If you suffer from Hay fever symptoms you will be pleased to know that scientists are finding little difference between over-the-counter decongestants and a prescription medication, except for the cost.

University of Chicago researchers note their findings in the February issue of Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration delivered a letter to Cytosol Laboratories, Inc. on Monday to request a recall of Balanced Salt Solution (BSS).

BSS is a drug used to irrigate a patient's eyes, ears, nose and throat during surgical procedures such as a cataract operation

Health officials say laboratory tests have confirmed three people in Volusia County have contracted Legionnaires' disease this year.

The Volusia County Health Department has not specified if any of these people died from the bacterial illness

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can increase the risk of asthma, according to a report in the medical journal Thorax, featured in a Reuters report.

HRT use raises the risk of asthma, wheeze and hay fever by 57 percent, 60 percent and 48 percent, respectively, according to lead author Dr. F. Gomez Real, in the report

According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, each year 35 million Americans suffer with chronic sinusitis, making it one of the most diagnosed diseases in the United States.

Sinusitis occurs when the hollow cavities within the cheekbones found around the eyes, called the Para nasal sinuses, get inflamed