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WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — If you suffer from allergies, this spring has been especially challenging — experts say that allergy season is growing longer and worse. That’s because as the climate has warmed, there are fewer days with hard freezes. That gives pollen producers, grasses and weeds a longer period of time to thrive and make […]
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Coughing, sneezing and wheezing. Sound familiar? Many are suffering from allergies worse now than in the spring, according to Dr. Henry Fishman, an allergist in D.C. and former Chief of the Allergy Division at Georgetown University Hospital. Fishman said November is one of the two worst seasons in the year […]
Independent Newsmedia is hosting a Mesa Senior Expo 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Nov. 15, at East Mesa Christian Church, 706 S. Greenfield Road in Mesa. Seniors and families from Mesa and neighboring communities are invited to attend the premier senior health and lifestyle expo that is to include: Free admission and parking Free health screenings Resource booths Merchandise giveaways Products for sale Demonstrations Door prize drawings The Oh My Java Coffee Bus will be onsite for coffee and snack purchases. The expo will display the most exciting and comprehensive range o...
Introducing widespread screening of newborns for a deadly disease called severe combined immunodeficiency, or SCID, followed by early treatment boosted the five-year survival rate of children with the disorder from 73% before the advent of screening to 87% since, researchers report.
The launch of the device is well timed, as May is Asthma Awareness Month ... and alarmingly, South Africa has one of the highest asthma death rates in the world, with around 15, 000 deaths each year.