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Antibiotics No Help for Sinus Cold - WebMD Health Mar 13, 2008, 7:14 pm
If you've had a head cold for 7-10 days, might antibiotics cure your stuffy sinuses? Not likely -- just a 1-in-15 chance, researchers find. ... more
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Description: If you've had a head cold for 7-10 days, might antibiotics cure your stuffy sinuses? Not likely -- just a 1-in-15 chance, researchers find.
Tags: antibiotics, cold,
Keywords: Antibiotic cold, antibiotic sinus infection, antibiotic sinusitis, sinus infection, sinusitis, sinus mucus, sinus discharge, sinus phlegm, cold green phlegm, cold phlegm, cold how long, cold bacterial, cold viral, viral infection, bacterial infection, cold virus, cold bacteria, antibiotic use, antibiotic overuse, antibiotic doctor, antibiotic purulent phlegm, purulent phlegm, green snot, green phlegm, dark snot, dark phlegm, Jim Young, Morten Lindbaek, Daniel DeNoon
Description: If you've had a head cold for 7-10 days, might antibiotics cure your stuffy sinuses? Not likely -- just a 1-in-15 chance, researchers find.