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A Common Cause Of Allergy That Goes Unnoticed

...o seafood. Researchers interviewed more than 5,500 households to determine the prevalence of self-reported seafood allergy in the United States. Allergy to some type of seafood was reported for 2.8 percent of adults and less than 1 percent of children younger than age 18.Multiple allergic reactions were reporte...

The Effectiveness Of Antibacterial Products In Reducing Infection

...f healthy individuals. Investigators studied 224 households in New York with at least one preschool-age child living in the house. One group was given household cleaning and personal hygiene products that contained antibacterial ingredients and the second group was given identical-looking products that did no...

Exposure To Tobacco Smoke Can Lead To Sickle Cell Crisis

...hospital with a sickle cell crisis if they live in households where people smoke.// Study after study has confi...ldren and adolescents with SCD who live in smoking households have more frequent sickle cell crises requiring hospitalization than do those who live in nonsmoking...

Do you heed to healthy eating advice?

...income. Almost 40% of women in the highest earning households eat five portions a day compared to just 20% in the poorest households. It was also found that women generally eat more fruit and vegetables than men and are more likely to eat five portions a day. Older people were also much more likely to follow th...

Influenza drug delayed

...ell as all other family members, 63 percent of the households were protected against the flu. The results with this drug are marvelous. Two other flu medications, amantadine and rimantadine, are available but only treat Influenza A....

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