SINGAPORE: Cow’s milk allergy is one of the most common childhood allergies but it is often misdiagnosed, say doctors.
It is believed that 3.5% of all children who have severe reactions to food are allergic to cow’s milk.
Angry rashes plagued Charlotte Lum from the time she was just five weeks old.
Doctors she went to told her […]
The family-controlled drugmaker reported a net income of 14 million euros ($17.78 million) compared with a loss of 48.4 million euros a year ago, the company said in a statement distributed by DGAP. Sales fell to 720.2 million euros from 722.3 million euros.
Schwarz, which is based in Monheim, Germany, spent money on the development and […]
Small businesses are straining under the pressure of sharply rising health insurance costs, leading many employers to cut their employee coverage. To provide critical relief for local companies, Nationwide today announced the introduction of Nationwide Select(TM), the first standalone generic drug plan geared specifically to small to mid-size businesses in the state of Ohio.
Many small […]
t’s no surprise a severe asthma attack can force someone to go to the hospital. It might surprise some to learn chemicals and substances commonly found inside hospitals can cause asthma or trigger asthma attacks.
Cleaning products, latex gloves, pesticides, dust, mold and even some medications can cause or exacerbate asthma, according […]
IN THE COURSE OF ITS 120 YEARS, a track record few of today’s corporations can match, Johnson & Johnson has survived not merely periods of weak economic growth but recessions and depressions. Sexy it’s not — can a purveyor of baby lotion and bandages ever be sexy? — but with more than $50 billion of […]
Dear Dr. Gott: My doctor has recently put me on a daily injection of Forteo. Have you heard of any warnings concerning the use of this?
Dear Reader: In some women with osteoporosis, the degree of bone-calcium loss is appreciable. In such instances, medication can be helpful.
Traditionally, the use of calcium supplements has been the rule. […]