Canadians with severe allergies should be armed with two emergency injectors of adrenaline, not one, to avoid potentially deadly situations, Quebec coroner Jacques Ramsay warned yesterday.
The warning comes after the accidental death of retired doctor Pierre Drolet, 61, who had been stung on the face by a wasp on a golf course in the Eastern […]
The heat and humidity is apparently causing a lot of sniffing and sneezing around the state. Doctors say an increase in pollen, ragweed, and mold is creating more cases of hay fever.
Dr. Blake Scheer works for the Little Rock Allergy and Asthma Clinic. He says they’ve seen an increase in new patients this year.
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BRUSSELS — Belgian pharmaceutical company UCB said on Friday that the European Union’s regulatory authorities had given the green light for its Keppra drug, designed to help newly diagnosed epilepsy patients in Europe with partial onset seizures.
This European Commission cleared the use of Keppra as monotherapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures.
“The monotherapy […]
WHEN Viennese paediatrician Baron Clemens von Pirquet first coined the word “allergyâ€? way back in 1906, little did he suspect that allergy would one day be a worldwide problem. A hundred years later, allergy is marching through many nations, inflicting misery on millions and robbing them of a quality life. Why is this happening? Can […]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Jerry’s Bakery & Mini Mart are warning people with allergies to soy not to consume the assorted bread products described below. The affected products contain soy, which is not declared on the label.
All codes up to and including 15 08 2006 of the following products are affected by […]
People suffering from hay fever allergies and who work or spend a good deal of time outdoors will be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Scientists have reportedly made the world’s first allergy-free grass.
The grass is genetically engineered to not produce the several proteins which are known to cause the unpleasant allergic reaction. Further […]
Seven-year-old J.P. Hainline of Cary is just like other children at his YMCA soccer camp, except when it comes to snack time.
J.P. is allergic to peanuts, and, if exposed, can go into life-threatening allergic reactions.
“One time, he grabbed his throat, and I thought he was choking,” said J.P.’s mother, Janie Hainline. “It’s all you can […]