Is It Allergies or Sinusitis? Many Folks Are Misdiagnosed
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- What if you ' d been treated for years for a condition, only to find out that you ' d long ago been misdiagnosed?That ' s what ' s happening to a sizable number of Americans who are taking allergy meds (to little effect) when in... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Biological Sex Differences: Key to Understanding Long COVID? Biological Sex Differences: Key to Understanding Long COVID?
New evidence continues to suggest a complicated link between sex hormone fluctuation and immune dysfunction in long COVID.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 28, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Warning for millions with hay fever as experts say allergy season has started early
The UK has been issued its first pollen warning of 2024, weeks earlier than usual. Typically, the misery begins in late March as the weather starts to warm. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is Omalizumab? The asthma drug which study suggests could prevent allergic reactions to food
Omalizumab has been shown to improve participants' responses to allergens. The New England Journal of Medicine study could be a major breakthrough. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ebola Vaccine Saves Lives Even After Exposure Ebola Vaccine Saves Lives Even After Exposure
Data suggested that the vaccine reduces the risk for infection and reduces mortality rates by half.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 27, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Disney facing lawsuit after family says NYU doctor died from allergic reaction
NEW YORK -- The husband of a late NYU doctor is suing Disney after, he says, his wife died from an allergic reaction. According to the lawsuit, Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan, 42, ate at Raglan Road restaurant in Disney Springs back in October. She told the waiter she was highly allergic to dairy and…#nyu #disney #kanokporntangsuan #raglanroad #disneysprings #florida #cbsnewyork #sungpoblete #nyulangone #usarmy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Florida's Stance on Measles Upends Expert Guidance Florida's Stance on Measles Upends Expert Guidance
The best protection is vaccination in advance, experts stressed, along with quarantining if sick. But clinics can take some steps to protect vulnerable patients.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 26, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Dupilumab Cuts Lung Inflammation, Breaks Up Mucus Plugs in Asthma Patients
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Dupilumab (Dupixent) reduced airway inflammation and increased lung capacity in patients with uncontrolled, moderate-to-severe asthma, while also reducing troublesome mucus plugs, a multinational postmarketing... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 26, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
AAAAI: Omalizumab Superior to Placebo for Those With Multiple Food Allergies
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Omalizumab treatment for 16 weeks is superior to placebo for increasing the reaction threshold for peanut and other food allergens among persons with multiple food allergies, according to a study published online Feb. 25 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Asthma Control Better With Biologic-Corticosteroid Combo
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Adding dupilumab (Dupixent) to a medium-dose inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) routine helped lower asthma exacerbations and improved both lung function and asthma control, according to a post-hoc analysis of the LIBERTY... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 26, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Drug Slashes Risk of Severe Allergic Reactions to Multiple Foods
(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Regular courses of omalizumab (Xolair) injections increased the amount of peanut and other foods that multi-food allergic children could consume without an allergic reaction, data from the first stage of the randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 26, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Pollutants and High Temperatures Linked With Kidney Changes Pollutants and High Temperatures Linked With Kidney Changes
The exposures are associated with alterations in urinary and renal biomarkers that could reflect subclinical glomerular or tubular injury, data suggested.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 26, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
Asthma Drug Xolair Guards Against Severe Reactions in People With Food Allergies
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- The asthma medication Xolair has proved its prowess against food allergies, with new research showing the medication substantially lowers the chances of severe reactions in patients.Data published Sunday... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 26, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Reduced-Dose Vaccines Protect Patients With HIV Against Mpox Reduced-Dose Vaccines Protect Patients With HIV Against Mpox
The smallpox vaccine effectively induces immunity against mpox virus infection in patients with HIV, although patients with low lymphocyte counts require booster doses.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 26, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Can Microbiome Shifts Predict DMARD Response in RA? Can Microbiome Shifts Predict DMARD Response in RA?
An observational study in the United Kingdom found that patients with RA who started taking antirheumatic drugs had changes in their microbiome after 6 and 12 weeks.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 26, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: news
