Children Prone to Ear Infections Have High Rates of Disease Producing Bacteria

Children who are prone to frequent ear infections may have a high number of potentially infectious bacteria and a relatively low number of protective bacteria in their noses, according to a study in the June issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Smoking is associated with an increased risk of [...]

Ear infection and asthma link in kids

Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions affecting children in the United States. A new study, led by Kamal Eldeirawi, from the University of Illinois at Chicago, shows children who have multiple ear infections in early childhood are more likely to be diagnosed with asthma.
The study included 7,538 children between 2 and 11 [...]

Gastroeosphageal Reflux, Middle Ear Infection Associated in Children

Does gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) lead to middle ear infections in young children? Otitis media (OM) or ear infection, has the highest incidence, 62.9 percent, among all medical conditions in children younger than age five. Recent studies have suggested that GERD may cause OM.
Previous research into GERD revealed that regurgitation of breast-milk or formula was [...]

OctoPlus Grants Green Cross Corporation Exclusive Korean License To OP-145 For Chronic Middle Ear Infection

OctoPlus N.V. (Euronext: OCTO), the recently listed drug delivery and development company, announces today that it has granted Green Cross Corporation (Korea: KOSPI200), a leading pharmaceutical company in the Republic of Korea, an exclusive license to develop and market OP-145 for chronic middle ear infection (chronic otitis media) for the Korean market.
OP-145 is designed to [...]

Complementary, Alternative Medicine In Treating Middle Ear Infection

Israeli researchers have found that slightly more than half of children admitted to a major treatment facility for acute otitis media have received alternative and complementary therapy. The most common therapy received was various immune boosting national preparations containing Echinacea Purpurea, despite the fact that no evidence exists proving that this product is effective against [...]

Novel Vaccine Effective Against Middle Ear Infection In Young Children

A novel vaccine could help prevent middle ear infection in children under two years of age, according to a paper in this week’s issue of The Lancet.
Otitis media (middle ear infection) accounts for nearly 20 million visits to a paediatrician every year in the USA. The bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae are the leading [...]

Diagnosis of Ear Infection

A Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh pediatrician is leading national efforts to improve the diagnosis and treatment of one of the most common infections of childhood through innovate training methods.
Middle ear infection, also known as acute otitis media (AOM), is the pediatric illness for which antibiotics are most often prescribed. Three out of four children will [...]

For Most Children With Middle Ear Infection Observation Policy Appropriate

According to an Article in this week’s issue of The Lancet, antibiotics for middle ear infection (otitis media) are only beneficial in children under the age of two with both ears infected. For most other children an observation policy seems justified finds the study.
Otitis media occurs when the middle ear, behind the eardrum, becomes inflamed. [...]

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