Asthma and allergy drug montelukast—sold as a generic and under the brand name Singulair—will get a "boxed warning" over potential ties to neuropsychiatric effects, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
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Government health experts are urging approval of a treatment for children with life-threatening peanut allergies.
Sep 13, 2019
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Sesame allergy affects more than 1 million children and adults in the U.S., more than previously known, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Aug 2, 2019
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(HealthDay)—There are numerous drugs to treat digestive woes caused by heartburn or stomach ulcers. But solving one health problem may be causing another.
Jul 30, 2019
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(HealthDay)—If you're constantly sneezing and sniffling even though you take allergy medication to relieve symptoms, you may want to consider immunotherapy.
Jul 9, 2019
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Allergy shots (subcutaneous immunotherapy or SCIT) have been available for more than 100 years. Allergy tablets (sublingual immunotherapy or SLIT) have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the ...
Apr 2, 2019
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Any parent of a child with a severe peanut allergy knows the peril of a PB&J. For those with the condition, just sitting next to someone eating peanut butter can trigger a life-threatening reaction.
Nov 29, 2018
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A cancer drug for patients with certain types of leukemia and lymphoma can also prevent reactions to some of the most common airborne allergies, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study. The promising data from this ...
May 22, 2017
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(HealthDay)—A new treatment for dust mite allergies has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Mar 2, 2017
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A new drug which "fine tunes" the immune system is being developed to help prevent asthma and allergies to foods such as peanuts and shellfish.
Nov 24, 2016
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