Food Additives May Play Role in Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis
Most common allergen that elicited positive patch test results in RAS patients was cochineal red
Cancer Mortality Rates Continue to Decline in the United States
Researchers credit declines in smoking, better detection and treatment
Cancer Cachexia Associated With Poor Outcomes
Findings at six and 12 months after treatment for advanced head and neck cancer
December 2016 Briefing – Otolaryngology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Otolaryngology for December 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Uric Acid May Mark Progression for Nasopharyngeal Cancer
High pretreatment uric acid may be clinical biomarker for lung metastasis
Iron Deficiency Anemia Ups Risk of Hearing Loss in U.S. Adults
After adjustment for sex, adults with IDA have increased odds of SNHL, combined hearing loss
Ciprofloxacin Plus Fluocinolone More Effective for Peds AOMT
More effective than ciprofloxacin or fluocinolone alone for acute otitis media w/tympanostomy tubes
Personal Health Care Spending Continues to Soar in the U.S.
Highest spending on diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and low back and neck pain in 2013
Shortened Abx Inferior for Acute Otitis Media in Children <2 Years
Greater likelihood of clinical failure, higher symptom score for five-day course of amoxicillin-clavulanate
Radiation Dose to Head & Neck Tied to Thyroid Dysfunction Risk
Findings in patients with head and neck cancer receiving RT; female sex, concurrent chemo up risk
