Really?: The Claim: Antibiotics Will Beat a Sinus Infection
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Antibiotics and steroids may be the standard medications for a sinus infection, but are they effective?
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UK researchers claim to have  found a way to make the hospital 'superbug' vulnerable to the antibiotic it normally resists.
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Patients with chronic sinus infections  do not appear to develop resistance to antibiotics taken for  the condition if the drugs are closely matched to attack the  bacteria involved, a study said on Monday.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- The oral antibiotic amoxicillin may offer an alternative to injectable penicillin for treating pneumonia in young children in developing countries.
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Vitamin E supplements ward off colds in the elderly and may help some seniors avoid upper respiratory tract infections that can prove deadly, researchers said on Tuesday.
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TUESDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- Your toddler's been up half the night, crying and tugging on his ear, and by now you know the routine. Call the doctor, get a prescription for an antibiotic, race to the pharmacy and get him on the road to recovery from that ear infection.
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WASHINGTON: World Health Organisation and US medical experts warn that the increasing ability of bacteria to resist antibiotics threatens the existing arsenal of drugs against dangerous infectious diseases.
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Antibiotics including penicillin may help prevent nerve damage  in a wide variety of neurological diseases, research finds.
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Treatment with a nasal spray containing the anti-fungal drug amphotericin B reduces the swelling and inflammation that occurs with chronic rhinosinusitis, a common cause of stuffy nose and facial pain, new research shows.
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A common antibiotic prescribed for 50 years to treat everything from strep throat to syphilis dramatically increases the risk of cardiac arrest, especially when taken with certain newer, popular drugs, a study found.
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Patients with chronic sinus infections do not appear to develop resistance to antibiotics taken for the condition if the drugs are closely matched to attack the bacteria involved, a study said on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - After considering the clinical evidence, members of the National Academy of Neurology conclude that "there is no compelling evidence that prolonged treatment with antibiotics has any beneficial effect in post-Lyme syndrome."
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Sinus sufferers bugged by repeat infections fare better if their doctors more accurately target the offending bugs, say Boston researchers.
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New treatments for commonly suffered sinusitis and nasal polyps are closer following the identification of genes linked to the conditions.
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NEW YORK  - For the average person, popping vitamin C pills is unlikely to ward off the common cold or shorten its length or severity. However, for people exposed to short bouts of extreme physical exercise or cold temperatures, vitamin C may markedly reduce their risk of catching a cold.
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A new study suggests the reason for the association may be that antibiotics destroy not only disease-causing microbes, but also those that are helpful to the developing immune system.
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NEW YORK  - Many people believe the  sushi-seasoner wasabi clears their sinuses, but new research  presented this week suggests that the spicy green paste may do  the opposite.