HPV Vaccination Helps Prevent Head and Neck Cancer
Big news: A vaccination is available to prevent cancer. The vaccine, when given to preteens, can help prevent them from contracting oropharyngeal cancer, a head-neck cancer affecting the throat and tonsils. (Source: News_Room)
Source: News_Room - April 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HPV vaccination of adolescent boys may be cost-effective for preventing oropharyngeal cancer
(Wiley) A new study indicates that vaccinating 12-year-old boys against the humanpapilloma virus may be a cost-effective strategy for preventing oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer, a cancer that starts at the back of the throat and mouth, and involves the tonsils and base of the tongue. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Super clean houses are 20% more likely to spread flu, tonsillitis and pneumonia
Cleaning with bleach releases compounds which damage lung cells, making children more susceptible to infection, experts from the Center for Environment and Health, Belgium, found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Psoriasis and Tonsillectomy: A Real Head Scratcher
(MedPage Today) -- Skin disease often improves after surgery but no one knows why. (Source: MedPage Today Dermatology)
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - March 25, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
HPV Vaccine Fights Cervical Cancer, and More
Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer; many people know that. But here’s a surprise: HPV also causes other increasingly common cancers. The good news is there‘s a powerful tool that prevents the virus’ spread and the cancers it causes: The HPV vaccine. It prevents oropharyngeal cancer (a head-neck cancer affecting the throat and tonsils), which is fast becoming the most common cancer caused by HPV, striking more men than women. The vaccine also prevents cervical cancer, which affects only women. (Source: News_Room)
Source: News_Room - March 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Morphine Unsafe for Some Children After Tonsillectomy Morphine Unsafe for Some Children After Tonsillectomy
Ibuprofen in combination with acetaminophen is safe and effective analgesia for children after tonsillectomy. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Morphine After Tonsillectomy Tied to Breathing Problems in Study
Motrin, Advil a safe option for children, researchers saySource: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Children's Health, Sleep Apnea, Tonsils and Adenoids (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - January 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Morphine After Tonsillectomy Tied to Breathing Problems in Study
Title: Morphine After Tonsillectomy Tied to Breathing Problems in StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 1/26/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/26/2015 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - January 26, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Morphine After Tonsillectomy Tied to Breathing Problems in Study
Motrin, Advil a safe option for children, researchers say (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 26, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Family Medicine, Neurology, ENT, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Surgery, News, Source Type: news
What's in a Dream?
Not all dreaming is the same. Dreaming runs the gamut of human experience (and sometimes beyond), incorporating a dizzying range of emotions and events, often with elements of the bizarre. Dreams can be funny, frightening, sad and strange. Flying dreams can be euphoric; chasing dreams can be terrifying; forgot-to-study-for-my-exam dreams can be stressful.
There are several different types of dream classifications, including nightmares, recurring dreams and lucid dreams. Let's look briefly in detail at some distinct forms of dreaming.
Nightmares are broadly defined as frightening dreams that result in some degree of awa...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UCLA researcher develops robotic surgery technique to treat previously inoperable head and neck cancer
In a groundbreaking new study, UCLA researchers have advanced a robotic surgical technique to successfully access a previously unreachable area of the head and neck.
This pioneering method can now be used safely and efficiently in patients to remove tumors that many times were previously considered inoperable, or that necessitated the use of highly-invasive surgical techniques in combination with chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Developed by Dr. Abie Mendelsohn, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center member and director of head and neck robotic surgery at UCLA, this new approach provides the surgical community with a l...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - December 12, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Tonsillectomy May Ease Recalcitrant Psoriasis in Some PatientsTonsillectomy May Ease Recalcitrant Psoriasis in Some Patients
Patients with psoriasis exacerbation closely tied to recurrent tonsillitis may benefit from having their tonsils removed, according to a literature review, although long-term controlled studies are needed to assess the true effect of tonsillectomy on psoriasis. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines - December 9, 2014 Category: Dermatology Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
From strep throat to RSV: Winter health cheat sheet
According to this study published in Pediatrics, vapor rub can be effective in decreasing nighttime cough. Please note that some children may experience skin irritation. Vapor rub is not recommended for children under the age of 2.
Keep the nasal passages as clear of excess mucous as you can.
Elevate the head when sleeping to help support comfortable breathing.
Keep a close eye on your child’s breathing.
Notify your pediatric health care providers of any changes in your child’s condition.
You should notify your pediatrician or call 911 immediately if your child displays signs of respiratory distress such as:
rapid br...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - December 4, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Meaghan O'Keeffe Tags: All posts Source Type: news
Tonsils and Adenoids, Parent's Perspective
Title: Tonsils and Adenoids, Parent's PerspectiveCategory: Doctor's ViewsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/1/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - December 1, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Here's Why Other People's Farts Smell Way Worse Than Your Own
So maybe you were too embarrassed to ask, but we're guessing you've been wondering why your flatulence is so much less offensive than that of other people.
It turns out that science has several explanations, according to a new video (above) from the YouTube series ASAPScience.
For starters, "the more familiar you are with something, whether it be a song, picture, or even a smell, the more likely you are to prefer it," series co-creator Mitchell Moffitt says in the video, "and because the bacterial population in your body producing these smells is completely unique from every other individual, our farts truly have a one-...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 11, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
