Blau syndrome is an extremely rare autoimmune disease estimated to occur in fewer than one in a million people. Patients begin to show symptoms before the age of 4, and the symptoms will progress to cause serious complications ...
Jun 25, 2021
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Allergies to metals used in artificial joint hardware, or to the bone cement used to secure them, can cause severe pain, itching, swelling and loosening of the joint, according to research at National Jewish Health. Replacement ...
Jun 4, 2021
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The prevalence of hymenoptera venom anaphylaxis (HVA) in the United States is 0.167 percent, and mastocytosis is more common among those with HVA, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical ...
Jun 3, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Schools and day care centers should implement allergy training and action plans and have unassigned epinephrine autoinjectors for use, but site-wide food prohibitions are not suggested for allergy management, ...
Jun 1, 2021
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Researchers at Michigan Medicine found that people with venom allergies are much more likely to suffer mastocytosis, a bone marrow disorder that causes higher risk of fatal reactions.
May 18, 2021
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Schools and child care centers should train staff on food allergies and have epinephrine available to treat anaphylaxis, but new guidelines do not recommend food bans.
May 5, 2021
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When my oldest daughter was a baby, I noticed that each time I'd eat spicy food, she would cry and refuse to nurse. That's when I learned that some foods mom eats elicit tastes in their milk that baby may not particularly ...
Apr 30, 2021
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Asthma exacerbations rose following a catastrophic Christmas Eve fire two years ago that destroyed pollution controls at the Clairton Coke Works—the largest such facility in the nation, a University of Pittsburgh Graduate ...
Apr 28, 2021
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Vanderbilt University Medical Center a two-year, $3.7-million contract to determine genetic and bacterial factors that may increase the risk for severe ...
Mar 12, 2021
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Analysis of data from a trial of more than 1,300 infants has found that increased application of moisturizers at three months of age was associated with a higher likelihood of developing allergies in infancy.
Mar 4, 2021
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