The widespread use of standard antibiotics to treat sinus infections does not help cure patients and may harm them by increasing their resistance to the drugs, according to a new study published today ...

People who got an antibiotic to treat common sinus infections didn't have milder symptoms or see those symptoms go away faster than those who got... If you've ever had a painful sinus infection, all ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. If you’ve been knocked out by sinus infection symptoms—stuffiness, face pain or pressure, nasal discharge—your doctor ...

Most of us are personally familiar with the symptoms of a sinus infection – congested nose, cough, fever, pain in the forehead or cheeks, and general misery. It’s impossible not to feel sympathetic ...

March 27 (UPI) --Primary care providers are prescribing antibiotics for sinus infections for many days longer than recommended by clinical practice guidelines, according to a study by the Centers for ...

U.S. doctors may be over-prescribing antibiotics for sinus infections, which are often caused by viruses and not bacteria, according to a study released Monday. A review of two national surveys of ...

CHICAGO — Just in time for runny nose season, new research suggests routine sinus infections aren’t really helped by antibiotics and other medicine that’s often prescribed. In the British study, ...

“Our results show that antibiotics aren’t necessary for a basic sinus infection - most people get better on their own,” says study co-author Jay F. Piccirillo, professor of otolaryngology at the ...

Many doctors might give you antibiotics for the infections, but now new guidelines may put a stop to that, and experts say it's for your own good. Sinusitis is an inflammation of the sinuses that ...

Allergy, cold and flu season is on the way. Imagine if you could actually know what's causing that sinus infection with a quick test in your doctor's office. Austin-based ENTvantage Dx has created ...

With cold and flu season comes an increased risk of sinus infections, which can trigger a runny nose, sinus pressure, congestion and postnasal drip, among other bothersome symptoms. Fortunately, you ...

It's cold and flu season, but what’s that mean for sinus infections? While there is no “peak” sinus infection season per se, they do tend to occur more in the winter months when other viral illnesses ...