The probability of revision sinus surgery including the removal of nasal polyps is higher if the patient has asthma or is on antibiotics at the time of their initial surgery. However, higher age ...

Irritants such as animal hair, plastic or vinyl fumes, grain products, cigarette smoke, dry rot, fungus bacteria, pollen and dust mites can also set off sinusitis, as can nasal polyps or over-use ...

White piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair. Several species of fungus that live in soil or dirty water can cause it. Piedra is the Spanish word for stone. White piedra appears as ...

On detection of diminutive polyps (defined as measuring ≤ 5 mm), further assessment with hWLE followed by NBI was performed. These assessments were digitally recorded (high-definition video ...

The study included data on all Finnish adults with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery between January 2012 and December 2018, comprising a total of ...

With the advent of improved optics in colonoscopy, diminutive colorectal polyps are being detected with increasing frequency, the significance of which remains unknown. Rex reported that up to 80% ...

Your immune system cells are your body's white blood cells that help fight infection and disease. Most of your white blood cells form in your bone marrow, but two other types -- T cells and B ...

1Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, Miami, Florida. Search for other works by this author on: 1Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller ...

Figuring out how to stop post-nasal drip quickly can help mitigate the other uncomfortable symptoms of the phenomenon, like sore throat or stomach upset. While post-nasal drip is typically a mild ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its approval of a ketamine-derived nasal spray, Spravato (esketamine), as a standalone therapy for adults with treatment-resistant depression.

The FDA’s latest approval of the nasal spray Spravato (esketamine) CIII marks a major shift in how major depressive disorder is managed, allowing people who have tried at least two oral ...

The following is a summary of “Nasal food challenge with hen’s egg white allergen,” published in the January 2025 issue of Allergy and Immunology by Krzych-Fałta et al. Nasal allergen provocation ...