March 16, 2017 Does illness help young adults take charge of their own health? Adolescents and young adults coping with chronic illness may be better prepared to take charge of their own care than their healthy peers, a recent study suggests.
March 15, 2017 Mom suffers near-fatal allergic reaction at Adele concert A mother of three is recovering in a hospital’s intensive care unit after suffering a near-fatal allergic reaction during an Adele concert on Monday night.
March 2, 2017 Mom claims frat members used peanut butter to haze son with deadly allergy A Michigan mother says her son experienced a life-threatening hazing situation at Central Michigan University.
February 15, 2017 Wife who is allergic to husband faints in new home he built for her The husband of a Minnesota woman who is allergic to everything, including her spouse, spent a year renovating their home to create a safe space for her, but the smell of the new bathroom’s pipes and stress of the move have left her too sick to even stand.
February 15, 2017 6 scary reasons your eyes are acting weird The eyes have it—the clues to your health, that is.
February 14, 2017 Can you be allergic to Valentine's Day? Many people are quite surprised each year that instead of being a special, amorous day, Valentine’s Day may be a source of dismay when it becomes a potpourri (literally) of surprising and unexpected allergy triggers for many allergy sufferers.
January 23, 2017 EpiPen rival to be offered free to many but high price for insurers Privately held drugmaker Kaleo on Thursday said it would offer its Auvi-Q emergency allergy auto-injector at no cost to many consumers, but set a list price for the EpiPen rival that will be used as the benchmark cost to insurance companies at a whopping $4,500.
January 16, 2017 Cheap EpiPen alternative risks patients’ lives. I’ve seen it myself Two foolproof EpiPens cost $600. A vial of epinephrine costs $4. That difference ensures that hospitals will opt for the cheaper but mistake-prone vials.
January 13, 2017 American Airlines under fire for potentially endangering peanut allergy sufferers An advocacy group has filed a Department of Transportation complaint against American Airlines, arguing airline is breaking the law by not allowing passengers with peanut allergies to pre-board.
January 6, 2017 Alternative medicine clinics often tout 'treatments' for allergy, asthma Alternative medicine practitioners like homeopaths and acupuncturists may claim to treat allergies or asthma, but a study in Canada found that many there offer remedies that are unproven or even dangerous.
