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GPs should not prescribe antibiotics for sinus infections, health watchdog warns and patients should instead ‘take it easy’ and dose up on paracetamol

New Nice guidance stresses that most sinus infections will resolve on their own Patients should instead ‘take it easy’ and dose up on paracetamol, advice states It was based on statistics which show doctors are wrongly prescribing the drugs It’s estimated the rise of super-bugs will kill 10 million people each year by 2050  GPs...

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Blocking sweet taste receptors can help body fight off sinus infections

PHILADELPHIA – Bitter taste receptors in the upper airway are a first line of defense against sinus infections, but their ability to kill harmful toxins and pathogens is blocked when the sweet taste receptors are also stimulated. While glucose and other sugars are known to trigger these sweet taste receptors, researchers at the Perelman School...