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25 Apr
TikTok Riddled With Misleading Info on Health: Study

TikTok Riddled With Misleading Info on Health: Study

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
  • April 25, 2024
  • Full Page

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

Sinus ProblemsSafety &, Public Health
28 Feb
Is It Allergies or Sinusitis? Many Folks Are Misdiagnosed

Is It Allergies or Sinusitis? Many Folks Are Misdiagnosed

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
  • February 28, 2024
  • Full Page

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 are taking allergy meds (to little effect) when in fact they have chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), a ne...

Allergies: Misc.Sinus Problems
27 Feb
What Is Chronic Sinusitis, and How Is it Treated?

What Is Chronic Sinusitis, and How Is it Treated?

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
  • February 27, 2024
  • Full Page

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 affliction, affecting an estimated 14.6% of Americans.

What is chronic sinusitis?

Allergies: Misc.Sinus Problems
26 Jul
Nasal Swab for Bacteria Might Slash Antibiotic Prescribing in Kids

Nasal Swab for Bacteria Might Slash Antibiotic Prescribing in Kids

  • Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
  • July 26, 2023
  • Full Page

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 sinusitis -- inflammation or swelling of the sinuses -- show any improvement with antibiotics, whic...

Sinus ProblemsAntibioticsKids: Misc.Screening
01 Aug
Pot Users Are Less Prone to Sinus Problems

Pot Users Are Less Prone to Sinus Problems

  • Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
  • August 1, 2022
  • Full Page

Could smoking pot somehow help keep sinus problems at bay?

It's possible, suggests a new study that found people who use

Sinus ProblemsMarijuanaEar / Nose / Throat
09 Aug
Just How Safe Are Neti Pots?

Just How Safe Are Neti Pots?

When your sinuses are clogged, you will try anything to ease the congestion: neti pots, bulb syringes, squeeze bottles and even battery-operated pulsed water devices.

But improper use of these nasal irrigation devices can put you at risk for infection, a U.S. Food and Dr...

Allergies: NasalSinus Problems