Mayo Clinic has released a report on their recommendations for improving
health care in America.
They are also soliciting ideas from patients.
Here's the website, if you want to join the discussion forum and

Of course, i'm the least symptomatic today. It rained just enough to
have some of the swelling go down in my face.  Hopefully he will have
an answer or things for me to try.

Allergy Proof Your Home
There are different medications you can take once asthma strikes.
However, you don't need to let it get that far. Here are some more
tips on how to allergy proof your environment...

Superbugs
The new generation of resistant infections is almost impossible to
treat.
by Jerome Groopman

I have found sodium and potassium nitrite helpful in breaking the
biofilm.
The mucus the bug produce in your sinuses is not much different that
the mucus produced in cystic fibrosis. In fact staph bacteria make an

Anyone here tried the new Waterpik model (WP-100) for nasal irrigation?
Although the Grossan tip and Waterpik's own nasal tips don't fit on it (I would imagine that Waterpik will come out with one that will fit), a couple other companies do produce nasal irrigation tips that fit ...

Need your input on my sinus flareup.
At the start of July, I started getting a bad smell in my right
nostril. I have these quite often and usually goes away after a while.
This time it did not and the smell progressed to a bad blood taste of

I have had ongoing sinus trouble since March, but it seemed to
mysteriously clear up in June.  Now it is back, and I have had lots of
yellow mucus.  In the past I have had the headache, etc, with only a
little yellow mucus.  Does this mean that the infection is worse this

I have a box of Breathe-ease pre-measured packets that were bought in
2006.
Can I still use them? They don't have an expiry date printed on them
as far as I can tell.

Been reading the archives about pecans. Just wondering if pecan nuts
contain any tannin as I can't seem to find any pecans in shells here
in Oz.
Thanks,

I've had a couple years of real misery.  I felt good for 3 weeks
during the spring of 2007 but other than that it's been total misery.
It was tricky to figure out what was going on because I've never had
any pain or pressure that would suggest sinusitis.  The thought

In 1993, I was operated on for sinus problems. Following the surgery,
the problems became worse. I had constant infections, was given 3 yrs.
of allergy shots. Had downright ain in both nasal cavities and above
nose. Voice so nasal could not understand me.  I saw a doctor at Ohio

he took a xray just of the crown that has been periodically bothering
me. The root of that tooth is touching or in my left maxillary sinus.
With all the things i track for migraines, allergies... never put 2
and 2 together about my tooth discomfort/sensitivity with sinus issues/

I have been dealing with a bad, metalic taste in my mouth lately.  I
know it is coming from my sinuses.  I don't have any teeth problems
and no infected gums.  It is just a God-awful taste.  I actually have
had several days of few sinus problems.  I have been washing out my

A brand new species of bacteria has been found by scientists among the
hundreds which thrive in our mouths.
The bug, named "Prevotella histicola" by its discoverers at King's
College London, is thought to contribute to gum disease and tooth