I saw my ENT doctor this week, he had just gotten back from the annual
meeting of ENT specialists (don't know what they call themselves), and
apparenlty someone presented a study on the role biofilms play in
chronic sinusitis/infections and how to treat them. I know there has

Chitin May Be Responsible for Allergies to Shellfish, Dust, and Mold
Researchers at the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF)
have discovered a strong association between chitin and allergy, as
well as asthma. The results of these studies have been published this

This looks pretty promising, but is evidently only available in
Europe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bZB3ejJLnQ&NR=1

Anyone have suggestions for a good ENT who also treats allergies in the
Minneapolis St Paul area of Minnesota?
Thanks.
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I have not posted in a long time as I had been doing fairly well.
With a worsening of my symptoms (sinus pain, drainage, irritated
membrane etc) I am thinking about seeing (yet another....I have had
five surgeries) a new ENT to try and get some help.  I can get to NYC

Summary
For about five years I had an undiagnosed sinus infection with the following
symptoms: Continuous feeling of pressure/fullness in rear maxillary area
accompanied by very prominent fatigue and malaise. Two surgeries later

Illness ends Pechonkina's career
Russia's Yulia Pechonkina, the current 400m hurdles world record holder,
is to retire from athletics after suffering three years of health problems.
The 31-year-old, whose August 2003 time of 52.34 seconds still stands as