Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day. Pine pollen has long been...

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day. 32% of caregivers describe...

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are recommended for patients with asthma who use a short-acting β2-adrenergic agonist more than twice weekly—a key indicator of disease persistence. Asthma classification and treatment for each stage (click to enlarge...

Interleukin-27 (IL-27) is a heterodimeric cytokine belonging to the IL-12 family that is composed of two subunits: - Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-induced gene 3 (EBI3) (also known as IL-27B) - IL27-p28 (known as IL-30) IL-27 is produced by...

Filaggrins are filament-associated proteins which bind to keratin fibers in epithelial cells. The discovery of filaggrin (FLG) null mutations as a major risk factor for eczema represents a milestone toward the understanding of this complex disease. A...