Over-the-counter medications can help manage minor ailments
Nonprescription medications in the home medicine cabinet could save a trip to the doctor. The January issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter lists more than a dozen over-the-counter medications that can...
View ArticleEsteem hearing system receives FDA approval for treatment of sensorineural...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the approval of the Esteem – an implanted hearing system used to treat moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss, a type of permanent hearing...
View ArticleWinning the genetic body odor lottery could save on deodorant
Research shows that people who have two copies of the minor allele of a single nucleotide polymorphism found in the ABCC11 gene could save money on deodorant as they are genetically odorless.
View ArticleOdor-producing chemicals in earwax differ according to ethnic origin
Scientists from the Monell Center have used analytical organic chemistry to identify the presence of odor-producing chemical compounds in human earwax. Further, they found that the amounts of these...
View ArticleSound deprivation causes irreversible damage to the inner ear
Massachusetts Eye and Ear investigators have shown that sound deprivation in adult mice causes irreversible damage to the inner ear. The findings, published in PLOS ONE, suggest that chronic conductive...
View ArticleSingle-dose of anibiotic gel could provide easy and safe treatment for common...
A single-application bioengineered gel, squirted in the ear canal, could deliver a full course of antibiotic therapy for middle ear infections, making treatment of this common childhood illness much...
View ArticleEosera introduces new solution for earwax impaction
EOSERA™, Inc. , a Dallas-based biotechnology innovator founded by two veterans of the pharmaceutical industry, today announced the introduction of Earwax MD—the ideal solution for those who dread the...
View ArticleEosera announces enhancement to Earwax MD offering at AAA 2018
Biotechnology innovator EOSERA®, Inc., announced today that Earwax MD®, one of the ear care market’s newest earwax impaction solutions, will enhance its offering for audiologists and hearing aid...
View ArticleEarwax, of all things, poses unrecognized risk in long-term care
Of all the indignities that come with aging, excessive earwax may be the most insidious.
View ArticleEarwax sampling could be a cheap, effective way to measure stress hormone
A novel method to sample earwax could be a cheap and effective way to measure the hormone cortisol, according to a study led by researchers at UCL and King's College London.
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