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Allergy: Research and Development
, Did you know
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by ruth on March 5, 2010
I'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 psychological abnormalities an...
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Information About
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on November 15, 2009
If you knew how much chemicals and processing happens before cotton wool from the trees are transformed into pieces of clothing, you probably wouldn't wonder why some people with hypersensitive sk...
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Skin Allergies
by ruth on July 20, 2009
Using a new method they have developed to quantify the fragrance allergens in daily hygiene products, researchers found out that a typical baby's bath water may contain extremely high concentratio...
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Skin Allergies
by ruth on March 29, 2009
According to a new Swedish study, more people turns out to be allergic to the by-product of a fragrance compound used in soaps and shampoos.
"I would suspect that about 2% of the complete populat...
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Skin Allergies
by ruth on February 5, 2009
Allergies to perfumes is one of the more common forms of contact allergies. The perfumes may form irritants upon exposure to air, or as a product of its reaction with enzymes that are present on the s...
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Skin Allergies
by ruth on December 16, 2008
This is the third year I'm writing about allergies to Christmas trees, but hey, I've learned something new.
So you've driven your tree round the block before bringing it in. You even used...
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Allergy: Research and Development
, Dust Mite Allergies
, Hay Fever
, Living with Allergies
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on November 13, 2008
They say to every cloud is a silver lining. Next time you're having a bout of allergy attacks, instead of cursing your overreacting immune system, think of it this way: those sneezing fits could b...
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by ruth on October 28, 2008
After reading Dr. Moore's blog on a line of Carter's baby clothes causing skin rashes on some babies, I frantically searched for more information as my six-month old daughter has been wearing...
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Skin Allergies
by ruth on October 27, 2008
Having a rough day? Breathe in, breathe out. Release all the stress. It's bad for your skin.
Researchers lead by Dr. Petra Arck of Charité, University of Medicine Berlin and McMaster University in...
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by ruth on October 16, 2008
Around this time 2 years ago, I've written about a study showing that probiotics reduced the incidence of eczema and atopic eczema in newborns. Personally, I know of people with eczema who were ad...
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Latex/Rubber Allergies
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on August 31, 2008
One of the most commented entries in this blog is that on nitrile allergies. Nitrile gloves are often regarded as alternative to latex rubber gloves because latex allergies is a big issue particularly...
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Allergy Basics
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on August 28, 2008
We often see it on hygiene and skin care products- hypoallergenic. But what does it really mean? Apparently, not much.
In 1975, the FDA issued a regulation governing use of the term hypoallergenic, st...
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Asthma
, Pet Allergies
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on June 29, 2008
Whether keeping pet cats (or dogs) can trigger asthma and allergies in children or not has been long argued. For every research study showing that such pets increase the risks of children having asthm...
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Metal Allergies
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on May 26, 2008
Is the price of a piece of jewelry an indicator whether the metal used contains nickel and may thus cause rashes in individuals allergic to nickel? In some countries in Europe, perhaps, but not in the...
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, Other Allergies
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on May 25, 2008
As a new mother, one of the issues I worried about was whether I should use so-called allergy-free detergents for my newborn's clothings. My first born had multiple food allergies, as well as asth...
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, Food Allergies
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on January 22, 2008
When my son was still a baby, until perhaps about 3, he had severe bouts of atopic dermatitis, also called skin asthma, neurodermitis, or atopic eczema. He would have scaly and itchy patches of skin, ...
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Skin Allergies
by ruth on December 22, 2007
Didn't I warn you about allergies to Christmas trees? If you think that sneezing bouts and stuffy nose are all you'll ever suffer from, well, think again. Here's a story of someone who had...
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by ruth on November 8, 2007
For all the trouble your allergies may be giving you, something good has been discovered to come out of it. Or at least, that's one way to look the results of a new study published in the American...
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by ruth on October 24, 2007
According to a study published in last month's issue of Journal Clinical Psychiatry, children and adolescents with depression, anxiety and other so-called "internalizing" disorders are m...
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Allergy Medications
, Hay Fever
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on September 4, 2007
There's a new non-sedating antihistamine coming into the US Market. The US FDA has approved levocetirizine dihydrochloride tablets (Xyzal, UCB and sanofi-aventis), a new rapid delivery once-dail...
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, Skin Allergies
by ruth on August 16, 2007
Cannabis is probably most popularly known as a plant that produces psychoactive effects, or "high". In many countries, possession or use of cannabis, may it be the in the form of marijuana, ...
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Metal Allergies
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on July 5, 2007
Hexavalent chromium or Chromium (VI) is a strong allergen and it can lead to allergic skin reactions like contact eczema in sensitised individuals. Yes, there are individuals who are actually allergic...
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Insect Allergies
, Latex/Rubber Allergies
, Living with Allergies
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on June 20, 2007
In a study published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, researchers have found out that breastfed babies with eczema showed milder allergy symptoms if their mothers laughed hours before feeding...
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, Living with Allergies
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on June 19, 2007
Does your child snore? According to a new study, it seems that the factors that increase the likelihood of one's developing allergies are similar to those that lead to snoring.
In an asthma preven...
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Skin Allergies
by ruth on June 14, 2007
The hygiene hypothesis used to explain the increasing prevalence of allergies is based on the belief that being too clean, which includes the use of too much detergents, soaps, etc, increases an indiv...
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by ruth on June 12, 2007
Researchers have found in animal trials that a compound called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is naturally occurring in Cannabis sativa (otherwise known as marijuana) can reduce allergic skin react...
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Allergy Medications
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on June 8, 2007
I've come across an article on some herbal remedies for skin allergies and I thought I'd post it here to share it with you:
Make a paste from sandalwood and limejuice, apply this paste on the...
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Allergy Medications
, Hay Fever
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on June 5, 2007
FDA has approved a new once-daily prescription antihistamine to treat seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and chronic idiopathic urticaria, a type of itchy rash similar to nettle rash...
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, Asthma
, Hay Fever
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on May 14, 2007
I thought I was having a deja vu when I read this headline: Farm milk may reduce asthma and allergy. It's too similar to what I've blogged almost a year ago, except where eczema is involved.
W...
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, Allergy: Research and Development
, Metal Allergies
, Skin Allergies
by ruth on April 23, 2007
In many cases of skin allergies, such as those in metal allergies or other contact dermatitis, topical glucocorticoids, or specifically cortisol (hydrocortisone) is commonly recommended by doctors. Th...
