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10 Tips To Relieve Allergic Rhinitis or "Spring Fever" Allergies

The current issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine focuses on sleep and its relationship to health. One study in particular explores the effect of allergic rhinitis on the quality of sleep. A representative sample of 260 French ear, nose, and throat and allergy specialists enrolled 591 patients with AR of at least 1 year's duration. Sleep disorders, sleep quality, and AR were assessed using validated tools (Sleep Disorders Questionnaire, Epworth [...] Read More


Avamys Gets Positive Opinion from EMEA for Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis Allergies

A new nasal spray called Avamysâ„¢ (fluticasone furoate) currently on trials has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for the treatment of the symptoms of allergic rhinitis in adults, adolescents (12 years and over) and children (6 - 11 years). Aside from its efficacy in treating overall nasal allergy symptoms including congestion, sneezing, and itchy and runny nose in adults and children, Avamys also appeared to [...] Read More


Babies and Tobacco Smoke Equals Allergic Rhinitis Straightfromthedoc

Allergic rhinitis or hay fever, occurs when a person's immune system mistakenly reacts to allergens in the air. By which the body releases substances to protect itself, making the allergy sufferer to experience persistent sneezing and a runny blocked nose. According to University of Cincinnati (UC) epidemiologists, it is the environmental tobacco smoke and not the suspected visible mold that drastically increases an infant's risk for developing allergic rhinitis by age [...] Read More


"Dos" and "Don'ts" for Your Social Network Profile The Social Networking Weblog

CNN published some tips today on what to do (and what not to do) with your social networking profile, and the tips came from Mike Hargis, vice president of customer care at CareerBuilder.com. It's stuff everyone should know - little things, like "don't bad mouth your current or past employer on a profile that you next potential employer might see." Surely everyone knows that, right? And yet it happens... Some of the [...] Read More