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Cell Phone Making You Itch?

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Latest Allergies News

• Kids, Adults React Equally to Allergy Patch Tests
• Food Allergy in Kids Up 18%
• Cell Phone Making You Itch?
• Hope Ignited for Long-Acting Allergy Vaccines
• Food Allergy Labels Too Vague
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Nickel Allergy May Prompt Skin Rash in Some Cell Phone Users

By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health news

Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD

Oct.

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• promethazine Index
• Glossary

Pharmacy Author: Omudhome Ogbru, PharmD
Medical and Pharmacy Editor: Jay W. Marks, MD

GENERIC NAME: promethazine

BRAND NAME: Phenergan, Phenadoz, Promethegan

DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Promethazine is a phenothiazine in the same drug class as chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and trifluoperazine (Stelazine). However, unlike the other drugs in this class, promethazine is not used as an anti-psychotic.

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Too Much Sun, Too Few Antioxidants Spell Eye Trouble

By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) — If you’re planning to retire to Florida or Arizona for health reasons, be sure to pack your sunglasses.

That’s the message from a new study that found that older people with low levels of certain antioxidants present in many fruits and vegetables, and who are exposed to short-wavelength blue light from the sun, are more likely to develop certain types of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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• Ultrasound Index
• Glossary

Ultrasound

Medical Author: Benjamin C. Wedro, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor: William C.

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Vitamin B No Help for Alzheimer’s

By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin B supplements don’t slow cognitive decline in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds.

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Little-Known Fat Can Be a Heartbreaker

Heart Disease (Coronary Artery Disease) Slideshow By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter

Latest Heart News

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• Marijuana Index
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Marijuana

Marijuana is the most commonly abused unlegalized drug in the United States. It is a dry, shredded green and brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves derived from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa.

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• Varicose Veins Index
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Varicose Veins & Spider Veins

Skin Problems Slideshow

Medical Author: Siamak Nabili, MD, MPH
Medical Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

• What are veins and what is their function?
• What are varicose veins and spider veins?
• Who gets varicose and spider veins?
• What causes varicose and spider veins?

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Simpler Test May Be Best for Diagnosing Blood Clots in Leg

By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) — An older, simpler test to manner for blood clots in the leg — called deep vein thrombosis, or DVT — is as effective as a newer, more expensive test, new research says.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oral cough and cold medicines sold over the counter should not be used in children junior than 4 years old because of the risk of rare complications linked to inappropriate use, manufacturers said on Tuesday.

Most problems occurred in children who were given the wrong dose or who took the medicine accidentally, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), which represents Procter & Gamble Co, Novartis AG and other big drugmakers, said.

"We're doing this out of an abundance of caution," the group's president, Linda Suydam, said.

"Research shows that dosing errors and accidental ingestions — not the safety of the ingredients themselves when properly dosed — are the leading causes of rare adverse events in young children," the group said in a statement.

The association declared it made the decision in consultation with the U.S.

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