At least 1.5 million children in this country are affected by a potentially life-threatening peanut allergy and many of them will never outgrow it.
But help may soon be on the way. A new drug which can help build up a person’s tolerance to peanuts is expected to be approved by the FDA in the next few months.
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‘Tis the season for holiday travel, and whether your journey takes you on a relaxing vacation or to visit Grandma, no one wants to get sick.
After swabbing a variety of surfaces often used by airport passengers, researchers learned that the most frequent place viruses were found was also the most unavoidable.
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The controversy over probiotics continues. Are they beneficial or a waste of time?
A new study published in the journal Cell suggests that the health benefits of probiotics may in fact be negligible, and that in some cases the supplements could even be harmful.
If moving better is top of mind for 2019, we’d like to invite you to mark your calendars early for the inaugural Unova Health “ortho expo” – we talked with representatives about the expo and what inspired them to host such an event for the community…
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It’s that time of the year, when we start to think about possible resolutions for the new year… scientists in South Korea have a suggestion: quit smoking. It may reduce your risk for dementia.
We have long known that smoking is linked to cardiovascular disease, as is obesity, high blood pressure and cholesterol.
Dr. Nitza Alvarez, of the Tri-County Heart Institute in The Villages, is heading up a detailed clinical study on the effectiveness of a new, natural, cholesterol-lowering product for a group of female-only participants.
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