Asthma Drug Xolair Now Indicated For Food Allergies: Next Challenge Is Insurer Coverage
Given the high price of Xolair and its need to be used indefinitely it can be a challenge to convince insurers to cover it in its new food allergy indication. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Joshua Cohen, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
Lance Bass Opens Up About Being Diagnosed With Diabetes During COVID Pandemic
Lance Bass says he developed diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic and is working on managing his condition. “I’m definitely conscious of my eating now,” the NSYNC member told People magazine while promoting his partnership with allergy medicine Allegra. “I’m learning what you can eat, when you…#lancebass #nsync #peoplemagazine #allegra #eatingwell #justintimberlakes (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘I feel like myself again’: UCLA clinical trial offers hope for lymphoma patients
In June 2018, actor Hirotaka Matsunaga was supposed to be two weeks away from opening night of “The Swords of Sorrow: BURAI II,” a play set in 1800s Japan. The 39-year-old had been cast as the lead. It was the big break he had been working toward since he moved to the U.S. from Japan more than 20 years ago to pursue his dreams.But his cancer diagnosis and an unsuccessful course of chemotherapy had shut down the play.“Around November 2017, I had acute pain in my stomach for weeks, and it got so bad that it became difficult to eat,” Matsunaga said.After a particularly agonizing dinner, he checked himself into a hosp...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - March 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
What's Next for the World's First HIV Vaccine? What's Next for the World's First HIV Vaccine?
The last attempt in a generation of HIV vaccine development ended in disappointment, but investigators are starting over because they believe the human body can make antibodies for HIV.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 5, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: news
Drug cuts risk of allergic reactions to peanuts and other foods
Researchers showed that a drug used to treat allergic asthma can reduce reactions to peanuts and other common foods in children with multiple food allergies. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
SARS CoV-2 Is a Very Weird Virus SARS CoV-2 Is a Very Weird Virus
It appears that SARS-CoV-2 isn ' t just another nasty respiratory virus, but one that affects the body in ways we haven ' t seen before.Medscape (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 4, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Woman, 22, who suffers extremely rare water allergy reported less than 100 times in the WORLD, 'claws' at skin after showering to ease 'worst pain of my life'
Loren Montefusco, from South Carolina (pictured), suffers a burning itch deep under her skin whenever she comes into contact with water - forcing her to avoid showering for as long as possible. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Reminder: Invitation to Roche ’s Virtual Neurology Investor Event
We are pleased to invite investors and analysts to participate in our virtual event onMonday, 11 March 2024, highlighting key data presented at 2024 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Alzheimer ' s& Parkinson ' s Diseases (AD/PD) conferences. 15:00 – 16:30 CET / 14:00 – 15:30 GMT10:00 – 11:30 AM EDT / 07:00 – 08:30 AM PDT The webinar will start with presentations, followed by a Q&A session (live access to the speakers). The slides will be available for download at 14:00 CET on the day of the event.>click here AgendaWelcomeBruno Eschli, Head of Investor RelationsNeurology franchise update...
Source: Roche Investor Update - March 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Xolair a New Weapon Against Food Allergies, but Questions Remain
An old drug offers new tricks for people with multiple food allergies, but costs and access issues could limit its use. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Midwife's Fake Vaccines Deserve More Punishment: Ethicist Midwife's Fake Vaccines Deserve More Punishment: Ethicist
Art Caplan discusses a midwife ' s fraudulent vaccination practices, resulting in measles outbreak fears, and the need for severe punishment.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 4, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news
AAAAI Roundup: Perioperative Assessment of Antibiotic Allergy With a Mobile App
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Posters at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting provided data about an antibiotic allergy assessment tool via a smartphone app, a direct oral challenge (DOC) for assessing low... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 4, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Delayed neuropsychiatric syndrome after carbon monoxide poisoning - Gustavsen I, Gustavsen WR, Gajdzik T, Solyga VM.
BACKGROUND: Delayed neuropsychiatric syndrome (DNS) is a well-known complication following carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and develops in up to 50 % of adult survivors. The syndrome is probably immunologically mediated. Common symptoms are slowness, Parkin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
Breathe Easier: How Science Is Uncovering The Mysteries Of Allergies
As we delve deeper into the science of allergies, it becomes essential to understand how this misfiring of immune memory cells can lead to persistent issues (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
Medicaid Expansion and Healthcare Workers; Cardiac Rehabilitation
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 2, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Epinephrine Nasal Spray Starts Reversing Allergic Reactions in Minutes
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Although FDA approval has eluded the intranasal epinephrine spray ARS-1 (also known as neffy), it continued to build its case with findings of resolved allergic symptoms in children and teenagers undergoing an... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - March 2, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
