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Article: Survey Finds Allergies and Colds May Lead to Sinus Infections; Physicians Say Many Wait Too Long for Diagnosis; - More Sinus Infections and Colds Reported Compared to Previous Years -.
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- PR Newswire
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- March 18, 2002
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. -- The incidence of sinusitis (or inflammation of the sinuses) appears to be increasing. According to a survey of consumers and primary care physicians, 42 percent of people surveyed reported having at least one sinus infection in the last 12 months, compared to 33 percent the previous year. Many also reported that their sinusitis began with an allergy (39 percent) or a cold (28 percent). The survey is part of a sinusitis public education campaign endorsed by the American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery and supported by Bayer Corporation, maker of Avelox(R) (moxifloxacin HCl). SinusFacts.com, an interactive website, also is part of the ...