Allergy news
Research strengthens evidence of link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and childhood asthma
Evidence suggesting that the risk of childhood asthma associated with prenatal paracetamol exposure may depend on antioxidant genes…
Peanuts during pregnancy tied to kid’s allergy
Children of moms who ate a lot of peanuts while pregnant may be at an increased risk of…
Allergies and wheezing illnesses in childhood may be determined in the womb
A child’s chances of developing allergies or wheezing is related to how he or she grew at vital…
Give Thanks While Keeping Allergies and Asthma in Check
Whether you host the feast or travel to visit family and friends, Thanksgiving can cause flare-ups for those…
NIH-funded Study: Nearly 3 of 100 Americans Have a Food Allergy
An estimated 2.5 percent of Americans — 7.5 million people — have at least one food allergy and…
Inhaled steroids don’t help asthma flare-ups
Doubling the dose of inhaled steroids doesn’t appear to dampen asthma attacks, despite the practice being recommended by…
Umbilical cord blood not suitable for assessing allergy risk
For years, hospitals and researchers have been testing blood samples from the umbilical cords of newborn babies to…
Children, Males and Blacks Are at Increased Risk for Food Allergies
A new study estimates that 2.5 percent of the United States population, or about 7.6 million Americans,…
First study of its kind finds children with food allergies are often victims of bullying
In the first-ever study to assess the social impact of food allergies in children, Mount Sinai researchers have…
Have Asthma? Vitamin D May Help
Supplement your asthma action plan with Vitamin D and you may experience improved asthma control according to an…
Nasal allergies may affect infants too
A new study adds to evidence that infants and toddlers are not too young to develop nasal allergies,…
Oral alternative to allergy shots improves hay fever
A therapy that allows hay fever sufferers to get allergy shots in the form of a tablet or…
Allergy Shots Are Helpful for Some Asthmatics, Risky for Others
Allergy shots can reduce symptoms of asthma, use of inhaled medications and allergy-related asthma attacks, confirms an updated…
Damp house linked to kids’ risk of nasal allergies
Children who live in damp, water-damaged homes may be more likely than other kids to develop nasal allergies,…
Experts identify three culprits for gluten allergy
Researchers have identified three fragments in gluten that appear to trigger a disorder in people who are allergic…
Therapy may help some with deadly peanut allergy
Peanut allergy has proven to be a tough nut to crack. While there’s still no way to make…
Therapy may help some with deadly peanut allergy
Peanut allergy has proven to be a tough nut to crack. While there’s still no way to make…
Shrimp allergies may wane with age
A new study finds that adults who are allergic to shrimp tend to have a less intense immune-system…
Farm kids at lower allergy risk, even in their 70s
The anti-allergy effects of an agricultural upbringing persist well into old age, new research from Sweden shows.
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New blood test for newborns to detect allergy risk
A simple blood test can now predict whether newborn babies are at high risk of developing allergies as…
