News tagged with ear infections
Fireworks can cause hearing loss in children
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the Fourth of July approaches, parents should remember that fireworks could cause permanent hearing loss in children, says a Purdue expert.
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Study: Yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced rate of common infections in daycare children
The probiotic yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced the rate of common sicknesses such as ear infections, sinusitis, the flu and diarrhea in daycare children, say researchers who studied the drink in the largest known probiotic ...
May 19, 2010 |
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Program delivers healthy behaviors door-to-door
In underserved areas like North Philadelphia, existing research shows a nearly 10 percent higher smoking rate than in the general population, with a lower quit rate to boot. The consequences of this public health problem ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Zinc Supplements to Prevent Middle Ear Infections: Evidence Is Weak
A new Cochrane review did not find clear evidence that taking zinc supplements reduces the occurrence of middle ear infections or otitis media in healthy children.
Feb 17, 2010 |
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Improved air quality linked to fewer pediatric ear infections
A new study by researchers at UCLA and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston suggests that improvements in air quality over the past decade have resulted in fewer cases of ear infections in children.
Jan 28, 2010 |
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Vaccines have not curbed rate of ear infection complications
The introduction of pneumococcal vaccines for treating otitis media in children has not prevented complications from occurring, according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Air quality improvements over the last decade may be a factor in fewer ear infections
Strides in improving the nation's air quality over the past ten years may be a factor in fewer cases of ear infections (otitis media) in children. These results are according to new research presented at the 2009 American ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Antivirals 'little or no effect' on flu complications in children
(PhysOrg.com) -- The antivirals oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) are unlikely to prevent complications in children who have swine flu, according to research published by the BMJ today.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Preventing ear infections in the future: Delivering vaccine through the skin
An experimental vaccine applied the surface of the skin appears to protect against certain types of ear infections. Scientists from the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, report their ...
May 21, 2009 |
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