http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Many children suffer allergies at this time of year as trees and other plants start releasing pollens into the air. So parents need to monitor their youngsters for symptoms, an expert says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-kids-pollen-allergies-expert.html Immunology Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:40:01 EST news286347880 Adding fruits and vegetables to the diet may help protect the kidneys of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with too much acid build-up, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-fruits-vegetables-kidneys.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:00:02 EST news279466695 Cyanide poisoning is often fatal and typically affects victims of industrial accidents, terrorist attacks, or structural fires. Based on research conducted at the Center for Drug Design at the University of Minnesota, startup Vytacera Pharma Inc. will develop and market Sulfanegen, a treatment for cyanide poisoning. Sulfanegen could be administered by first responders in the case of a mass casualty emergency, or to victims of smoke inhalation from a house fire. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-university-minnesota-start-up-antidote-cyanide.html Medications Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:50:14 EST news248014197 The phrase "obs stable" in hospital notes is ambiguous and does not reliably indicate a patient's health status, concludes a study in the Christmas issue published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-doctors-phrase-obs-stable-hospital.html Other Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:30:04 EST news243622041 Measuring specific, exercise-related responses can help physicians determine who may be more at risk for severe high altitude illness (SHAI), according to a study conducted by researchers in France. The researchers also found that taking acetazolamide (ACZ), a drug frequently prescribed to prevent altitude illness, can reduce some of the risk factors associated with SHAI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-potential-factors-severe-altitude-sickness.html Health Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:15:45 EST news239084103