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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Symptoms Of Allergies

Anti-fungal med may treat asthma

December 29, 2008
Researchers say that patients with asthma may benefit from taking an available anti-fungal medication. The drug--called Itraconazole--was given to patients in four British hospitals and researchers found that 60 percent of the asthmatics showed significant improvement in their symptoms when compared with a group who took a placebo. The study's authors also found that the patients asthma symptoms and nasal allergies began to return after they had been off the medication for four months.  Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Attitudes About Allergies
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

Between January and February 2008, a national telephone survey was conducted by Harris Interactive... Read more »

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No More Peanut Allergies?
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert

Peanut allergies may soon be a thing of the past. That's because an innovative scientist named Dr.... Read more »

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It's cold outside, so is this a cold or an allergy?
By Dr. Paula J. Busse , Health Expert

Hi, I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday.   As it is the cold and flu season, I am... Read more »

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Cottonique's Allergy-Free Clothing And Underwear: Too Good To Be True?
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

Latex products are so common that anyone can become allergic to latex, says the American Academy of... Read more »

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Acupuncture May Provide Relief of Allergy Symptoms
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

Back in 2005, I started weekly acupuncture treatments. Primarily, I went for stomach distress.... Read more »

Health Guide

Artificial Christmas Trees May Trigger Fewer Asthma Symptoms
Doc, I get sick every Christmas and end up missing a few days of work. I take my family out to pick a live tree the weekend after Thanksgiving every year and 1-2 weeks later my asthma flares up.... Read more »
Improving Indoor Air Quality for Asthma and Allergy Relief
Allergy and asthma control begins at home. Many people with allergies stay indoors when outdoor air is full of pollen and spores. But dust mites, animal dander and even cockroaches can cause ... Read more »
Hydroxyzine overdose
... Definition This is poisoning from an overdose of hydroxyzine,an antihistamine used to treat symptoms of allergies and motion sickness. Alternative Names Atarax overdose;... Read more »
Sinusitis: Diagnosis
...nasal dischargeItchy nose, eyes, or throat (do not occur with bacterial sinusitis)Recurrent sneezingSymptoms of allergies appear only during exposure to allergensRuling Out Migraine and Other... Read more »
Allergic Rhinitis: Highlights
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... Read more »

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Eating Nuts During Pregnancy Increases Childs Asthma Risk
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Eliminating Milk Allergies Does a Body Good
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Allergies, Asthma and Wealth
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children in richer nations are more likely to have allergy-related asthma than their counterparts in poorer nations.... Read summary »