By Sean Fleming
In the US alone, more than 50 million people have an allergy. Climate change is lengthening the duration of natural pollen seasons. In the US, pollen seasons are starting 20 days sooner than they did in the 1990s. It can start with a barely noticeable change to your breathing. Perhaps a little lightheadedness, too. Your […]
By Bill Gottlieb
More than 24 million American children and adults suffer from asthma, which is when the respiratory “pipes” (bronchi) that carry air in and out of the lungs are inflamed and spasm. And every year, the disease sends more than 1.8 million people to the hospital, killing nearly 4,000 with severe, choking asthma attacks. Fifty percent […]
Two days ago, I put my son Conor on an airplane to Europe. Conor has anaphylactic peanut allergies so, before he left, we purchased a new EpiPen for the trip. We both got sticker shock. Ten years ago, I was paying a $12 co-pay for each EpiPen I purchased. In 2007, the wholesale price for […]
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