Hay fever: Professor Linda advises what to do amid antihistamine medication shortage
HIGH-STREET chemists are currently seeing a shortage of some hay fever medicine, caused by an industry-wide shortage of supplies in the UK. Professor Linda Bauld urged people not to panic as there are other options available. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hay fever vs a cold: How to tell the difference using these four key signs
HAY FEVER shares many symptoms with the common cold, despite being triggered by different things. While the two are easily confused in the summer months, there are a few key signs to look for that can help you work out what's causing the problem. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What's behind the sudden shortage of hay fever pills?
Hay fever season is well under way and millions are expecting to avoid streaming noses and itchy eyes with their usual antihistamine pills. Except some are unobtainable. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hay fever: Supplies of medicine run low amid shortage of key ingredient
WITH the arrival of spring has come the return of hot weather, longer days, and shorter nights. However, while many will welcome the return to warmer climes, few will welcome the return to the conversation of hay fever. At the same time as demand is expected to rise companies are now reporting a shortage of the medication. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hay-fever pill shortage hits High Street chemists
Stocks of brands such as Piriton are affected by an industry-wide shortage of a key ingredient. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hay fever tablets run low across the country due to chlorphenamine maleate shortage
Stocks of chlorphenamine maleate, an active ingredient in Piriton medication and other such remedies, are widely limited, according to Boots. Other antihistamines are more readily available. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tim Kaine Refuses to Let Long COVID Be an Afterthought
When Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine came down with a “blizzard” of allergy-like symptoms in March 2020, he blamed the layer of pollen coating his car. “It was Washington, D.C., in late March,” he says. I thought, “‘Okay, well, this is hay fever gone wild.’”
Only when his wife, Anne Holton, developed “textbook” COVID-19 symptoms did Kaine start to wonder if he might have the new virus, the subject of the massive economic assistance bill—the CARES Act—that he and other lawmakers were then working to pass. Testing at that time was hard to come by, even for Hill...
Source: TIME: Health - May 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: How to manage hay fever allergy symptoms
Don't be alarmed if you are experiencing seasonal allergies for the first time. While hay fever — also known as allergic rhinitis — often begins in childhood, more adults are being diagnosed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says seasonal allergies can make you feel miserable. It's your body's way of fighting off a perceived threat.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zfs6wlIEO4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 4, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Hay fever: One in three people showing ‘potentially severe allergies’ as cases jump 32%
HAY FEVER is a seasonal woe for millions of people around the globe, but there is evidence that warmer climates are intensifying the threat to human health. According to new figures, higher pollen concentrations have led to a 32 percent increase in the number of people showing potentially severe allergies. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Asthma drug can block crucial SARS-CoV-2 protein
A drug used to treat asthma and allergies can bind to and block a crucial protein produced by the virus SARS-CoV-2, and reduce viral replication in human immune cells, according to a new study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the drug, called montelukast, has been around for more than 20 years and is usually prescribed to reduce inflammation caused by conditions like asthma, hay fever and hives. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - April 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
IISc researchers find Asthma drug Montelukast can block crucial SARS-CoV-2 protein
Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the drug, called montelukast, has been around for more than 20 years and is usually prescribed to reduce inflammation caused by conditions like asthma, hay fever and hives. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - April 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hay fever: Doctor shares how to soothe eye symptoms triggered by the condition
FROM redness to itching, your eyes can experience an onslaught of hay fever symptoms every time you leave your home. Fortunately, an expert shares easy tips on how to "soothe" the discomfort. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hay fever: Buying the 'wrong' antihistamine could make symptoms 'worse' warns professor
HAY FEVER season is well underway in the UK and the usual spate of symptoms are starting to cause Britons grief. What many people do not know is that you can buy the "wrong" antihistamine and it can make your symptoms "worse", warns hay fever specialist Professor Fox on ITV's This Morning. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High pollen count warning for today: UK hay fever sufferers ready for symptoms onslaught
POLLEN counts are at high levels countrywide today. For hay fever sufferers, what's the best treatment to prevent and relieve symptoms negatively affecting your day-to-day activities? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Covid symptoms: The difference between Covid and hay fever sneezing - expert
WITH the virus circling around the UK and pollen count rising during this mini heatwave, Covid and hay fever can attack at any time. But how to tell them apart? Expert details how to spot the difference between the two conditions. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
