Swimmer's ear is another term for an infection in the ear canal. While water can cause an ear canal infection or swimmer's ear, so can dust and dirt or an accidental scratch on the inside of your ear.

Chronic suppurative otitis media: ≥12yrs: 10 drops in affected ear(s) twice daily for 14 days. Formerly known under the brand name Floxin Otic.

In a 1958 patent to Celanese (New York City), inventor Arthur W. Schnizer reported the reaction of acetaldehyde and acetic anhydride with a benzenesulfonic acid catalyst to produce vinyl acetate with ...

Can eating fat be good for us? Some fatty acid molecules actually play a crucial role in maintaining our health and cellular functions. By the early twentieth century, scientists and doctors ...

Ciprofloxacin (as HCl) 0.2%, hydrocortisone 1%; otic susp. To minimize dizziness, warm susp by holding bottle in hand for 1–2 minutes before use. <1yr: not recommended. ≥1yr: 3 drops in ...

In the BBC Radio 4 documentary Vitriolic, journalist Ayshea Buksh meets victims of acid attacks who have been scarred for life and had to undergo major surgery in their long recovery. Here she ...

An acid and alkali will neutralise each other and produce a salt and water. This is called a neutralisation reaction. The name of the salt produced can be worked out from the names of the acid and ...

Chemically, an amino acid is a molecule that has a carboxylic acid group and an amine group that are each attached to a carbon atom called the α carbon. Each of the 20 amino acids has a specific ...

Hettich, the 136-year-old German home furnishing company, is bullish about its growth prospects in India. The Kirchlengern-headquartered company, which entered India a decade ago, has invested ...