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Specialized JAK inhibitor anti-inflammatory drugs may leave body open to viral attacks, study suggests
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 9, 2025 Source:Common anti-inflammatory drugs may leave body open to viral attacks, study suggests Reference:JAK inhibitors remove innate immune barriers facilitating viral propagation
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Creators of no-needle COVID-19 vaccine made in Hamilton seeking participants
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 25, 2025 Source:Creators of no-needle COVID-19 vaccine made in Hamilton seeking participants
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Why You Suddenly Have Horrendous Allergies This Spring
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 10, 2025 Source:Why You Suddenly Have Horrendous Allergies This Spring
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Vaccine recommendation for winter: RSV, Flu, and Covid are getting together for lunch.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 1, 2024 Source:Get vaccinated for winter — the ‘tripledemic’ could be on its way
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Most people who claim to have a penicillin allergy likely do not. Confirmation testing can determine that an avenue of valuable treatment remains available.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 24, 2024 Source:Allergic to penicillin? You might want to get that checked
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How to Know When It’s Time to Swap Antihistamines for Allergy Shots
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 11, 2024 Source:How to Know When It’s Time to Swap Antihistamines for Allergy Shots
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More corroborating evidence that introducing peanut butter during infancy can help protect against a peanut allergy later on
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 30, 2024 Source:Introducing peanut butter during infancy can help protect against a peanut allergy later on, new study finds Reference:Follow-up to Adolescence after Early Peanut Introduction for Allergy Prevention
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Itchy skin can be the result of different conditions. However in many cases eczema/allergies is a common cause.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 23, 2024 Source:Are you always itchy? It might be more serious than dry skin, experts say — here’s why
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Is playing in the dirt good for kids’ immune systems?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 5, 2024 Source:Is playing in the dirt good for kids’ immune systems?