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New symptom combinations that may indicate early symptoms of laryngeal cancer have been identified

Symptom Combos Suggesting Laryngeal Cancer Identified

HealthDay.com - Jan 31, 2019 0

10 features of laryngeal cancer with which patients presented in year before diagnosis identified

A single dose of oral dexamethasone only offers modest benefit in the treatment of acute sore throat

Dexamethasone Found to Be of Little Benefit in Acute Sore Throat

HealthDay.com - Apr 19, 2017 0

Study seeking antibiotic alternatives found that only one-third of patients improved within 48 hours

Researchers evaluating evidence for tonsillectomy found that more children would receive significant short-term improvement in their daily life if the current guidelines were relaxed. The two reviews were published online Jan. 17 in Pediatrics.

Current Guidelines for Pediatric Tonsillectomies Questioned

HealthDay.com - Jan 17, 2017 0

Understanding of longer-term outcomes or effects in subpopulations deemed lacking

The American College of Physicians and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued new guidelines for prescribing antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections in adults. The guidelines were published online Jan. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

ACP, CDC Offer Antibiotic Rx Guidelines for ARTIs

HealthDay.com - Jan 19, 2016 0

Physicians' group and CDC jointly advise that the meds not be prescribed for colds, bronchitis in adults

Fusobacterium necrophorum is responsible for one in five sore throats in young adults

Young Adult Sore Throat Could Be Due to F. Necrophorum

HealthDay.com - Feb 17, 2015 0

Fusobacterium necrophorum implicated in 20 percent of sore throats in young adults

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