People threatened by accidental exposure to foods they're allergic to may have a new weapon of defense: On Feb. 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the use of the asthma drug Xolair to help prevent anaphylactic ...
Feb 19, 2024
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Today's Food and Drug Administration approval of a supplemental biologics license for the monoclonal antibody omalizumab (Xolair) highlights the vital role of the National Institutes of Health-supported research that underpins ...
Feb 16, 2024
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Pregnancy should be a special time, but allergies can make you miserable.
Dec 31, 2023
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A new treatment appears to reduce food allergies in children and teens, according to interim clinical trial results.
Dec 21, 2023
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If you're one of the 50 million Americans with asthma or allergies, 2024 is another year to redouble efforts to manage them.
Dec 18, 2023
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Lung airway cells of people with alcohol use disorder developed "enhanced inflammation" three days after being infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study from Emory University School ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest global threats to health, food security and development. This month, The Conversation's experts explore how we got here and the potential solutions.
Nov 9, 2023
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Oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy—introducing small amounts of peanut over a period of time to cause less of a reaction if the person eats something with peanut—has been used by allergists for years to help desensitize ...
Nov 9, 2023
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It's estimated that 33 million Americans have food allergies (FAs), including 5.6 million children under age 18. The cause of FAs is unknown, although researchers and FA experts have ruled out some common theories of how ...
Nov 9, 2023
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About 20% of the US population speaks a language other than English when they are at home. The abundance of languages spoken in the United States can pose barriers for some allergy and asthma patients to receive appropriate ...
Nov 9, 2023
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