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Is it Spring Allergies, a Cold, or COVID-19? Experts reveal the top red flags

Many Americans are scratching their heads as spring allergy season collides with cold season and the COVID-19 pandemic. But knowing what to look for can help you better navigate the often confusing variation of symptoms that is allergy, cold and COVID-19. “The symptom that overlaps all of these conditions most commonly is a runny or stuffy nose,” says Melanie Carver, chief mission officer at the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America […]

todayMarch 16, 2022

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Allergy medicines containing steroids may hamper the body’s response to COVID-19

A research scientist who studies viruses says there are concerns, as allergy season begins, that common allergy medications could hamper the body's reaction to the novel coronavirus. "We are quite worried about the fact that if you take steroids at a significant enough level it's going to interfere with your ability to control the viral replication during the first week," said Columbia University associate research scientist Daniel Griffin on the science-focused […]

todayApril 14, 2020

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