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Will Peanut Treatment Guard Against Peanut Allergy?
People with peanut allergy can protect themselves from an allergic reaction by consuming a small amount of peanut powder every day, a new study suggests.
The "breakthrough" findings mean this new treatment is ready for review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the researchers added.
"We're excited about the potential to help children and adolescents...
Posted 2 days ago in New Drug Approvals
FDA Approves Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) in Combination with Chemotherapy for Adults with Previously Untreated Systemic Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma or Other CD30-Expressing Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2018-- Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced a new approval for Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) in combination with CHP chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, prednisone) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adults with previously untreated systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (sALCL)...
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FDA Approves Aemcolo (rifamycin) to Treat Travelers’ Diarrhea
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Aemcolo (rifamycin), an antibacterial drug indicated for the treatment of adult patients with travelers’ diarrhea caused by noninvasive strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli), not complicated by fever or blood in the stool. "Travelers' diarrhea affects millions of people each year and...
Posted 3 days ago in News for Health Professionals
Name-Brand Medications Driving Spike in U.S. Drug Spending
Rising drug spending in the United States is being fueled by expensive name-brand prescription medicines, a new study shows.
"Total prescription drug spending increased 10 percent annually since 2010," and 82 percent of prescriptions were for cheaper, generic drugs, according to the Blue Cross Blue Shield study, NBC News reported. But the study also...
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Pets Can Double as Asthma Antidote
The "hygiene hypothesis" holds that early exposure to a variety of microorganisms may decrease the risk for chronic inflammatory diseases, like asthma.
Two Swedish studies that tracked 650,000 children found that exposure to farm animals and even dogs can have this kind of beneficial effect. Living on a farm cut kids' asthma rate by half. Just having...
Posted 2 days ago in Medical
Health Highlights: Nov. 16, 2018
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: More Raw Turkey Products Recalled More than 91,000 pounds of raw turkey products from Jennie-O Turkey Store Sales, LLC have been recalled after some products tested positive for a salmonella strain associated with an outbreak linked to raw turkey...
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Can EpiPens Still Work After Freezing?
Your EpiPen will still work after being frozen, researchers report.
The epinephrine auto-injector can be lifesaving in cases of severe allergic reaction, and millions of Americans carry the devices.
In this study, researchers "took 104 same-lot pairs of [EpiPens] and froze one of each pair for 24 hours, while the other was kept at recommended temperatures...
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Vapers May Prompt Smokers to Quit: Study
Could vapers be a good influence on smokers?
New research suggests that's so: Cigarette smokers who spent more time with people who used electronic cigarettes were more likely to try quitting smoking.
The study included more than 13,000 smokers in England. Of those, nearly 26 percent said they regularly spent time with e-cigarette users. Among that...
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Dining Out With Allergies Is Tough, But These Steps Can Help
When you have serious food allergies, eating at a restaurant can literally mean risking your life. But new research suggests you can take steps to protect yourself when dining out.
In fact, the more steps you take to protect yourself from exposure to the allergic substance, the less likely you are to have an allergic reaction, the study found.
The...
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Many Infants With Milk Allergy Seem to Outgrow It
Milk allergy affects more than half of American infants who have food allergies in their first year of life, a new study finds.
However, study lead author Christopher Warren said, "Our findings suggest that while milk allergy is relatively common during infancy, many children are likely to outgrow their milk allergies.
"We observed that while an estimated...
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When even colors hurt
Having battery acid poured on your brain, splitting your head in half with an ax, being in so much pain that colors hurt and the sun is too loud. These are all ways migraines have been described by people who endure them frequently, sometimes as often as three times a week. A migraine is not […]
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No Baby Plus No HIV
What if there was a device that could stop you from getting pregnant as well as protect you from HIV? Well, one day soon, there might be. Researchers are currently working on a vaginal ring that releases both levonorgestrel (a contraceptive hormone) and dapivirine (an antiviral effective against HIV) that can be left in place […]
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Vitamin D: Our most controversial vitamin?
Over the past two decades, we have learned a lot about vitamin D. For a start, it shouldn’t really be called a vitamin, because it isn’t. A vitamin is defined as “A compound that is vital for normal growth and nutrition that is required in small quantities in our diet because it is not made by […]
