Dr Chien-Yu Huang, and Dr Bor-Hwang Kang, at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan have reported a case of Tornwaldt’s Cyst that has...

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New Cochlear implant having safe access to MRI scans gets FDA nod
US Food and Drug Administration, FDA grants approval to a new Cochlear implant that has safe access during Magnetic Resonance Imaging. New Cochlear im...

Doctors retrieve gemstone bead stuck from trachea of child by new technique
Doctors have retrieved a gemstone bead stuck from the trachea of a child by a new technique. Doctors at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hosp...

Commonly prescribed quinolone eardrops may lead to perforated eardrum
FLORIDA: The commonly prescribed treatment for infection of the outer ear canal (acute otitis externa or swimmer’s ear) — quinolone eardro...

In order to tackle seasonal allergies: Nip them in bud
Spring means flower buds and blooming trees — and if you’re one of the millions of people who have seasonal allergies, it also means sneezing, c...

Tranexamic acid as good as nasal tampon for stopping nose bleeding
Turkey: Topical tranexamic acid is equally effective as Merocel nasal tampon for controlling nose bleeding (epistaxis), according to a recent study. I...

Researchers develop first ever smartphone app that can hear ear infections in children
Researchers have developed the first ever smartphone app that can hear ear infections in children. The results of the research have been published in ...

Shorter antibiotic prophylaxis after head, neck surgery good enough: JAMA
Shorter antibiotic prophylaxis after head, neck surgery good enough, finds JAMA study. Dutch researchers have reported results of a systematic review ...

Decreasing sense of smell in elderly linked to higher death risk
Poor sense of smell generally is not a cause of worry. However, according to a new study, it (disappearing sense of smell) may lead to a higher risk o...

Fluoroquinolone ear drops may increase risk of eardrum perforation
Fluoroquinolone ear drops may increase the risk of eardrum perforation, finds a new study. The researchers at the University of Florida in a comparati...