Study examines treatment for olfactory loss after viral infection

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 05:28 in Health & Medicine

Treatment with a glucocorticoid medication, either alone or in combination with Ginkgo biloba, appears to significantly improve the sense of smell in individuals with previous olfactory loss due to upper respiratory infections, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...

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