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Why Parents Are Turning to a Controversial Treatment for Food Allergies
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Source: TIME: Health - August 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Esther Landhuis / Undark Tags: Uncategorized allergies health onetime syndication Source Type: news
Heartburn Drugs May Lead To Allergies, Study Suggests
(CNN) — When heartburn or ulcer pain strikes, drugs can target stomach acid to calm bellies and offer relief. But a new study suggests the medications may come with a hive-inducing side effect: allergies.
After analyzing health insurance data from more than 8 million people in Austria, researchers found that prescriptions of anti-allergy medications surged in those who were prescribed stomach acid inhibitors, a class of drugs that includes proton-pump inhibitors and H2 blockers.
The findings, published Tuesday in the medical journal Nature Communications, suggest that disrupting the stomach’s delicate balance o...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - July 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Allergies CNN Heartburn Source Type: news
Growth Comparison in Children with and without Food Allergies in 2 Different Demographic Populations
Conclusions: Children with food allergies and commercial insurance have significant impairment in growth compared with those without food allergies. Additionally, children avoiding all forms of milk are shorter and weigh less than matched counterparts. Therefore, height and weight measurements should be assessed routinely in children with food allergies because there is risk for growth impairment in this population.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - July 18, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Harshna Mehta, Manish Ramesh, Elizabeth Feuille, Marion Groetch, Julie Wang Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Here's What Parents Of Kids With Life-Threatening Allergies Think Of The EpiPen Price Increases
Jennifer DiMercurio’s 7-year-old son, Liam, relies on the EpiPen, an auto injector used to treat anaphylactic shock, to save his life in the case of a severe allergic reaction. The device delivers a dose of epinephrine that’s worth about $1. But over the past nine years, Mylan, the pharmaceutical company which makes the EpiPen, has increased the price of the patented injecting device from $100 to $600.
That increase put the DiMercurios in a bind. In January 2015, DiMercurio’s husband started a new job that didn’t include health insurance. The family turned to the private market, where they found a ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Babies Who Are Given Antacids Are More Likely to Develop Allergies
Infants who are given antacids like Zantac or Pepcid are more likely to develop childhood allergies, perhaps because these drugs may alter their gut bacteria, a new large study suggests.
Early use of antibiotics also raised the chances of allergies in the study of nearly 800,000 children.
Researchers combed the health records of kids born between 2001 and 2013 and covered by Tricare, an insurance program for active duty and retired military personnel and their families. A surprising 9 percent of the babies received antacids, reflecting the popularity of treating reflux in infancy.
Over four years, more than half of all th...
Source: TIME: Health - April 2, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carla K. Johnson / AP Tags: Uncategorized medicine onetime Source Type: news
Soaring EpiPen Prices Raise Questions About Pharmaceutical Industry
BOSTON (CBS) – For someone with an allergy, an EpiPen can mean the difference between life and death. The price of this indispensable injectable drug has soared in recent years. Dr. Mark DeMatteo, an emergency room doctor at Beth Israel Deaconess in Plymouth, said the cost was around $60 ten years ago. The price now is about $400.
Every bite Dylan Frazier takes needs to be watched closely because the 9-year-old from Duxbury has severe food allergies.
“If we don’t have an EpiPen and he has a reaction, it could be deathly for him,” explained his mother Kristen Frazier.
Frazier makes sure there are EpiPens near Dy...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: rachelrmcknight Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Allergies Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
Children Covered by Medicaid/State Children's Health Insurance Program More Likely to Use Emergency Departments for Food Allergies
This study identified trends and factors related to ED visits for pediatric FAs in the United States from 2001 to 2010. It was hypothesized that FAs increased and that differences existed in ED utilization based on age, insurance status, and geography. Low concordance with treatment guidelines for FAs was expected.
Methods
Multivariate logistic regression, using National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey data, estimated factors associated with ED visits and treatment of FAs and nonspecific allergic reactions. Trends and treatment patters used weighted frequencies to account for the complex 4-stage probability surv...
Source: Pediatric Emergency Care - December 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Health Officials Track Safety as COVID-19 Vaccines Roll Out
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out to more and more people, health authorities are keeping close watch for any unexpected side effects.
On Tuesday, a health worker in Alaska suffered a severe allergic reaction after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. She is in the hospital for another night under observation while another worker, vaccinated Wednesday, has recovered. Doctors already knew to be on the lookout after Britain reported two similar cases last week.
Related: Emergency Considerations in COVID-19 Vaccine Administration
In the U.S., vaccine recipients are supposed ...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - December 17, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: AP News Coronavirus Source Type: news
Health inequities experienced by Aboriginal children with respiratory conditions and their parents.
Abstract
Asthma and allergies are common conditions among Aboriginal children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to assess the health and health-care inequities experienced by affected children and by their parents. Aboriginal research assistants conducted individual interviews with 46 Aboriginal children and adolescents who had asthma and/or allergies (26 First Nations, 19 Métis, 1 Inuit) and 51 parents or guardians of these children and adolescents. Followup group interviews were conducted with 16 adolescents and 25 parents/ guardians. Participants reported inadequate educational resources, environm...
Source: The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research - September 1, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Stewart M, King M, Blood R, Letourneau N, Masuda JR, Anderson S, Bearskin LB Tags: Can J Nurs Res Source Type: research
Rising Cost of EpiPens Forcing Some Allergy Sufferers to Switch to Syringes
Denise Ure was midway through an afternoon snack when she tasted the peanut.
Driving home from work in peak hour traffic, she had opened up a prepackaged bag of coconut cashews, a snack she had been eating for years without problems. Despite her peanut allergy, tree nuts are safe for her to eat.
Upon tasting the peanut, she spat the nut mixture into a vomit bag she kept in the car and waited to see if she would experience any symptoms of a severe allergic reaction.
"I had a couple of choices. Pull over and call 911 and use the EpiPen, or drive to the hospital using a low traffic route and use the EpiPen if my body start...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
