When that infection isn't properly treated, it can get worse. Antibiotics—used in the treatment of acute otitis media—help keep the risk of mastoiditis low. Earwax, also called cerumen, is a substance ...

Using swimming earplugs can help you protect against swimmer's ear (outer ear infections), especially in pools, lakes, or the ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Adele told Las Vegas residency audience members about her recent experience with a “painful” infection. “It was worse than childbirth,” she said. But she powered through, thanks to ...

Although RSV usually causes mild illness with cold-like symptoms, the infection can cause severe respiratory illness in infants, young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems ...

Geriatrics and Aging. 2008;11(10):582-588.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common infectious problem among older adults both in the community and institutional settings. With the expected increase in this population ...

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (WAVY) — The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the September plane crash on the Outer Banks that killed five people, including a ...

Objective To address clinical uncertainties about the effectiveness and safety of long-term antibiotic therapy for preventing recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older adults. Design ...

More than 70% of the male 20–64-year-old workers that we have studied, have an audiogram meeting the national criteria for NIHL, namely a sufficiently strong noise exposure and a hearing loss of 25 dB ...

Communities living in African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT) endemic areas of Zambia use several control strategies to protect their livestock from the devastating effects of trypan ...