A sinus infection is inflammation of the sinuses, which are the air spaces around your nose, eyes, cheeks, and forehead. It is also called sinusitis. When the sinuses are inflamed, drainage is blocked ...

Testing children with acute sinusitis symptoms for specific bacteria may dramatically decrease unnecessary antibiotic use, new research suggests. If antibiotic use was limited to children with H ...

symptoms (nasal discharge and/or cough) for >10 days without improvement no co-existing illness follow-up for and begin antibiotics if symptoms worsen at any time or fail to improve within 3 days 45 ...

An exhalation delivery system that uses a patient's own breath to carry the anti-inflammatory compound fluticasone (EDS-FLU) directly to the sinuses reduces chronic sinus infection (sinusitis) ...

In children with suspected sinusitis, a nasal swab to test for three types of bacteria can tell whether antibiotics are likely to be effective or not, according to a new JAMA study by researchers at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With cold and flu season comes an increased risk of sinus infections, which can trigger a runny nose, sinus pressure, congestion ...

Chronic sinusitis, known as chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), is a common condition characterized by inflammation of the sinuses (air-filled spaces in the skull) that lasts for 12 weeks or longer, despite ...

Acute sinusitis was associated with an 18% heightened risk of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (symptoms but no detectable antibodies). The association between sinusitis and newly diagnosed rheumatic ...