Allergies News
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Health Care Plans Keep Allergy Rescue Injectors Pricey for Some
New research shows that even with more choices for lifesaving emergency allergy injectors, costs are still high for some.
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Nasal Spray for Allergies Now Available Without a Prescription
According to the product’s website, the medication costs anywhere from $15.99 to $24.99 at Target stores across the country.
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Food Allergy Test Breakthrough: Less Risk, More Useful Results
What would you do if you believed you had a serious health issue, but the best way to find out for sure might kill you?
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Needle-Free Epinephrine Options Are On The Horizon
Epinephrine is the only effective treatment for serious allergic reactions called anaphylaxis, yet people with prescriptions for the lifesaving medication often don't carry their auto-injectors, and many hesitate to use them.
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Climate Change Could Worsen Pollen Season: Study
Climate change has already made allergy season longer and pollen counts higher, which will continue to grow worse in coming years, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications.
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Fewer Rainy Days Are Bringing Earlier Springs
A new study attributes early greening to two key factors: warmer temperatures and fewer rainy days.
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Sudden Reaction to a Food? It Could Be Adult-Onset Allergy
More than 50 million Americans have food allergies, which happen when a person's immune system overreacts to something in a food.
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Early Treatment Could Reduce Peanut Allergies in Young Kids
Young children may be able to overcome their peanut allergy if treated at an early age, according to a new study published in the journal The Lancet.
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Clean the Christmas Tree and Keep It Toxin-Free
Whether a Christmas tree is real or artificial, there is plenty you can do to reduce the chance that it will trigger an allergy or asthma attack, doctors say.
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Food Allergy Immunotherapies Pose Challenges for Families
Dosing and cost uncertainties keep customized liquid drops from reaching mainstream
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Just How Safe Are Neti Pots?
An expert with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that improper use of the nasal irrigation devices can put you at risk for infection.
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$340 Million Settlement Proposed in EpiPen Lawsuits
Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay $345 million in a proposed settlement to resolve lawsuits over steep EpiPen price increases.
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FDA Approves First OTC Nasal Spray for Allergies
For the first time, U.S. allergy sufferers will have access to an over-the-counter nasal antihistamine.
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FDA: Don’t Eat Cicadas if Allergic to Shellfish
As Brood X cicadas pop up across the eastern U.S. this summer, and as recipes like spicy popcorn cicadas and chocolate-covered ones emerge, the FDA says you shouldn’t eat them if you’re allergic to shellfish.
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Think You Have Penicillin Allergy? You May Not
Of the 10% of the population whose records say they are allergic to penicillin, 90% can tolerate it now, says an expert. Mislabeling has consequences for outcomes and antibiotic resistance.
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Milk Overtaking Nuts As Top Food Allergy Threat
Cow's milk is in so many foods that it can be difficult to avoid yet it has become the most common food allergy in young children.
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Your Mask Might Also Shield You From Allergies
Here's a silver lining to having to strap a mask across your face when you go out in public: That mask may also help guard against severe spring allergies, an expert says.
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Study: Peanut Allergy Drops Safe, Effective for Toddlers
In a trial of 36 children ages 1 to 4 years old who were allergic to peanuts, those who were randomly assigned to receive peanut immunotherapy drops showed significant desensitization to peanuts at the end of the 3-year trial compared with children who received placebo.
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Longer Allergy Season, Pollen Travels Farther
New research on climate change explains an extended allergy season with pollen on the move.
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Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies
Black American children have higher rates of shellfish and fish allergies than white children, a new study finds.
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Holidays Can Be a Fright for Kids With Food Allergies
A new study found that serious allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) triggered by peanuts jumped 85% when kids were trick or treating.
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Saharan Dust Plume Could Worsen Allergies
The massive dust cloud is expected to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast this week.
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Pill to Prevent Anaphylaxis May Be on the Horizon
Pills used to treat blood cancers may potentially prevent life-threatening allergic reactions, early research hints.
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Food Allergies Under-Diagnosed in Poor Families?
Food allergies may be under-diagnosed among children covered by Medicaid, a new study suggests.
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First Treatment for Peanut Allergy Approved by FDA
Palforzia is not a cure, youngsters using the treatment still must avoid peanuts, and protection is lost if they stop taking the powder daily.
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