TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The TikTok video shows a teenage girl in braces applying a series of 14 beauty products to her face, an arsenal that costs nearly $350 all told. It’s one of many such videos where girls share their beauty regimens — but then somethingContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Adults with peanut allergies can be safely treated using exposure therapy to increase their resistance, new clinical trial results show. More than two-thirds of participants (67%) gained the ability to tolerate at least five peanuts without an immune reaction, researchers report in theContinue Reading
Approval granted for adults and children 12 years and older who remain symptomatic despite antihistamine treatmentContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Overuse of antibiotics might increase kids’ risk of developing asthma and allergies, by disrupting their gut bacteria during a crucial stage of child development, a new study says. Exposure to antibiotics prior to age 2 is associated with a 24% increased risk ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Spring has sprung, and the battle with seasonal allergies is underway in earnest. But there’s a lot folks can do to manage their pollen-produced misery, according to Dr. Zachary Rubin, a Chicago-area pediatrician and allergy expert. “There’s a lot of different issues atContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Spring is officially here, and with it comes watery eyes, stuffy noses and constant sneezing for people with seasonal allergies. And climate change means things are only going to get worse for allergy sufferers, a new evidence review suggests. Allergy seasons are expectedContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A rare red meat allergy, usually linked to a bite from the lone star tick, may also be caused by other tick species found in different parts of the U.S., a new report shows. “Alpha-gal syndrome is relatively rare, but those who haveContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sleep-deprived night shift nurses are at greater risk for the common cold and other infectious diseases, a new study says. Shift work and its impact on quality sleep can wreak havoc on nurses’ immune systems, making them more vulnerable to infection, researchers reportContinue Reading
Odactra is an immunotherapy for treatment of house dust mite-induced allergic rhinitisContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than a third of food-allergic kids were able to eat full servings of their trigger foods after treatment with an injectable asthma drug, new clinical trial findings report. In all, 36% of children treated with omalizumab (Xolair) for a year successfully ateContinue Reading