Allergies
Burger and Fries Can Worsen Asthma
Filed in archive Allergy: Research and Development , Asthma on May 16, 2010
A new study suggests that burger and fries are not only bad for your waistline and your heart but are also bad for people with asthma. Apparently, a high-fat meal can cause increased inflammation i...
Association Between Peanut Allergy and Severe Asthma
Filed in archive Allergy: Research and Development , Asthma , Food Allergies on March 17, 2010
Credit: shaniiAmong children and teenagers with asthma, those who also have peanut allergies may have more or more-severe asthma attacks, acording to a new study published online last month in the Jou...
Eczema in Early Childhood May Lead to Psychological Problems
Filed in archive Allergy: Research and Development , Did you know , Skin Allergies on March 5, 2010
Credit: Heimholtz ZentrumI'm a bit concerned after reading a recent study (read abstract here) saying that children who had eczema during the first two years of life were more likely to have psych...
Eczema Maybe Linked To Peanut Allergy
Filed in archive Allergy: Research and Development , Food Allergies on March 4, 2010
British researchers reported at the AAAAI Annual Meeting in New Orleans that children with eczema are at at a higher risk of having peanut and other food allergies. According to Graham Roberts, MD,...
Late Introduction of Solid Foods Boosts Allergy Risk
Filed in archive Allergy: Research and Development , Food Allergies on February 10, 2010
When my children were just babies and were just starting to eat solid foods, the current recommendation then was to put off introduction of solid foods until the baby was at least 6 months old, partic...
Stallergenes' Immunotherapy Tablet Containing Recombinant Birch Pollen Allergen
Filed in archive Allergy Medications , Allergy: Research and Development , Hay Fever on September 25, 2009
Stallergenes has announced positive results on a new phase IIb/III clinical trial on the efficacy of a sublingual immunotherapy tablet containing the recombinant allergen of this birch pollen, rBet v ...
Role of Genetics in Allergies and Asthma
Filed in archive Allergy: Research and Development on June 24, 2009
We all know that an individuals chances of developing allergies is determined by both genetics and environmental influences. While we can control environmental conditions to a certain extent, genetics...
Cigarette Smoke Can Prevent Allergies
Filed in archive Allergy: Research and Development on May 22, 2009
Cigarette smoke aggravate allergies. Correct? Well, according to a recent study, perhaps cigarette smoke is not the villain it's considered to be, in relation to allergies, at least. In fact, the ...
Folic Acid May Help Against Asthma and Allergies
Filed in archive Allergy: Research and Development on April 30, 2009
A new study reviewing the medical records of more than 8,000 people ages 2 to 85 revealed that blood levels of folate, the naturally occurring form of folic acid, appears to be negatively correlated w...
Allergy Results from Malfunction of Respiratory Epithelium
Filed in archive Allergy: Research and Development , Hay Fever on April 4, 2009
The report does sound a bit technical, but two recently published studies relate allergies to a malfunction of the epithelial cells lining the respiratory tract particularly the nose and eyes. Apparen...
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