Allergy News

It's that time of year when stuffy nose sufferers are reaching for nasal sprays in hopes of getting some relief from their symptoms.

The much maligned city has been in the health policy crosshairs ever since Atul Gawande's seminal New Yorker article on health costs.

If you have allergies and take prescription or over-the-counter antihistamines or prescription anti-inflammatories, you may wonder if there's an herbal option for allergy symptoms.

The growing asthma & allergy friendly Certification Program announced today that it has developed and adopted a certification standard and testing protocol for Non-Disinfecting Hard Surface Spray Cleaning Products.

Study after study has shown that people who battle bad allergies have serious quality of life issues.

Dr. Robert Cagle will speak at a free Lunch & Learn seminar hosted by Citizens Memorial Healthcare from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the CMH Community Rooms.

What action is FDA taking regarding private label distributors? The Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters directing companies to stop distributing prescription drug products that have been manufactured by ANIP Acquisition Company.

Today at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Phadia US introduced two new products designed specifically to meet the unique needs of the nation's 6,000 allergists.

Way back in yesteryear , we published a post entitled " Yes, You Can Be Allergic to Caffeine " . Since then this post has received over 190 comments from mostly those who have experienced some type of adverse reaction to caffeine.

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NORTH WALES,A Pa. Generic drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals has introduced a generic version of a prescription antihistamine.

This report provides insight into the pipeline status of allergy drugs by company and by stage as well as a summary of the latest news and developments in this area.

The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network released a statement today regarding the following food recalls: Dean & Deluca Almond Cookies: Charleston Cookie Company of Charleston, SC is recalling packages of Almond Cookies which were sold as a component of the Dean & Deluca "Americana" cookie tin because the cookies contain undeclared butter .

The following recalls have been announced: ___ Charleston Cookie Co. of Charleston, S.C., is recalling packages of almond cookies sold as part of Dean & Deluca Americana cookie tins, because they contain milk products that are not listed in the ingredients.

Schering-Plough Corporation announced that its investigational sublingual Grass Allergy Immunotherapy Tablet has met the primary endpoint in a Phase III study of adult subjects in the U.S. with a history of grass pollen induced rhinoconjunctivitis with or without asthma.

Allergies may seem straightforward: You're exposed to allergens like dust, mold or animal dander, you get watery eyes, you sneeze and you feel miserable.

Sometimes, allergies can be treated with at-home remedies or over-the-counter medications.

Learn what you must know to identify the differences between true Coeliac disease and wheat-based allergies.

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