Doctors believe a woman who died from rare brain-eating amoebas used tap water to rinse her sinuses. The 69-year-old Seattle resident died in February after undergoing brain surgery at Swedish Medical ...

For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers linked a second kind of deadly ...

SEATTLE. -- A 69-year-old Seattle woman died from what doctors said they believe were rare brain-eating amoebas. The patient, who underwent brain surgery at Swedish Medical Center, had used tap water ...

It's officially allergy season, and many people are struggling with the sniffles, congestion, itchy eyes and more. In fact, 81 million people in the U.S. were diagnosed with seasonal allergies in 2021 ...

The popular tea pot looking kettle is used to irrigate your sinuses when you pour water into one nostril and it drains out of the other. But health officials say two people died after using water ...

If your child suffers from seasonal allergies, you're familiar with the feeling of wanting to do just about anything to help your kiddo breath easier. When it comes to nasal congestion, could a neti ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel More, MD Using HEPA filters can decrease allergens like dust mites and pet dander in the air.Taking a hot shower helps clear stuffed-up nasal passages and remove allergens ...

Breathe easy, even during the height of allergy season.

If you have pet allergies and pet a dog, you wash your hands to remove the allergens. A neti pot serves a similar purpose for your nasal passages. Choosing the right neti pot is mostly a matter of ...

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