Intersect ENT Raises $30 Million
Funds to Fuel Commercial Expansion and Development of Next Generation Products for Chronic Sinusitis Sufferers
MENLO PARK, Calif.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--Intersect ENT, Inc., an innovator in treatment solutions for ear, nose and throat ... Devices, Venture CapitalIntersect ENT, mini sinus implants, sinusitis (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - February 25, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Marine Microbe Will Likely Benefit Sufferers Of Chronic Sinusitis
A team of scientists and surgeons from Newcastle are developing a new nasal spray from a marine microbe to help clear chronic sinusitis. They are using an enzyme isolated from a marine bacterium Bacillus licheniformis found on the surface of seaweed which the scientists at Newcastle University were originally researching for the purpose of cleaning the hulls of ships. Publishing in PLOS ONE, they describe how in many cases of chronic sinusitis the bacteria form a biofilm, a slimy protective barrier which can protect them from sprays or antibiotics... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
A solution to sinusitis from the sea
(Newcastle University) A team of scientists and surgeons from Newcastle are developing a new nasal spray from a marine microbe originally being investigated to clear the hulls of ships in order to help clear chronic sinusitis. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 18, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Entellus Medical Launches XprESS LoProfile Multi-Sinus Dilation Tool With Light Fiber
Entellus Medical, a leading manufacturer of innovative tools for treating patients with chronic and recurrent sinusitis, launched its XprESS LoProfile Multi-Sinus Dilation Tool (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - January 22, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Drop the antibiotics, we need a new battle plan against bacteria
For 80 years antibiotics have helped us to fight disease. But bacteria are growing resistant – so it's time we stopped treating winter colds with such a powerful weaponSo it's that time of year again. Just about everyone I know has a cough, a cold, a sniffle, a sore throat. We're suffering from a general outbreak of snot, a seasonal plague of phlegm that descends on us with tedious predictability and makes us feel as cold and damp inside as it is outside.But it's the 21st century! Surely we should be able to come up with a cure for this misery?Pharmaceutical companies' balance sheets must be benefiting from cough and col...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 20, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Alice Roberts Tags: Comment GPs Infectious diseases Pharmaceuticals industry Health Medical research Microbiology Society Drugs Features Antibiotics The Observer Business Agriculture Science Source Type: news
Coughs Can Last About Two Weeks
WebMD Medical News
By Denise Mann
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Jan. 14, 2013 — Just how long should that pesky cough last?
The answer, according to most doctors, is close to 18 days. Yet many people with a cough get antsy after about five to nine days, a new study shows.
“Coughs last for longer than we think they do,” says researcher Mark H. Ebell, MD, a family doctor at the University of Georgia in Athens. “People think it should be over in a little over a week, but the reality is that a cough is more likely to last two weeks.”
In the study, researchers asked 500 adults from Georgia...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mreal197 Tags: WebMD News Source Type: news
Immunotherapy for Allergic Fungal SinusitisImmunotherapy for Allergic Fungal Sinusitis
What's the best approach for treating allergic fungal sinusitis with immunotherapy? Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology Journal Article Source Type: news
Sinusitis in immunodeficient and immunosuppressed patients
Berlinger NT (Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles)
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - January 2, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Aspergillus sinusitis
Grigoriu D, Bambule J, Delacretaz J (Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles)
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - January 2, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Campaigning for better recognition of endometriosis and adenomyosis – Elaine ’ s Story
Dear All, I feel so very sad reading all the comments posted on this website. So many women facing such a dreadful decision, and most of them after having already put up with YEARS of misery.
I have had menstrual problems for ages. I had heavy and painful, irregular periods in my teens, and was put on the Pill. Not that the Pill did any good, it just gave me spots, bloating and mood swings. I gave that up pretty quickly, and just decided to put up with my menstrual pain. This settled down for a little while during my twenties, and I successfully completed University, began my career, and met a great guy.
My problems start...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 18, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health adenomyosis endometriosis health campaigns hysterectomy stories Source Type: news
Campaigning for better recognition of endometriosis and adenomyosis – Elaine ’ s Story
Dear All, I feel so very sad reading all the comments posted on this website. So many women facing such a dreadful decision, and most of them after having already put up with YEARS of misery.
I have had menstrual problems for ages. I had heavy and painful, irregular periods in my teens, and was put on the Pill. Not that the Pill did any good, it just gave me spots, bloating and mood swings. I gave that up pretty quickly, and just decided to put up with my menstrual pain. This settled down for a little while during my twenties, and I successfully completed University, began my career, and met a great guy.
My problems start...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 18, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health adenomyosis endometriosis health campaigns hysterectomy stories Source Type: news
