcomes than patients treated with radiation therapy alone and continued to show positive results 10 years post-treatment, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Side Effect Severity Predicted In Head And Neck Cancer Patients By Thermal Imaging To Detect Oral Temperature Changes
Slight temperature increases of the oral mucus membranes early in a head and neck cancer patient's chemotherapy and radiation therapy (chemoradiotherapy) treatment is a predictor of severe mucositis later in treatment, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
IMRT Improves Head And Neck Cancer Patients' Long-Term Quality Of Life
Patients treated with IMRT for head and neck cancer report an increasingly better quality of life post-treatment when compared to patients receiving other forms of radiation therapy, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Patients With Head And Neck Cancer May Have Improved Outcomes Following Discovery Of Molecular Fingerprint
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital for Einstein, have found a biomarker in head and neck cancers that can predict whether a patient's tumor will be life threatening. The biomarker is considered particularly promising because it can detect the level of risk immediately following diagnosis...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Gene Critical To Sense Of Smell Found In Fruit Fly
Fruit flies don't have noses, but a huge part of their brains is dedicated to processing smells. Flies probably rely on the sense of smell more than any other sense for essential activities such as finding mates and avoiding danger. UW-Madison researchers have discovered that a gene called distal-less is critical to the fly's ability to receive, process and respond to smells...
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Identifying Patients With Increased Risk From Throat Cancer
Independent of other factors, such as smoking history and HPV status, matted lymph nodes appear to signal increased chance of oropharyngeal cancer spreading to other parts of the body Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found a new indicator that may predict which patients with a common type of throat cancer are most likely have the cancer spread to ...
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Revolutionary Surgical Technique For Perforations Of The Eardrum
A revolutionary surgical technique for treating perforations of the tympanic membrane (eardrum) in children and adults has been developed at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre, an affiliate of the Universite de Montreal, by Dr. Issam Saliba...
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Sugar Used To Halt Esophageal Cancer In Its Tracks
Scientists working at the Medical Research Council have identified changes in the patterns of sugar molecules that line pre-cancerous cells in the esophagus, a condition called Barrett's dysplasia, making it much easier to detect and remove these cells before they develop into esophageal cancer...
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Two Nature Papers Report Quantitative Imaging Application To Gut And Ear Cells
From tracking activities within bacteria to creating images of molecules that make up human hair, several experiments have already demonstrated the unique abilities of the revolutionary imaging technique called multi-isotope imaging mass spectometry, or MIMS, developed by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)...
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Sequential Bilateral Cochlear Implantations Improve Quality Of Life In Kids
A report published Online First by the Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery shows evidence to suggest that children receiving cochlear implants in separate, sequential surgeries, see overall improvements in their quality of life. The study, led by Marloes Sparreboom, M.A...
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
Impaired Quality Of Life: A Warning Signal After Oesophageal Cancer Surgery
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that most patients who survive for at least five years after oesophageal cancer surgery recover an average quality of life. However, quality of life deteriorates significantly for one in six patients to a level that remains much lower than the average population in the five years after surgery...
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
MRSA Post Tympanostomy Tube Placement Not Linked To Further Complications
According to an investigation published in the December issue of Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, researchers have discovered that ear discharge and drainage (otorrhea) caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) after ear tube placement in children is not linked to an increased risk of needing further surgery or other complications, in compari...
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PST - Source:MedNewsToday
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