The Dirty Truth About Allergies (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) – There may be no place like home, but for more than 50 million Americans who suffer from allergies(1), there’s no place for allergens in the home. Indoor allergens, such as dust mites, mold and pet dander, are more common than people may think. read more
Get ready for the big sneeze. The ragweed season has begun, and that means life won’t be pretty until the first frost for some people who are sensitive to the all-too-common pollen producer. read more
Heather Johnson’s symptoms kicked in after Tropical Storm Hanna’s rains quit and she opened her windows to let in some fresh air. read more
Spending on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs continues to rise, but a new study suggests it might not always be a wise investment. Drug companies spent an estimated $4.24 billion on direct-to-consumer, or DTC, ads in 2005 more than triple what they spent in 1996, but still far less than what they spend on marketing to doctors, researchers report today in the journal BMJ. read more
Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a $774,183 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, to further study certain mitigating properties of Protectan CBLB502 in the context of hematopoietic damage from radiation exposure. The grant program, Medical Countermeasures to Enhance Platelet Regeneration and … read more
Patients with an allergy to metal, often first revealed when wearing certain jewelry, are also at risk for reactions to implanted medical devices made of metal, such as pacemakers and orthopedic prostheses. read more
Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on controlling immune system responses, announced positive results from a phase II clinical study of its anti-allergy technology, ToleroMune(R), in the field of cat allergy. read more
The allergy level in the Twin Lakes Area today, Sept. 11, is medium (6.1 on a scale of 1-10), according to pollen.,com. read more
Dr. Jordan Josephson answers the question: ‘Can I Ever Be Cured Of My Allergy?’ read more
A 19-year-old Wenatchee High School student who reportedly smeared pea- nut butter on the fore- head of another student with a peanut allergy has been suspended from school. read more