Medications
$340 million settlement proposed in EpiPen lawsuits
(HealthDay)—Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay $345 million in a proposed settlement to resolve lawsuits over steep EpiPen price increases.
Jul 16, 2021
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Immunology
Why some people react to contact allergens more quickly than others
Hair dye, perfume, jewelry. Beautifying to most, but for some they are equivalent to rashes, irritation and reduced quality of life. Together with hay fever and food allergies, allergic contact dermatitis due to exposure ...
Jul 13, 2021
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Immunology
Ant venom peptide can activate a pseudo-allergic pathway
Ants are omnipresent, and we often get blisters after an ant bite. But do you know the molecular mechanism behind it? A research team led by Professor Billy K C Chow from the Research Division for Molecular and Cell Biology, ...
Jul 12, 2021
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Health
Health risks from tattoo inks not just skin deep
Permanent tattoos are becoming ever-present in Europe and North America. And with all that ink, there is an increasing number of tattoo-related side effects.
Jul 12, 2021
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Pediatrics
Food allergy training, action plans suggested for schools, day care
(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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Health
How to combat the effects of aging on your skin
While it's often hard to appreciate our aging skin, it does tell a story. It speaks of our family heritage: Genetic code mostly drives the development of lines. It can also say something about our lives, like how we enjoyed ...
May 12, 2021
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Vaccination
Pfizer, Moderna or J&J? An expert answers your questions
Enough COVID-19 vaccine doses are available in the United States that many Americans may now have the freedom of choice.
May 10, 2021
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Immunology
How summer camps can shield your kids from allergies, asthma & COVID
As kids get ready for summer camp, parents might be fretting about exposure to COVID-19, but a doctors' group says they also need to make sure their campers will be protected from allergy and asthma triggers.
May 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
After lull, cases spread in Vietnam's cities, provinces
After over a month with no local infections, Vietnam has recorded 176 confirmed coronavirus cases from several outbreaks that have spread to 19 provinces during the past 10 days, the Health Ministry said.
May 8, 2021
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Immunology
Updated advice for safe COVID-19 vaccination in people with high-risk allergy histories
At the end of 2020, experts led by allergists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) examined all information related to possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccinations. Now the team has published updated insights based ...
Apr 19, 2021
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