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NICE recommends omalizumab as possible additional treatment to standard asthma therapy for some people aged 6 years and over with severe persistent allergic asthma (see below). (via Asthma (severe, persistent, patients aged 6 , adults) - omalizumab (rev TA133, TA201))

Wherever you live, you’re likely to breathe allergy-causing pollen. But some cities have a higher sneeze factor than others, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) says. (via Slideshow: 10 Worst Cities for Spring Allergies)

Type 2 diabetes strikes people of all ages, and early symptoms are subtle. In fact, about one out of three people with type 2 diabetes don’t know they have it. (via Type 2 Diabetes Slideshow: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes)

A new study from Imperial College in London has shed light on some very disturbing soda statistics: drinking just ONE per day increases the odds of developing type 2 diabetes by 22 percent. The risk increases by another 22 percent for each 12-ounce sweetened soft drink consumed. (via Just One Soda Per Day Spikes Diabetes Risk - The Alternative Daily)

Your wisdom and confidence may grow as you get older, but the same isn’t true for many of your hormone levels. During menopause, lower levels of estrogen have a big impact on your skin. (via Slideshow: Better Skin After Menopause)

A team of 70 scientists from the U.S., China, Australia and Japan today reports having sequenced and annotated the genome of the “sacred lotus,” which is believed to have a powerful genetic system that repairs genetic defects, and may hold secrets about aging successfully. (via Scientists sequence genome of ‘sacred lotus,’ which likely holds anti-aging secrets / UCLA Newsroom)

Sugar, many feel, should be renamed the white devil. (via 40 Names for Sugar and 10 Reasons Why it is Important to Know - The Alternative Daily)

(via 11 Facts About Healthy Living | Do Something)

It should be easy to make wise food choices, yet we all know it is not. (via Your Mind’s Unconscious Ways of Sabotaging Healthy Choices)

(via Protein Quiz: Best Protein Sources, High-Protein Diets, and How Much Do You Need?)