With the arrival of summer comes more time spent outdoors — which also means a greater risk of itchy skin conditions. Bug bites and stings are naturally more prevalent in the warmer weather, which brings out more insects, according to the National Institutes of Health. Also, exposure to skin-irritating plants — most notably, poison ivy — increases during the summer …
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What’s in your medicine cabinet? In the event of aches and pains, allergic reactions or even a minor medical emergency, do you have the essential supplies? Fox News Digital spoke with two experts — Dr. Jennifer Bourgeois, a pharmacist based in Dallas-Fort Worth and health expert for SingleCare, a free prescription savings service — who identified the most important medical …
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Feeding peanut butter to babies — starting during infancy and continuing until age 5 — has been shown effective in reducing allergies into adolescence, according to a new study by King’s College London. The LEAP-Trio study, published on Tuesday in NEJM Evidence, showed that children who consumed peanuts early in life were 71% less likely to develop peanut allergies all …
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More than six million people in the U.S. have an allergy to peanuts, according to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE). Nearly 1.6 million of these sufferers are kids and teens. “The recent news of deaths and peanut allergies reminds us that consumers are choosing avoidance over cutting-edge therapies that might have saved their lives,” said Dr. Rani Maskatia, a …
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Spring brings warm weather, blossoming flowers and hard-hitting allergies many of us have to deal with. To keep spring the enjoyable season it should be, an air purifier can help filter out the pollen and dust mites that cause allergy symptoms. Whether you need to stay on a budget, want to clear your home of pet dander or need to …
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Allergy season is here — and it’s earlier and stronger than expected. More than 80 million Americans deal with itchy eyes, runny nose and other symptoms of seasonal allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. The level of misery people will face depends on where they live and what they’re allergic to, but there are things you …
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