Diagnosing food allergies not easy
A Washington Post Service feature explores how food allergies mimic other illnesses and how doctors differentiate heart attack, poisoning, or allergic reactions. It notes that aspirin sensitivity and yellow dye can trigger reactions, highlights sodium bisulfate risks, and cites NIH expert Dr. Dean D. Metcalfe on misdiagnosis and varied symptoms.
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Washington Post
Dean D. Metcalfe
Laboratory of Clinical Investigation
National Institutes of Health
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
Never Say Diet What to do about your fat child
A guidance piece for parents with overweight children urging patience and proactive steps. It advises inventory of home eating, kitchen reeducation, interviewing the child about meals, grocery shopping together, and seeking professional help or hospital programs like Weigh To Go. It ends with an appeal to contact Richard Simmons at The Cedar Rapids Gazette for further guidance.
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Children’s Hospital
St. Paul, Minn
Mouthwash habit and safer dental care tips
A reader asks if extensive mouthwash use harms health. the answer notes brushing and flossing suffice for fresh breath and warns long term heavy mouthwash use could raise oral cancer risk. The second item suggests a Mediplanner pill organizer to help an elderly relative manage multiple medicines, with pharmacist guidance.
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National Cancer Institute
The
American Health Foundation
University of Iowa seeks Type II diabetics for drug study
The University of Iowa invites adults aged 30 to 70 who are on insulin to join a four month trial of glyburide, a new oral drug aimed at lowering blood sugar. Dr. Joseph Brown notes the study combines glyburide with insulin and the program is nationwide alongside five other institutions.
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University of Iowa
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U of I College of Medicine
Brown
U of I
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Iowa
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