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EpiPens Don't Always Work

And it might be your fault

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Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 麻豆传媒 staff

A Lot of Eczema Quackery from Dr. YouTube

One-third of the site's videos about atopic dermatitis had misleading information

Folic Acid in Utero Tied to Food Allergy Risk

But total folate at birth not associated with later food allergies

Using Biology of Atopic Dermatitis to Improve Therapy

Following psoriasis model of molecular targeting

Bed Bug Histamines: A New Indoor Allergen?

High heat didn't reduce histamine levels in house dust

Allergy Experts: Single Drug Best for Allergic Rhinitis

AAAAI, ACAAI advise against intranasal corticosteroid with oral antihistamine

Dogs: Mom's Best Friend for Reducing Eczema Risk in Toddlers?

Kids had lower risk when mothers kept dogs while pregnant

Patients Who Claim Penicillin Allergy Often Aren't Allergic

Penicillin skin test feasible in 'real-world' office setting, researchers say

Learning Module Improves Community Hospital Anaphylaxis IQ

Proper dosing, administration of epinephrine most commonly missed

Docs, Parents Need a Push to Adopt New Peanut Guidelines

Clinician and caregiver buy-in essential for guidelines to work, experts say

Allergy Med Often Given by Nonmedical Staff at U.S. Schools

Sometimes given to students with no known allergy, survey results reveal

Vitamin D, Dust Mites, and Atopic Dermatitis

Korean study suggests a connection

Sinusitis Eventually Abates when Smokers Quit

Study: symptoms wane after about a decade

5 Ways to Manage Oral Allergy Syndrome (NPR)

An underreported, under-recognized condition

Do Results from Peanut Allergy Trials Last Long-Term?

Kids showed high anaphylaxis rate with at-home challenge

Bacterial Spray Promising for Keratosis Pilaris

Topical Nitrosomonas eutropha improved skin texture in small trial

AAAAI: Drug Hypersensitivity in the Spotlight

Also, get ready for the great peanut debate at annual meeting

ACAAI: Early Exposure to Peanuts May Thwart Allergy

Updated guidelines offer ways to introduce peanut-containing foods to infants

Xolair Tx Tied to Less Hospital Time in Young Asthmatic Kids

Omalizumab cut incidence of unscheduled healthcare visits for ages 6-12 years

Anti-IL-13 Shows Promise as EoE Treatment

Improvement in inflammation and other disease features in phase II trial

MedPAC Looks at Ways to Adjust Misvalued Services

Commission debates grouping CPT codes into families

301 People Charged With $900 Million in False Medicare Billings

Largest sweep since government fraud team began in 2007

How to Avoid Misdiagnosis

How a patient makes you feel may affect your diagnostic acumen

10 Questions: Ilona J. Frieden, MD

'The structure of the system itself is the biggest barrier'

Xolair May Reduce Rate of Cold Symptoms in Asthmatic Kids

Study assessed omalizumab paired with guideline-based treatment

Patients Often Overstate Penicillin Allergy

Inpatient skin-testing protocol led to removal of allergy label in majority of cases

Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Education

In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing

Dedicating a Career to Diversity and Disparities

NMA president Edith Mitchell, MD, laments racial gaps in medicine

Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System?

Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system

Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better

Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom

Excerpt: Black Man in a White Coat

A new book by Damon Tweedy, MD, explores the role of race in medicine

Clear Health Costs: Having Insurance Doesn't Always Pay

The case of the $1,700 mammogram

The Happy PCP: $400K/Yr and Home in Time for Dinner

Primary care doc earns a specialist's income without working overtime.

FDA Panel Nixes OTC Singulair

Montelukast (Singulair) should not be allowed over-the-counter use for hay fever and other upper respiratory allergy symptoms, an FDA advisory panel recommended Friday.

Severe Eczema Eases with Novel Biologic

SAN DIEGO -- The novel monoclonal antibody dupilumab dramatically cut the severity of moderate-to-severe adult atopic dermatitis, a phase II trial showed.

Patch May Be Safer Peanut Allergy Therapy

SAN DIEGO -- A skin patch offered peanut-allergy immunotherapy without risk of systemic reactions but also with questionable efficacy, a pilot trial showed.

ACE Inhibitors Linked to Severe Allergic Reactions

BALTIMORE -- Antihypertensive treatment with ACE inhibitors may prime oral allergy syndrome patients for severe reactions, a case-report suggested.

Common Allergy Myths Debunked

BALTIMORE -- Egg allergy is no issue for flu vaccination, allergen avoidance isn't a cure for eczema, and testing tots doesn't make skin prick testing any less accurate, according to allergists taking aim at common misconceptions.

Who's Afraid of Gummy Bears?

BALTIMORE -- From saxophone lung to the strange affair of the gummy bear allergy, case reports take center stage at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.

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