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As women transition through menopause, they should be offered conservative approaches that don’t rely on medicines. That’s one interpretation of a recent Lancet series on menopause, and Wen Shen, a menopause expert at Johns Hopkins, says while such an approach …
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Is menopause overmedicalized? That seems to be one conclusion of a recent series published in the Lancet on this life stage for women. Wen Shen, a menopause expert at Johns Hopkins, begs to disagree. Shen: It's unfortunate that they came …
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Consequences of food allergies can be life-threatening, which is why FDA approval of omalizumab to treat them is welcome. Robert Wood, one author of a study used to inform the agency’s decision and an allergy expert at Johns Hopkins, says …
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Feeding very young children peanut products can assure that they don’t develop an allergy to peanut. Can this strategy be expanded to allergies to foods like milk, meat, or egg? Johns Hopkins allergy expert Robert Wood comments. Wood: There’s an enormous …
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Can food allergies be outgrown? Elizabeth Tracey reports Most people know about peanut allergy, since it impacts a lot of people, especially children. Can these allergies be outgrown? Robert Wood, an allergy expert at Johns Hopkins, says for most, that’s …
