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Dr. Mani Zadeh’s Success Rate Over 10X National Average!
My Los Angeles sinus surgery practice performs one of the highest volumes of sinus surgery in California. Surgical practices that see so many patients can sometimes risk missing details or overlooking issues that could lead to complications down the road. That’s why it is an extraordinary accomplishment that our own rate of “need for re-op” … Continue reading Dr. Mani Zadeh’s Success Rate Over 10X National Average!
View More >>The Benefits of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
I talk a lot about endoscopic sinus surgery in my practice and here in the blog. There’s a good reason for this: endoscopic sinus surgery is the most modern and effective approach we have for treating a variety of sinus ailments, and the gold standard in sinus surgery. Using nothing more than a small, lighted … Continue reading The Benefits of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
View More >>Antibiotic Linked to Heart Disease
Here comes another post on the risks and hidden costs of antibiotics: azithromycin has now been linked to death from heart disease. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found a concerning new correlation: Researchers at Vanderbilt University looked at the records of thousands of Tennessee Medicaid patients over a period of … Continue reading Antibiotic Linked to Heart Disease
View More >>What to Expect from Your Septoplasty
A deviated septum can be a debilitating issue that leads to serious symptoms such as nosebleeds, headaches and labored breathing. The simplest and most effective way to resolve such symptoms is through an outpatient procedure known as septal surgery, or septoplasty. If you’ve been wondering exactly what this procedure entails and when you can return … Continue reading What to Expect from Your Septoplasty
View More >>Pregnancy, Smoking and the Surprising Origins of Asthma
One more post this week about respiratory disease, in this case asthma. A new study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology suggests that smoking during pregnancy can have far-reaching effects on the child’s chance of getting asthma as a teenager – even if the mother stops smoking after the child is born: An … Continue reading Pregnancy, Smoking and the Surprising Origins of Asthma
View More >>Can Nanotechnology Lead to Autoimmune Disease?
Remember when nanotechnology was all the rage? Seminal books like “Engines of Creation” inspired breathless headlines in Wired, Popular Science and elsewhere about the incredible possibility these tiny particles represented. It wouldn’t be long before nanotechnology would unlock a new age of medicine, genetics, manufacturing, even human intelligence. The world was its very tiny oyster. … Continue reading Can Nanotechnology Lead to Autoimmune Disease?
View More >>Endoscopic Sinus Surgery 101: What is a Nasal Endoscope?
As a busy Los Angeles sinus surgeon, I field a lot of questions about the various devices used in our most popular procedures. Many questions relate to specific surgical techniques such as septoplasty or balloon sinuplasty, but a surprising number focus on the equipment itself. So I thought I would create a series of blog … Continue reading Endoscopic Sinus Surgery 101: What is a Nasal Endoscope?
View More >>4 Symptoms of a Deviated Septum
Fact: Most people have a deviated septum to one degree or another. Many experts believe the number is as high as 80%. What separates the truly severe deviations from the conventional kind is the symptoms. If you have a highly deviated septum, you are more susceptible to a variety of nasal and sinus ailments that … Continue reading 4 Symptoms of a Deviated Septum
View More >>Quit Smoking at 85? Why Not?
Here’s an unexpected finding from the Archives of Internal Medicine: quitting smoking can help you live longer, no matter how long you’ve been smoking, and no matter when you quit. This flies in the face of most conventional wisdom, which holds that you will see diminishing returns from quitting the longer you wait. In fact … Continue reading Quit Smoking at 85? Why Not?
View More >>The Pros and Cons of Steroids for Sinus Infection
A recent study found that nasal steroid sprays do help sinus infections – just a bit. Researchers in England found that use of these steroids for three weeks could help patients feel better faster, although the effects were small. Here’s Reuters: Thompson’s group found that two thirds of people felt better within two to three … Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Steroids for Sinus Infection
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