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31 Million Americans Suffer From Sinus Infections

Published in Gastroenterology Week, December 24th, 2007

Recent studies indicate that standard antibiotics and steroid nose sprays provide little to no relief of symptoms associated with sinus infections. People suffering from sinus problems generally improved within about two weeks whether they took antibiotics, steroids, or placebos.

One such study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers randomly assigned 240 adults various treatments including amoxicillin, steroid nose spray and placebos. Patients on the drugs didn't get better more quickly than those using the placebos.

Antibiotics, particularly amoxicillin, are among the most commonly prescribed medicines for sinus...

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Source: Gastroenterology Week (2007-12-24)

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