Tag: USA Today
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Are We Beating a Dead Horse?
Ok, another study about the dangers of food allergy (yesterday in USA Today). You would think the occurrence of food allergy to KNOWN allergens (peanut & milk) would decrease given all the attention given to accidental ingestion. Evidently, this is not the case. Explanations? Maybe we’re afraid of giving epinephrine. In my personal experience, giving epinephrine is…
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Why Can’t I just get medication OTC?
It’s allergy season and we should all be taking antihistamines–right? I don’t think that would be the best approach and here’s why… For allergy patients, getting medication OTC only may not be helpful. But don’t just listen to me, USA Today would also agree about OTC. http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/story/2012-05-06/prescription-drugs-FDA-AMA/54791526/1
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Graphic cigarette labeling ruled illegal–what do you think?
Because smoking has such an impact on respiratory health, I’m always interested in your feedback on articles that appear in USA Today on health. What do you think about graphic advertising discouraging the use of cigarettes? Too graphic? Should scare people more? It really doesn’t change behavior? The full article is listed here: gory details
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I’m Worried about Whooping Cough
Grandparents eager to hold the new baby in the family this holiday season should add vaccines to their shopping list. The whooping cough vaccine given to babies and toddlers loses much of its effectiveness after just three years, a lot faster than doctors believed, and that could help explain a recent series of outbreaks in…
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