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Sexual activity and risk in older adults, an area routinely left out of both advice and services. Key takeaways STI rates in older adults: have risen...
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A severe, rapid-onset allergic reaction affecting breathing or circulation. Epinephrine is the first-line treatment and delay is the main cause of dea...
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A severe, rapid-onset allergic reaction affecting breathing or circulation. Key takeaways First-line treatment: intramuscular epinephrine, into the ou...
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An immune reaction to a food protein, ranging from mild to life-threatening. It is fundamentally different from intolerance, and the tests sold for in...
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An immune reaction to a food protein, ranging from mild to life-threatening. Key takeaways Mechanism: usually IgE-mediated, causing rapid reactions Ma...
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Seasonal allergic rhinitis caused by tree, grass or weed pollen. It worsens asthma control, and the most effective treatment is the one people use lea...
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Seasonal allergic rhinitis caused by tree, grass or weed pollen. Key takeaways Most effective for nasal symptoms: intranasal corticosteroid spray Full...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Hay Fever and Pollen Skin prick and blood tests used alongside clinical history to identify allergic triggers. A positive test means sensitization, not allergy, which is w...
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Skin prick and blood tests used alongside clinical history to identify allergic triggers. Key takeaways Main tests: skin prick testing and specific Ig...
Continue Reading : Allergy Testing: The Questions People Actually Ask An immune reaction to a medicine, distinct from a predictable side effect. Penicillin allergy is recorded in far more people than actually have it, an...
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An immune reaction to a medicine, distinct from a predictable side effect. Key takeaways Penicillin allergy labels: most people labeled are not truly...
Continue Reading : Drug Allergy: The Questions People Actually Ask The overlap between allergic disease and asthma control. Allergic triggers are among the most common reasons asthma control deteriorates, and treating...
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The overlap between allergic disease and asthma control. Key takeaways Common allergic triggers: pollen, dust mites, pet dander, mold Treating allergi...
Continue Reading : Your Questions About Asthma and Allergy, Answered The relationship between atopic dermatitis ( eczema ) and food and environmental allergy. Eczema is a skin barrier condition first, and treating it as...
Continue Reading : A Working Checklist for Eczema and Allergy The relationship between atopic dermatitis ( eczema ) and food and environmental allergy. Key takeaways Primary treatment: moisturizers and topical st...
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