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NEWS ABOUT: allergy

allergy stories: 11 news summaries

Wife Allergic to Husband's Sperm Plans to Adopt

Couple discover wife has rare condition on wedding night

Nov 6, 09 8:21 AM CST
(Newser) - A Pennsylvania couple's wedding night—and their plans to have children—were ruined when the new wife discovered she was allergic to his sperm. Julie and Mike Boyde had had sex before, but had used protection until that night, when she found herself in excruciating pain. She was diagnosed with... More »

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sperm • allergy • infertility • allergic reaction

Food Allergies? 75% Are Bogus

Inaccurate testing results in huge number of misdiagnoses, experts say

Jul 20, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Food allergies are on the rise, but faulty tests are behind much of that increase, the Los Angeles Times reports. Eating controlled amounts of a certain food under medical supervision is the only way of knowing whether you’re allergic to it, but primary-care doctors are more likely to employ... More »

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health • allergy • diagnosis • blood tests • food allergies • testing

FDA: Get Off Smell-Killing Zicam Nasal Spray, Now

Agency received over 130 reports of loss of smell sense

Jun 16, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration is calling on consumers to stop using Zicam nasal treatments because they can permanently kill the sense of smell, the Wall Street Journal reports. Zicam is an over-the-counter cold and allergy medication sold in several forms; customers should reject internasal products that contain zinc. The... More »

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medicine • FDA • pharmaceutical companies • drug safety • drug companies • smell • allergy • sense of smell • nasal passages • medication • cold • warning • Zicam • Matrixx

 Exposure May 
 Tame Peanut Allergy 

Some children allergy free after new treatment

Mar 16, 09 1:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Peanut allergy treatment may be just a few years away, now that preliminary studies have discovered that some children can develop tolerance with minute doses of peanuts under careful clinical supervision, say researchers. Peanut and tree nut allergies limit the diets of 3 million Americans, the New York Times reports.... More »

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food • study • allergy • Peanuts • food allergies

 Move Over, Apples: 
 It's a Mandarin a Day Now 

Satsumas provide natural antihistamine for colds and allergies

Nov 20, 08 11:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Satsuma mandarin oranges from northern California’s Placer County aren’t in the medicine aisle, but the citrus packs a potent dose of a natural antihistamine that can relieve cold and allergy symptoms, the Sacramento Bee reports. A study found that a glassful of the fruit’s juice has six... More »

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agriculture • California • allergy • cold medicine • alternative medicine • antihistamine • mandarin • satsuma mandarin • synephrine

Promised First Dog May Be
'a Mutt, Like Me': Obama

With daughter's allergies, choice of pooch will be 'a major issue,' president-elect grins

Nov 7, 08 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Of all the pressing questions looming before the Obama administration, one is dominating discourse at water coolers, around dinner tables, and even on the president-elect's website: What kind of dog are Malia and Sasha getting? The president-elect's first press conference today quickly turned to the family pet, which he laughingly... More »

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Barack Obama • allergy • dog • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • pet allergies

 Science Could Crack
 Peanut Allergy: Expert 

Researcher predicts cure, or genetically modified nut

May 3, 08 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are working to help those with peanut allergies and may even replace nuts with a tasty, genetically modified snack, one expert says. "There are multiple types of studies that are ongoing now," said Dr. Wesley Burks of Duke University. "I think there's some type of immunotherapy... More »

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medical research • allergy • genetic engineering • peanut • immunotherapy • Wesley Burks

FDA Probes Suicide Link
to Asthma Drug

Merck adds new warnings on nervous system side effects

Mar 28, 08 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FDA has opened an investigation of anecdotal links between the popular asthma and allergy drug Singulair and suicidal thoughts. In the past year, manufacturer Merck has added warnings of several possible side effects of  the pill related to the nervous system, including anxiety, depression, tremors, and suicidal thinking. The... More »

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suicide • FDA • Merck • allergy • asthma • Singulair

Season Springs Forward as Climate Warms Up

Bees are buzzing, trees are flowering, and biologists are worrying

Mar 20, 08 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today is officially the first day of spring, but spring has been gradually shifting into winter, the AP reports. Signs of spring—trees flowering, animals coming out of hibernation—are coming earlier every year. The shifting season has biologists seriously worried. "The alarm clock that all the plants and... More »

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climate change • weather • global warming • allergy • biologists • seasons • flowers • pollen

Scary Surge
in Kid Food Allergies

Peanut allergies in young children
doubled in 5 years

Oct 28, 07 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Behind the fear of life-threatening peanut allergies stand astounding statistics: between 1997 and 2002, peanut allergies doubled in children under the age of 5. Other childhood food allergies are also skyrocketing, with allergists seeing more children with multiple sensitivities that seem to be lingering longer than they did in the... More »

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banned foods • children • food safety • allergy • childbirth • children's health care

Gluten-Free Sticks for Many Dieters

Mild-mannered wheat protein is the latest dietary scourge

May 8, 07 8:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gluten-free diets, once the purview of those with life-threatening conditions like celiac disease, have hit the mainstream. Docs now estimate that gluten allergies strike one in 100 North Americans, and even those who aren't allergic are turning onto gluten-free, blaming the protein for ailments from infertility to anxiety. More »

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health • gluten free diets • diet • gluten • allergy

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