ContributorNetwork - Allergies are a major health concern for parents. It's easy to focus on food allergies, but what about skin allergies?

ContributorNetwork - Tuesday, March 15, 2011, is your last chance to use the money in your Flexible Savings Account, also known as a Flexible Savings Arrangement (FSA). The FSA is a savings vehicle some employers offer which comes with tax-free benefits. Employees designate a percentage of their paycheck to be diverted to the FSA pre-tax. The FSA can be used throughout the year to pay for qualified medical expenses, including out of pocket medical expenses. Co-payments for appointments with doctors, dentists, specialists and prescription drugs are covered. The downside of the FSA is that if you don't spend the money socked away in your FSA account, you lose it. What happens if you don't spend it? The money goes back to your employer.

ContributorNetwork - In what is being hailed as a hallmark in health care, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Benlysta, a medication designed for treatment of lupus erythematosus. Not only is Benlysta the first new drug for lupus in more than 50 years to reach the market, but it is the first drug derived from the study of genes (genomics), reports The Wall Street Journal.

ContributorNetwork - The FDA has just announced approval for the new lupus medication, Benlysta, the first new treatment for this disease in 50 years. More than one million people in the United States have been diagnosed with this autoimmune disease. Here are some important facts about lupus.

ContributorNetwork - For the first time in more than 50 years, a new medication has been approved for the treatment of lupus. On March 9 the Federal Drug Administration (the FDA) granted approval for Benlysta to treat systemic lupus erythamatosus. 1955 was the last time any drugs were sanctioned for the treatment of this devastating illness.

ContributorNetwork - New research shows kids with low vitamin D levels may have a greater chance of developing allergies.

ContributorNetwork - A year after an undercover operation dubbed "Pill Nation" began, several arrests have been made across South Florida in relation to the illegal sale of prescription drugs. The federal operation involved about 400 officers and set out to bust illegal pill mills that dispense massive amounts of drugs across the United States.

ContributorNetwork - In the ever-widening arc of budgets cuts proposed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, last week, another program comes under the knife. This time, it's prevention programs for and treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. The projected savings for the state would total $55 million in 2012.