Hong Kong – There is more good news in the fight against obesity and diabetes: current research shows that over-the-counter drugs for allergy and asthma actually helped diabetic mice. Other studies have linked obesity with type-2 diabetes via a dysfunctional immune system. As a result, researchers indicate that the new ...

Spring allergies are now in full swing. That means that millions across North America are welcoming the new season with a sneeze. That also means that over-the-counter (OTC) allergy remedies of all kinds are flying off the shelves. Most people assume that if you can just walk into a store ...

I blogged earlier this week about my mother's use of a Neti pot plus Claritin to manage her seasonal allergies. Turns out that the Claritin wasn't necessary at all. Somewhere in the midst of the worst of ragweed season, my mom got a cold. Some nasty bacteria took advantage of ...

In another example of how discoveries in medicine (and any science) sometimes take a strange turn, researchers have found that an older antihistamine that worked by blocking certain signals in the brain can also protect brain tissue. In fact, the drug called dimebon significantly improved the symptom ...

The most allergenic drugs are generally penicillin, some antibiotics, painkillers like aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (called NSAIDs). However, you can also be allergic to other drugs, including insulin, anticonvulsants, anesthetic, blood products or others. Interestingly enough, aspirin and NSAIDs can trigger an allergic-type reaction ...