Health Tip: Cold or Allergy?
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Millions of Americans with year-round allergies may confuse their symptoms with frequent colds, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma &amp; Immunology says.
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NEW YORK  - A new study suggests that people with insect-sting allergies prefer treatment with allergy shots over having to carry emergency medication with them at all times.
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Dec. 23, 2004 -- Allergies and asthma may start in your gut. Upset the gut&#39;s natural mix of helpful bacteria and fungi, and allergies and asthma may develop.
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Q I have been battling a chest cold and have not been able to work out for a week. Will this set me back a lot? What is the best way to get back into it?
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Taking the herbal remedy echinacea can more than halve the risk of catching a cold, researchers say.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDayNews) -- It was late 1997 and Doug Jensen, 71, of Canby, Ore., thought he'd developed a particularly stubborn cold. But his symptoms dragged on and "kept getting worse," he said.
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When it comes to quick remedies for colds, many people insist that a glass of brandy or a hot toddy is just what the doctor ordered.
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If your office is often cold, take note - chilly environs may lower productivity. A study by a Cornell University ergonomics professor found a reverse correlation between temperature and typing mistakes.
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NEW YORK  - 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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Echinacea may not only help reduce the symptoms of a cold but may help prevent infection with some cold viruses, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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The discovery of a molecule which appears to play a key role in allergies may lead to new therapies, experts say.
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COLD snaps can trigger heart attacks, particularly in people suffering from high blood pressure, researchers said yesterday. The increased rate of attacks during winter lows is probably due to the fact that
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NEW YORK  - Regular sessions of acupuncture  and daily doses of Chinese herbal medicine may help ease the  burden of seasonal allergies, new research indicates.
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Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the government said in its first national estimate. About two-thirds of the cases were children who took the medicines unsupervised. But about one-quarter involved cases in which parents gave the proper dosage and an allergic reaction or some other problem developed, the study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Less than two weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration warned parents that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines were too dangerous for children younger than 2.
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SUNDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The weekend after Thanksgiving has traditionally signaled the start of the Christmas shopping season, but as Santa Claus checks his list of who's been naughty or nice, he may also have to make special arrangements for children with allergies or asthma.
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NEW YORK  - Vaccination with the DNA of substances that trigger allergies, using a &quot;gene gun,&quot; can prevent the over-production of the type of antibodies that cause allergic symptoms, experiments in mice show.
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NEW YORK  - Contrary to conventional wisdom, putting off solid foods for the first few months of an infant's life may not lower the risk of childhood allergies and asthma, a new study suggests.