hypersensitivity
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Xofluza can be taken by anyone age 5 or older, but isn’t recommended for pregnant or breast-feeding mothers, or those with a known hypersensitivity to baloxavir marboxil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
Last year, an 11-year-old boy died in Delhi due to hypersensitivity pneumonitis - a disease that causes inflammation in lungs.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025
Food allergy symptoms that are not mediated by IgE are usually delayed reactions and called food intolerances or hypersensitivity.
From Salon • May 9, 2024
Now, scientists are linking this hypersensitivity to specific inflammatory chemicals and receptors on airway nerves.
From National Geographic • Jan. 25, 2024
Next, they explored whether a drug called Navitoclax, which targets senescent cells, could eliminate senescent osteoclasts and reduce spinal hypersensitivity.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023
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