A BUNGED up nose is one of the many joys cold and flu season brings each year. Though having to dab at your streaming schnoz with tissues can be a real headache, most of us tend to assume that ...

Vicks VapoRub can help to heal minor scratch and scrapes. The thick, waxy (and not to mention, antiseptic) formula helps to create a barrier over your cut - warding off infection. Apply a thick ...

WHO guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes at the national and acute health care facility level: These new guidelines on the core components of IPC programmes at ...

Structures can directly interfere with normal drainage of the sinus cavities. Also, because the back of the throat, the nose, sinuses, and ears are all connected, some conditions, for example, ear ...

aLeeds Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, UK bLeeds Institute for Data Analytics, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, UK cLeeds Institute of Biomedical and ...

Some are undergoing further tests. By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes A possible cluster of bird-flu infections in Missouri has grown to include eight people, in what may be the first examples ...

Sinus infections can cause various symptoms, one of which is ear pain. In some cases, ear pain during a sinus infection can develop because of a secondary ear infection. However, that’s not always the ...

decongestants or antibiotics to treat sinus congestion and sinus infections. These remedies aren’t for everyone. OTC decongestants can interact with prescription medications and aren’t ...

Sinus infections can indeed be troubling and disruptive, resulting in symptoms such as headaches, congestion and discomfort in the face that can hinder your everyday activities. Although several ...

Life-threatening fungal infections are on the rise in the United States. Their growth has been described as "alarming" by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC,) with one ...

Fortunately it is still significantly vulnerable to vancomycin, which has been doctors’ first-line treatment against MRSA infections for 40 years. MRSA rarely resists vancomycin. Only 16 such ...