Telegraph Readers’ Clinic
Posted on July 26th, 2010 by Content Keyword RSS
Our panel of experts addresses your health queries. This week ‘How do I treat a post-nasal drip?’.
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Your Opinions: GERD becoming more frequent
Posted on July 20th, 2010 by Content Keyword RSS
Our USA epidemic of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects 40 percent of adults. It’s becoming more frequent. The check-valve in our lower esophagus fails (we have yet to understand why this occurs so often). Regurgitation of bile and hydrochloric acid results. This can cause heartburn, indigestion or acid taste.
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Sinusitis and nasal allergy
Posted on July 12th, 2010 by Content Keyword RSS
Q: Can you explain the difference between sinusitis and nasal allergy? A: Sinuses are air-filled spaces layered by living skin called mucosa, which produces mucous (clear fluid felt and seen in the nostril).
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Whooping cough: Clearing the air
Posted on July 12th, 2010 by Content Keyword RSS
It starts with a tickle. The impulse grows stronger as the muscles contract. Pressure builds, peaks and then: release. Coughs, both a relief and an annoyance in public and in private, seem to be clouding the air above San Francisco like summer fog. With a… Pertussis - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Respiratory Disorders - Whooping Cough
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Researchers identify key players in biochemical pathway that regulates blood pressure
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by Content Keyword RSS
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified key players in a little-known biochemical pathway that appears to regulate blood pressure. The findings, reported in the early online version of Cardiovascular Research, have evolved from studies conducted by Jeffrey S. Isenberg, M.D., Eileen M. Bauer, Ph.D., and their colleagues at Pitt’s Vascular Medicine Institute.
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