Tag Archives: pediatric sinusitis
Ask The Expert – Teach Your Child to Blow Their Nose
Posted on20. Jan, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
I often receive emails asking how parents can get their toddlers or children to blow their noses. It can be frustrating – for both parents and their children. And all of that nose goop is just setting your child up for a more serious rhinitis or sinusitis. In this Ask The Expert article, Dr. Hana tells us how she teaches kids to blow their noses.
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TESTING – What to Expect For Your Child’s Sinus CT Scan
Posted on23. Dec, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Your child’s sinus CT scan should not be a scary or traumatic experience, and there are things you can do at home before it to ensure that it goes smoothly. Here is what to expect, and how to prepare your child for a great outcome.
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Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Otitis, Laryngitis, Adenoiditis, Tonsillitis Are All Connected
Posted on25. Nov, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Cut From the Same Cloth The Unified Airway Model helps explain why children who have rhinitis also get more than their share of otitis (ear infections) or adenoiditis or tonsillitis or sinusitis or asthma exacerbations, etc. All these anatomic regions have a similar lining, and when one area becomes inflamed or infected, they can all [...]
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The Beattles Helped Invent the CT Scanner
Posted on28. Oct, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
We have the Beattles to Thank for CT Scanners! How The Beattles Helped Fund the Invention of the CT Scanner Back in the late 1960’s, Sir Godfrey Hounsfield was working for a multi-conglomerate corporation, EMI Group. He was an engineer who was trying to figure out how to use x-rays to make 3-D images of [...]
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Quit Smoking: Do It For Your Kids
Posted on21. Oct, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
If You, or Your Children, Have Asthma, Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Otitis, … If your child has any of these chronic inflammatory aero-digestive disorders, YOU. MUST. QUIT. SMOKING. Tobacco smoke has been shown, with no doubt, to cause all of these ailments: asthma, rhinitis, sinusitis, otitis. Not to mention that smoking will take, on average, 15 years [...]
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Eliminate Your Smoke Exposure
Posted on14. Oct, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Smoking … Bad … We’ve heard about the harm from tobacco smoke these days – the number of cancers related to smoking or chewing tobacco, the cost of respiratory illness such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, or emphysema). We hear about the addictive properties of tobacco smoke, and we see the advertisements [...]
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New Download / Library Page
Posted on29. Aug, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Hi. Just to let y’all know that I have just added a Free LIBRARY page of articles in PDF format: http://wp.me/PR4iB-s7 Some of them are clinical or research articles that I have published in medical journals. Some are articles from this blog, now in PDF format for easy download, for a handy guide. I only [...]
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Free LIBRARY
Posted on29. Aug, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
The following is a short list of articles that I have published in medical journals, and some of the more popular articles from this blog – all in PDF format. The articles from medical journals are at the bottom of the page. The best way to open them is to right-click on the highlighted (underlined) [...]
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Better Living Through LESS Chemistry: 8 Natural Alternatives to Toxic Cleaners
Posted on26. Aug, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) are ubiquitous – they are all around us, and in us. In addition to allergies, rhinitis, asthma, alterations in our immune systems, and neuro-toxicity, these toxins have been linked to cancer, diabetes, and birth defects. We have recently reviewed how to reduce them in our water and our food. Here are some small steps that will make a BIG difference in your life.
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Better Living Through LESS Chemistry: Food & Water
Posted on12. Aug, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Bottled Water It’s Embarrassing Americans spend more money on bottled water than iPods or movie tickets! Not that those are expenditures to be proud of. It’s a WASTE Americans churn through 2.5 Million plastic bottles EVERY HOUR of every day. It is estimated that the amount of oil used to produce those bottles could fuel [...]
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