The Florida Department of Health urged the public to only use sterile water or saline when doing a nasal rinse Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on the Health team. She joined the brand in ...

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has renewed its warning against using tap water for nasal irrigation, as a newly published investigation linked the practice to infections of ...

I’ve suffered from severe allergies my entire adult life, despite being unafflicted as a child. As a result, I’ve come to rely on everything from near-daily allergy meds to using a neti-pot to rinse ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Neti pots are seen, Jan. 30, 2008, in Lexington, Ky. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, March 13, ...

A 71-year-old woman reportedly contracted a brain infection from using tap water — and died from it. Regardless of whether tap water is safe to consume where you live, experts advise against letting ...

Nasal rinses to relieve sinus congestion using tap water may give people deadly brain-eating amoeba infections, a new study warned. Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Folks with sinus issues often turn to neti pots or "nasal rinsing" to help clear their clogged passages. Unfortunately, too many don't follow standard advice to avoid using tap water, and that's ...

Nasal rinses can relieve sinus congestion. But using the wrong liquid can, in rare cases, give people infections with deadly brain-eating amoebas. That practice is the likely source of rare ...

A neti pot can be a great thing for someone with allergies or chronic sinus issues, but this week brings a warning for those who enjoy rinsing their sinuses. Always use distilled or purified water.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Florida man has died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba — likely the result of rinsing his sinuses with ...