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Reuters - Family feasts, air travel and even moldy Christmas trees make the holiday season a risky time for allergy sufferers, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) warns.

A type of drug called human atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) can lessen cardiac injuries after heart attack and boost patient outcomes, a new study finds.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A specific brain region may be crucial to drug addiction, according to a new study conducted with amphetamine-addicted rats.

U.S. researchers say they've determined the molecular structure of a cellular receptor that's key to how the body reacts to drug treatment.

A specific brain region may be crucial to drug addiction, according to a new study conducted with amphetamine-addicted rats.

Airway bypass to treat emphysema patients shows promise, researchers say.

The blood pressure drug valsartan shows the ability to reduce Alzheimer's disease-like symptoms in mice, researchers report.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it will review the safety of the clotting drug aprotinin (Trasylol), after a major Canadian trial was stopped early due to an increase in deaths for cardiac surgery patients placed on the drug.

Reuters - Chilean scientists have made a discovery in the brains of rats that they say may help treat drug addiction and ease the side effects of some medications.

Cigarette smoking and a family history of alcoholism can both affect how a person perceives sweet-tasting foods, U.S. researchers say.

Drug company-funded studies of asthma drugs called inhaled corticosteroids are less likely to find adverse effects than studies that were paid for by other sources, Spanish researchers say.

If you're sneaking smokes when no one's looking, beware: One lung doctor says a common device can determine whether someone is a smoker.

Not only is secondhand smoke a threat to teen health, it can also affect their school test scores, a new study finds.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday recommended a ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children younger than 6.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday began two days of hearings to consider banning the sale of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children.

Beginning Thursday, a panel of experts at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will consider banning the sale of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children.

When taken once a day as an added therapy, the epilepsy drug lamotrigine is effective in controlling partial seizures, an international study finds.

More than half of department chairs at U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals have financial ties with the drug industry, a new study finds.

Large numbers of patients don't tell their doctors that they take common over-the-counter painkillers, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, a potentially dangerous omission, a new study has found.

The anti-convulsant drug pregabalin, given before and after surgery, helped reduce pain and promote mobility in patients having total knee replacement.