Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Apr 20;355(4):913-8. Epub 2007 Feb 21.
Sodium butyrate activates ERK to regulate differentiation of mesenchymal
stem cells.
Chen TH, Chen WM, Hsu KH, Kuo CD, Hung SC.

Had the CT a week ago.  Can't get a f/u until 5/22, and can't seem to
get any early read on the results from the doc.
Meanwhile, the Amoxi doesn't seem to be working.  Left side, maxillary
seems the worst.  Twice-daily (kosher salt solution only) Irrigation

This is not for a sinus infection.
I just had an abcess drained (infected sebaceous cyst) and doc prescribed
this for 10 days.
I usually post here with sinus problems but I've been okay on that score so

I find steroid nasal sprays to be next to useless in controlling my
chronic sinus inflammation. It seems to me that nasal sprays don't
reach far enough into the sinuses to control the source of the
inflammation. Is there a nebulized steroid spray or other such device

I've noticed I've been getting some flashes in my eyes recently since I
started getting sinus problem again these last few weeks, is this common or
is it likely to be something else?

I've been wanting to attempt nasal irrigation after a bout of acute
sinusitis in December and subsequent (and prior) chronic blockage and
reduced sense of smell.
I used a bulb syringe and commercial saline solution and the method

http://aac.asm.org/cgi/content/full/50/11/3839?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULT
FORMAT=&fulltext=biofilms&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT
But there is a way, if Cryptococcus neoformans is typical:
http://aac.asm ...

The first thing that I noticed was the "brainfog," as I've come to
call it since. Then a month or two later came the headaches - somewhat
mild, but ever present. A few months later I started coughing and
suffering daily from general wheeziness...somewhere at the beginning

In the last year, allergic rhinitis has been linked to abnormal immune
reactions to the chitin produced by fungi and mites in sinus passages.  
While looking through the butyrate literature, I came across an old
reference to the ability of butyrate to reduce chitin production in

a friend sent me some patient info horror stories about zithromax side
effects, some of which alluded to legal class action suits.   does
anyone know if side effects are more common on this than on some of
the other macrolides or antibiotics in different classes?  is this a

Effect of hypo-, iso- and hypertonic saline irrigation on secretory mucins
and morphology of cultured human nasal epithelial cells
Abstract
Conclusion. We speculate that isotonic saline is the most physiological

I've only had my Grossan sinus irrigation for a few months and this
morning the tip attachment just snapped right off.  I was not using a
great deal of force in trying to remove it.
This needs a better design.  It should have some sort of release

Does any one know if there is a cordless nasal irrigator?
There is a WaterPik WP 360-but doesn't sell nasal tips.

looking for feedback on my doctor's proposed course of treatment for
current sinusitis.  been sick for over a month w/typical symptoms,
using typical self-help treatment remedies & taking augmentin, then
doxycycline, now on avelox for over a week with a little improvement.

I just had a septoplasty and 2 other sinus procedures on Friday, May
4. Everything seems fine but I just sneezed, I totally forgot that I
was not supposed to sneeze. Nothing came out except for clear spray,
nothing hurt. In fact, I only realized that I broke the "no sneezing"