Antibiotics proves to be no help for sinusitis, again.

Bonnie: while these studies seem to publish at a rapid pace, many people, including our own clients, simply do not listen. Aside from providing no help for sinusitis sufferers, antibiotics can do so much short and long-term damage. It is astonishing that doctors keep acquiescing to the patient in this regard because sinusitis is almost always viral or fungal, not bacterial.

A study in Journal of the American Medical Association found patients with acute rhinosinusitis had no differences in symptoms or quality of life three days after starting on amoxicillin compared with patients who received a placebo instead. "It provides further evidence for what we've really suspected for a long time -- that in the management of patients with acute sinusitis, antibiotics do not convey any additional benefit," said the lead researcher.

The study's authors also criticized physicians who prescribe azithromycin (Zithromax Z-Pak) for sinus infections."If anything, it's less effective," he said. "The prevalence of its prescribing represents sloppy practice."