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Sinus surgery is more common among firefighters who responded during the first two days of the World Trade Center disaster than those who had less intense or shorter exposures

World Trade Center Exposure, Eosinophilia Predict Sinus Surgery

Firefighters exposed to dust right after the attack or for long periods later more likely to need surgery
For patients with sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma

Neoadjuvant Chemo Response Predicts Sinonasal SCC Outcomes

Better overall survival, disease-free survival, locoregional control, freedom from metastases
The American College of Physicians and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued new guidelines for prescribing antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections in adults. The guidelines were published online Jan. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACP, CDC Offer Antibiotic Rx Guidelines for ARTIs

Physicians' group and CDC jointly advise that the meds not be prescribed for colds, bronchitis in adults
For patients with refractory chronic rhinosinusitis

Continued Therapy Tied to Stable Productivity in Chronic Sinusitis

For patients with refractory chronic rhinosinusitis, productivity remains stable with medical therapy
After functional endoscopic sinus surgery

Sleep Quality Up After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Procedure improves sleep and quality of life in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis
A novel scoring system and algorithm can be used to classify eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis by disease severity

Novel Algorithm Can Classify Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Scoring system has sensitivity of 83 percent and specificity of 66 percent for eosinophilic CRS