LONG ISLAND, NY (NBC) -- A New York family is suing American Airlines over a broken peanut promise. Dr. Tehmina Haque, a Long Island ophthalmologist, says American promised that no peanuts would be served on her family's flight because of her son's severe peanut allergy.
BRACEVILLE - Exelon Nuclear and anglers raised a record $26,000 for charity Saturday during the annual Fishing for a Cure tournament at Braidwood Lake.
Results from an analysis assessing the differences in health benefits costs (HBCs) and lost time among employees suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) being treated with injectable disease modifying therapies (DMTs) were presented and announced by Biogen Idec as poster presentations at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Center (CMSC) annual meeting in Denver, Colorado, May 28-May 31, 2008.
A Long Island mother claims American Airlines put her son in danger on a cross-country trip. That's because the 4-year-old boy is allergic to something passengers receive on almost every flight.
Tehmina Haque, an East Setauket ophthalmologist, boarded American Airlines Flight 133 with more than the usual flying jitters last April when she walked onto the plane with her 4-year-old son, Ryahn, who is allergic to a common flight-time snack: peanuts.
Most people would rather not know what goes into the corndog they consume at the summer carnival. But for the 12 million Americans with food allergies, awareness of ingredients is a must for safely eating their way through summer events, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).
When a child experiences coughing, wheezing and chest pains while engaged in physical activity, the default conclusion is that the child must be suffering from exercise-induced asthma (EIA). However, there are several other explanations for wheezing in pediatric patients often overlooked and therefore, left untreated.
Denver, CO – June 2, 2008 – Results from an analysis assessing the differences in health benefits costs (HBCs) and lost time among employees suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) being treated with injectable disease modifying therapies (DMTs) were presented and announced by Biogen Idec as poster presentations at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Center (CMSC) annual meeting in Denver,
Three-quarters of primary care nurses have admitted to lacking even basic training in treating allergies, and more than half say they feel "uncomfortable" seeing patients with allergy-related conditions.
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