| About Allergies |
| Put this feed on your website |
| Description: |
Allergies |
| Format: |
RSS 1.0 |
| Url: |
http://z.about.com/6/g/allergies/b/index.rdf |
| |
| Latest headlines |
About Allergies
|
FDA Approves Nasacort AQ for Children as Young as 2 Years Old
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:59:00 -0500
As an allergist, I often find that treatments for allergies in young children are limited, and parents want to minimize the amount of medication their kids take. Many low-sedating antihistamines,...
|
Spiriva Not Associated with Strokes or Heart Attacks
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:32:00 -0500
A recent study released show that the inhaled medication Spiriva, used to treat patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD), is not associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular deaths. This...
|
Rush Immunotherapy
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:04:00 -0500
Tired of waiting for your allergy shots to start working? Rapid build-up schedules for allergy shots, including rush and cluster immunotherapy, provide ways to get your dosage to a therapuetic...
|
ALA: No Link Between Singulair and Suicide
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:56:00 -0500
The American Lung Association (ALA) sponsored a recent study that sought to determine a true link between Singulair, a common medication used to treat allergies and asthma, and suicidal thoughts...
|
Summertime Insect Allergies
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:22:00 -0500
Are you planning on that one last summer trip this weekend? Biting and stinging insects think that summer is still in full-swing, and can't wait to come into contact with...
|
Allergic to Exercise?
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:26:00 -0500
The past week or so, I've been getting my fill of watching the Olympics at night, and am tired just watching all of those athletes exercise. Many people have excuses...
|
Ragweed Season Starts This Week
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:28:00 -0500
Summertime already seems to be coming to a close. Many kids are headed back to school in the next few weeks, and ragweed pollen will soon fill the air. Mid-August...
|
Alvesco - An Inhaled Steroid Without the Side Effects?
Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:50:00 -0500
Many people are hesitant to take inhaled steroids for their asthma based on concern for inhaled steroid side effects. So, if a new inhaled steroid became available, which didn't cause...
|
Asthma and Scuba Diving
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:44:00 -0500
Are you a scuba diver? Do you plan on getting certified to dive? Do you as asthma as well? If you have asthma and wish to scuba dive, there are...
|
The FDA Gives a Black Box Warning to a Common Class of Antibiotics
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:24:00 -0500
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the entire class of fluoroquinolones, a commonly used class of antibiotics, a "black box" warning. A “black box” warning is a statement...
|