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NEWS ABOUT: nasal passages

nasal passages stories: 3 news summaries

First Swine Flu Vaccine Will Be Nasal Spray

But pregnant women, newborns should wait
for needle version

Sep 18, 09 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first Americans to take a swine flu vaccine will be spraying it up the nose, NPR reports. About 3.4 million hits of the nasal spray will come out early next month, a couple of weeks ahead of 195 million by-the-needle doses. Dubbed FluMist, the spray carries a live... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • vaccine • influenza • nasal passages • swine flu • H1N1 virus

FDA: Get Off Smell-Killing Zicam Nasal Spray, Now

Agency received over 130 reports of loss of smell sense

Jun 16, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration is calling on consumers to stop using Zicam nasal treatments because they can permanently kill the sense of smell, the Wall Street Journal reports. Zicam is an over-the-counter cold and allergy medication sold in several forms; customers should reject internasal products that contain zinc. The... More »

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medicine • FDA • pharmaceutical companies • drug safety • drug companies • smell • allergy • sense of smell • nasal passages • medication • cold • warning • Zicam • Matrixx

'Nose Bidet' Gives Sinuses Alt Relief

'Stuffy' people turning to ancient Indian neti pots to clear nasal passages

Jan 6, 08 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Sufferers of stuffy sinuses are turning to an ancient remedy to clear their nasal passages: the neti pot. Also called the "nose bidet," the neti pot is filled with non-iodized salt water, the spout is placed in one nostril, and water is poured in and streamed out the... More »

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health • yoga • meditation • neti pot • sinuses • nasal passages • alternative medicine

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