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It has been well established that a crisis exists in the biomedical research enterprise of clinical surgery departments: the extinction of the surgeon-scientist. A number of factors, including dwindling research funding, decreasing reimbursement from insurance providers, shrinking salaries for researchers, waning interest in academia among graduating residents, and financial pressures on departments for greater clinical productivity, have contributed to this phenomenon in recent years.
Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Otolaryngology) - Thu, 17 December 2009
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The presidential year is a time for reflection on our purpose as an organization and consideration of where we should place our efforts for the future. People are telic, they exist for a purpose and spend a great deal of time and energy finding that purpose and pursuing it. As a society of health care providers engaged in caring for people with the devastating effects of cancer of the mouth, throat, neck, and skull base, we share many personal purposes. This results in common goals that the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) should attempt to reach together as an organization. The amount of time and energy each of us dedicates to AHNS will be directly related to how much commonality we feel in these shared purposes, how passionate we are to pursue them, and how well the Society functions in addressing them.
Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Otolaryngology) - Fri, 27 November 2009
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It has been affirmed since a long time that the best therapeutical choice in case of acute otitis media (AOM) in children is represented by watchful waiting, but now someone has wondered whether this choice can imply an increase in the number of mastoidites.
MedNews (Otolaryngology) - Mon, 7 September 2009
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Bell palsy is an inflammatory condition of the facial nerve that is associated with herpes simplex or varicella virus infections and can result in temporary or permanent facial disfigurement and pain. With an annual incidence of 13 to 43 per 100 000 population, more than 60 000 cases are diagnosed each year in the United States.1-2 Approximately 15% of patients with Bell palsy will have persistent facial nerve dysfunction and related impairments in quality of life.
Journal of the American Medical Association (Otolaryngology) - Mon, 7 September 2009
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Choanal atresia and stenosis is associated with a wide range of disorders. Congenital anomalies, neurologic abnormalities, and developmental disabilities are commonly identified in affected individuals. Bilateral CA/S is more commonly seen in patients in whom specific diagnoses or other congenital anomalies are identified. Unilateral CA/S occurs more frequently in isolated cases. A comprehensive evaluation is recommended in individuals with CA/S to evaluate for other congenital anomalies, neurologic abnormalities, developmental delays, and evidence of a specific underlying disorder.
Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Otolaryngology) - Fri, 26 June 2009
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To determine the prevalence of refractive and nonrefractive ophthalmologic abnormalities in children with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and to evaluate the overall utility of routine ophthalmological examination in children with SNHL.
Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Otolaryngology) - Fri, 6 March 2009
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Nasal obstruction is associated with snoring and EDS in individuals with or without AR. Allergic rhinitis without NO is not associated with sleep-disordered breathing or EDS.
Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Otolaryngology) - Fri, 23 January 2009
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Dizziness and vertigo are common, however, the cause often remains unexplained. The purpose of this study was to reassess the burden of dizziness in the community and to quantify the contribution of vertigo of vestibular origin.
Archives of Internal Medicine (Otolaryngology) - Fri, 31 October 2008
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The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation has issued the first comprehensive clinical guidelines for assessment, management, and treatment of impacted cerumen, or earwax.
Journal of the American Medical Association (Otolaryngology) - Thu, 2 October 2008
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Objective of the study is to determine patient characteristics and clinical factors that are predictive of positive radionuclide salivagram results.
Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Otolaryngology) - Wed, 17 September 2008
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