Otolaryngology
Bilateral cochlear implants improve language skills in deaf children
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
1:32 | Posted on Jan 6, 2012 in
Family Medicine, Nurses/NP/PA, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Profoundly deaf children given bilateral cochlear devices have significantly better spoken language abilities than those given a single implant, according to a report in the January issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
Furthermore, the authors report,...
Tonsillectomy has benefits in kids with dysphagia and enlarged tonsils
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
1:33 | Posted on Dec 23, 2011 in
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Tonsillectomy is an effective treatment for children with dysphagia related to enlarged tonsils, according to results of a prospective cohort study.
Removing the tonsils also eases swallowing difficulties in children whose primary indication for the surgery is obstructive sleep...
Best methods to screen for swallowing difficulties after acute stroke identified
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
1:36 | Posted on Dec 15, 2011 in
Critical Care, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Nurses/NP/PA, Otolaryngology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Researchers who systematically reviewed 35 protocols to screen for swallowing difficulties after acute stroke found only four that met basic requirements for reliability, validity and feasibility. They are the Barnes Jewish Hospital Stroke Dysphagia Screen (previously called the...
Moratorium urged on lengthy empiric antibiotics for chronic rhinosinusitis
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Dec 6, 2011
More evidence acupuncture curbs radiation-induced xerostomia
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Dec 1, 2011
TUET often successful in nontumoral myasthenia gravis
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Nov 8, 2011
Steroid injection quells vocal nodule dysphonia
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Nov 2, 2011
Transthoracic and transhiatal surgery equivalent for esophagogastric cancer
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Aug 22, 2011
Propranolol a good first-line agent for infantile hemangioma: report
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Aug 18, 2011
One laryngeal nerve identification technique safer than the other
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Aug 18, 2011
Propranolol reduces size and redness of hemangiomas in infants and children
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Jul 27, 2011
Combination therapy offers best palliation for malignant dysphagia
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Jun 27, 2011
Vessel sealing systems seen beneficial in tonsillectomy
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Jun 23, 2011
Steroid provides added benefit in chronic rhinosinusitis: study
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Jun 9, 2011
No great benefit with intratympanic versus oral steroids for acute hearing loss
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May 26, 2011
Steroid nasal spray ineffective for eustachian tube dysfunction
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May 19, 2011
Plant extract effective in relieving allergic nasal congestion
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Apr 28, 2011
Preoperative local anesthetic combos do not ease post-tonsillectomy pain
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Mar 25, 2011
Polypectomy a good option for nasal polyposis
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Feb 24, 2011
Endoscopic ultrasound questioned in evaluation of early esophageal neoplasia
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Feb 3, 2011
Current treatments for papillary thyroid cancer questioned
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Nov 19, 2010
Botulinum toxin effective for drooling in children with neurological disorders
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Sep 23, 2010
Steroids and Tonsillectomies Compatible
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Aug 19, 2010
High Pediatric Group A Strep Prevalence
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Aug 10, 2010
AAP urges more aggressive treatment of infections in children with cochlear implants
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Jul 29, 2010
Could CPAP prevent aortic aneurysm rupture?
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Jul 28, 2010
Avoid Negative Energy Balance
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Jun 4, 2010
MdDS Foundation – Rock the Boat
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Jun 4, 2010
Challenges in craniofacial surgery
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Jun 1, 2010
