Early Life Exposure to Dust May Protect Against Asthma, From The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Posted by Administrator on May 31st, 2006 — in Nasonex News

Exposing children early in life to dust and other microbial agents could protect them from developing asthma, according to new research in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI).
The title of the study, by Jeroen Dowes, PhD, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand, and colleagues, is “Does early indoor microbial […]

Desensitization Can Eliminate Clopidogrel Allergy: Presented at SCAI

Posted by Administrator on May 31st, 2006 — in Nasonex News

desensitization protocol appears to overcome allergies to the anti-clotting medication clopidogrel, according to research presented here at the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions 29th annual Scientific Sessions (SCAI).
“Management of these patients can be challenging, especially when the hypersensitivity reaction presents after intracoronary drug-eluting stent implantation,” said lead author Nicholas E. Walker, MD, cardiology […]

Forecast: a nasty allergy season

Posted by Administrator on May 9th, 2006 — in Nasonex News

April showers bring May flowers, but this year they’ve also brought a bumper crop of grass, ragweed and early-budding trees that means misery to millions of allergic Americans.
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Experts across the country say they are recording the highest pollen counts they’ve seen in […]

Sniffing out your hay fever treatment options

Posted by Administrator on May 9th, 2006 — in Nasonex News

Allergy sufferers who hate the haze of hay fever are finding it foggy at the pharmacy, too.
The brand names, the generics, the “branded generics.” Prescription vs. over-the-counter vs. behind-the-counter.
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A survey by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America found that 42 percent […]

Choice of medicines for treating allergies daunting

Posted by Administrator on May 9th, 2006 — in Nasonex News

DURHAM — Most people look forward to spring. Warm weather means the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, and the grass is growing … and pollinating. That’s why 36 million Americans may wish it were still freezing cold.
In the winter, there’s no pollen in the air. But this time of year the air […]

Tools for surviving allergy season

Posted by Administrator on May 9th, 2006 — in Nasonex News

How to conquer your allergies — from choosing the right over-the-counter or prescription medicine to decontaminating your home
The sneezing, itchy throat and red, watery eyes signal it –it’s high season for allergies.
“Just seeing those green hills is an indication that the allergy season is here,” said Dr. Richard Hendricks of the Ear, Nose and Throat […]

Springtime allergies: Solutions for a problem in full bloom

Posted by Administrator on May 9th, 2006 — in Nasonex News

You can relieve springtime allergies with these tried-and-true techniques.
With allergy season starting early in some parts of the United States, and pollen counts higher than normal in others, you may be hearing more “gesundheits” than normal. Nip your allergy symptoms in the bud.
With a wet winter followed by an early and unusually warm spring in […]

NASONEX(R) Now FDA-Approved in USA for Nasal Polyps

Posted by Administrator on May 9th, 2006 — in Nasonex News

First and only nasal inhaled steroid in US for treatment of this condition -
Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved NASONEX(R) (mometasone furoate monohydrate) Nasal Spray, 50 mcg* for the treatment of nasal polyps in patients 18 years of age and older.(1) This marks the […]