Health Alert: Allergies or fungus?
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(National-NBC) Oct. 11, 2004 - Spores from fungus in a house damaged by water or outdoors in decaying plants certainly might cause a sneeze or two, but a study at the Mayo Clinic is leading researchers down a different fungal path.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - A U.S. panel of medical experts  said on Wednesday the labels for certain allergy and asthma  drugs provided sufficient warnings about side effects in youth.
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NEW YORK  - Houseplants could be the source   of many an allergy sufferer's misery, a study from Belgium   suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Exposure to phthalates --  compounds used in making plastics -- at levels commonly found  indoors, appears to be associated with allergic symptoms in  children, according to Swedish investigators.
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Scientists identify two blood chemicals linked to itchy eczema, offering new treatment possibilities.
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Natural Organics Inc. is recalling some bottles of children's chewable calcium because they may contain trace amounts of a milk derivative that poses a hazard for people allergic to milk. One allergic reaction has been reported.
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NEW YORK  - Levels of airborne mouse  allergen in inner-city homes are often comparable to those seen  in animal facilities, new research shows. "We were somewhat  surprised at how many homes had detectable levels of airborne  mouse allergen," lead author Dr. Elizabeth C. Matsui noted. In  many cases, the allergen had reached levels that would likely  trigger asthma symptoms in sensitized individuals.
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BOSTON  - Females are nearly five times  more likely than males to have skin test results that show  they're allergic to penicillin, according to findings reported  here Sunday at the annual meeting of the American College of  Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
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Q:I HAVE oak fungus in my flowerbed. The more I try to dig it out the more it spreads.
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In contrast to some earlier reports, allergic conditions appear to increase, rather than decrease, the risk of leukemia and lymphoma, according to a Swedish study.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - A U.S. panel of medical experts  on Wednesday said the labels for certain allergy and asthma  drugs provided sufficient warnings about side effects in youth.
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NEW YORK  - Exaggerated immune responses to  common airborne fungi seem to be the basic cause of chronically  inflamed nasal passages and sinuses in at least some patients  with rhinosinusitis, according to a new report.
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NEW YORK  - What a woman eats during pregnancy may influence the odds that her child will develop allergies, a new study hints.
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QUESTION: I&#39;ve been trying to avoid artificial sweeteners, so I&#39;ve been buying regular soft drinks. Now I hear that they can lead to diabetes.
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Michigan scientists say the bacteria and fungi in a person&#39;s gastrointestinal tract have a great deal to do with his or her sensitivity to allergens.
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People who survived the Asian tsunami face yet another risk - a potentially fatal fungal infection.
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[Health India]: Washington, Nov 4 : A new study by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has found that some allergic conditions could increase your risk of suffering from blood cancer as an adult.