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Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America team with Molly Shannon On Allergies

  Actress and entertainer Molly Shannon (famous for playing Mary Kathering Gallagher on Saturday Night Live) is teaming with Healthcentral.com's non-profit partner, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), to launch the Allergies Are No Laughing Matter campaign and Web site. Ms. Shannon and AAFA worked with Pfizer (maker of... Read moreChevron
posted 03/11/2008, comments (0)|
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Kathleen MacNaughton

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Which Drug Is Which? Who Decides?

Read Kathi's Post on Choosing the Right Allergy Drugs For You  As I'm sure you know, drug prices have risen dramatically in the past couple of decades. Sure, there are some great new medicines available (and more coming all the time), but they are only available at a high cost... one that the health insurance companies want less and... Read moreChevron
posted 03/04/2008, comments (0)|
JB

Prescription Drug Ads: Do They Do More Harm Than Good?

Read our experts' analysis in a special Issue Section "Prescription-drug ads prompt nearly one-third of Americans to ask their doctors about an advertised medicine, and 82% of those who ask say their physicians recommended a prescription."   This comes from Julie Appleby, a reporter with USA TODAY in a news article about... Read moreChevron
posted 03/04/2008, comments (0)|
Expert_badge Kathleen MacNaughton

Kathleen MacNaughton

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Time to Start Thinking About Spring Allergies

As I write this post, I'm looking out at another inch of fresh fallen snow in my western Rockies home in Boise, Idaho. I have to say, spring—and spring allergies—seem very far off to me at this point. But the fact is, trees will soon be starting to bloom in the southern, warmer area of the US. My daughters live in Austin,... Read moreChevron
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James Thompson, MD

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Board Certified Allergist and Asthma Specialist

Zyrtec goes OTC this month: Good News or Bad?

Zyrtec, a brand of cetirizine will soon be available without prescription. The good news: 1) No doctor visit required to purchase this antihistamine.2) Availability of a potent, low sedating anthistamine markedy increases.3) Zyrtec is less sedating than many other OTC antihistamines and is available in a once daily preparation.... Read moreChevron
posted 01/18/2008, comments (0)|

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