News tagged with ear infections

Mandrill monkey creates tool for a pedicure (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent paper published in Behavioural Processes, scientists reveal a film of a mandrill monkey creating a tool from a stick in order to remove dirt from underneath its toenails. This new finding shows ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 7 | with audio podcast report

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 ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Trend reversal: Big drop in kids' ear infections

(AP) -- Ear infections, a scourge that has left countless tots screaming through the night, have fallen dramatically, and some researchers suggest a decline in smoking by parents might be part of the reason.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 19, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Demographic disparities found among children with frequent ear infections

Research has documented that ethnic and socioeconomic disparities exist among patients with conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. Now, a new study by researchers from UCLA and Harvard University has found disparities ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 09, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Effective diagnosis, treatment of ear infections in children examined in study

Among the findings of an analysis of previous studies regarding ear infections in children are that results from otoscopic exams (an instrument for examining the interior of the ear) are critical to accurate diagnosis and ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

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

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More ear infections in teens with smoker at home

Family members who smoke are more apt to feel it is OK to smoke indoors as their children get older. But in households with secondhand smoke, children between 12 and 17 are 1.67 times more prone to have recurrent ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nowhere to hide: New device sees bacteria behind the eardrum

Doctors can now get a peek behind the eardrum to better diagnose and treat chronic ear infections, thanks to a new medical imaging device invented by University of Illinois researchers. The device could usher ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Antibiotics: Longer treatment times that benefit children may cost society

The likelihood that the treatment of a middle ear infection will fail is slightly higher for a child who is given a shorter course of antibiotics, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. The results are conclusive, but th ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0