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Highlights
Drug Approvals
- In 2006, the FDA approved a generic version of the nasal steroid spray fluticasone (Flonase).
- In 2005, montelukast (Singulair) was approved for relief of indoor allergies. The drug was previously approved to treat symptoms of seasonal allergies.
Quality of Life
Allergy symptoms negatively affect many patients quality of life, according to a survey of over 2,500 patients with allergic rhinitis. Patients reported that nasal allergy symptoms made them:
- Tired (80%)
- Miserable (65%)
Expert & Community Posts
Are Minorities Free From Food Allergies?
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...quietly being allergic? Are they ignoring their food allergy symptoms? Or are they not allergic... Read more »
When is it safe to give an infant or a young child peanut butter?
By Dr. Paula J. Busse , Health Expert...the prevalence of allergic diseases (such as food allergy, asthma, eczema, hay fever) appears to... Read more »
Attitudes About Allergies
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...Schering-Plough/MERCK Pharmaceuticals of 1,007 consumers, 1,006 allergy sufferers and 302... Read more »
Allergy Research Update: More Evidence for the Asthma-Allergy Link
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert...the National Institutes of Health in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology reveals... Read more »
Dining Out With Food Allergies
By Gina Clowes , Health ExpertWhen you become a parent of a child with food allergies, restaurant dining often feels like... Read more »
Health Guide
Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis): Allergy Symptoms
After Labor Day, many people begin to have an increase in their allergy symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, itchy red eyes and sometimes worsening of their asthma. The cause of this is usually... Read more »Asthma in Children and Adolescents: Resources
www.aanma.org -- Allergy and Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmaticswww.lungusa.org -- The American Lung Associationwww.acaai.org -- American College of Allergy, Asthma &... Read more »Sinusitis: Resources
...Resourceswww.entnet.org -- American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgerywww.aaaai.org --American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunologywww.acaai.org --American College of Allergy,... Read more »Allergic Rhinitis: Resources
www.aaaai.org -- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunologywww.acaai.org -- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunologywww.niaid.nih.gov -- National Institute of Allergy and... Read more »Allergic Rhinitis: Risk Factors
...mixed.Family HistoryGenetic factors are the major determinants of allergies.If both parents have an allergy, the child's risk is 75%If one parent is allergic, the child's risk is50%Having Other... Read more »Images
Related News
Fish, "Fruity Veggies" Protect Against Asthma
March 19, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Want to help your kids avoid asthma and allergies? Then feed them more fish and "fruity vegetables" like tomatoes, cucumbers,... Read summary »
Breast not Best for Asthma
March 19, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be lots of good reasons to breastfeed your baby, but protecting him from asthma apparently isn't one of them. A large... Read summary »
Eliminating Milk Allergies Does a Body Good
August 28, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? In a study at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, children who were severely allergic to milk were given increasingly higher... Read summary »
Stopping Peanut Allergies
April 20, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Doctors may have found a cure for dangerous peanut allergies. Childhood allergies to peanuts have become widespread in recent... Read summary »
Allergies, Asthma and Wealth
March 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children in richer nations are more likely to have allergy-related asthma than their counterparts in poorer nations.... Read summary »
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