Allergy news
Better ventilation may ease some asthma symptoms
Improved home ventilation that dehumidifies the air may make it easier for people with asthma to breathe at…
New Developments Improve Food Allergy Management
Less restrictive dietary options, better detection, targeted avoidance measures, educational directives and potential new therapies are improving food…
Study Links Folic Acid Supplements to Asthma
A University of Adelaide study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries…
New asthma research presented at CHEST 2009
Zinc deficiency may play a role in the development of extrinsic or allergic asthma. Researchers from India evaluated…
Stubborn asthma may signal poor use of meds
People with difficult-to-control asthma are often not taking their anti-asthma medication as prescribed by their doctor, new…
Minority kids less apt to take asthma meds
Black and Hispanic children with asthma are less likely than their white counterparts to be taking daily medication…
Preventing allergies
Vaccination can lower children’s risk of allergy. Cathleen Muche-Borowski and her coauthors present a clinical practice guideline for…
Nonallergic rhinitis symptoms more severe than allergic rhinitis
A comparison of symptoms in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) and non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) revealed that those with…
Vitamin D’s Role in Preventing Asthma Studied in Pregnant Women
A group of pregnant women who have asthma or allergies will get extra vitamin D as part…
Allergies among youth on the rise
Asthma, nasal symptoms and eczema is a major public health problem in Sweden, not least among young people.…
Breathing technique can reduce frequency, severity of asthma attacks
As the health care reform debate turns to cutting costs and improving treatment outcomes, two professors at Southern…
Changes in Weather May Trigger Child’s Asthma
Changes in humidity and temperature result in an increase in Emergency Department (ED) visits for pediatric asthma exacerbations…
Early daycare may not lower asthma risk
Contrary to what some previous studies have suggested, children who enter daycare at an early age may not…
Family history linked to acne in teens
Teenagers’ odds of developing moderate to severe acne may depend largely on whether their parents had the…
New Asthma Predictors Needed to Determine Future Risk in Certain Patients
Screening tests used to predict asthma activity in patients may have little tracking success when applied to people…
Why some don’t use asthma meds as directed
People’s beliefs about the benefits and risks of their asthma medication may be key to their willingness to…
Sad, stressful events may worsen kids’ asthma
When asthma and symptoms of depression coexist in kids, asthma may become worse, study findings suggest.
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Limiting allergy triggers may cut kids’ asthma risk
Children who are genetically vulnerable to asthma may be less likely to develop the disease if their exposure…
Allergy shots may aid milder insect allergies too
The same “venom shots” used to treat severe insect allergies may take the sting out of milder reactions…
Web-based care may improve asthma control
People with asthma may be able to better manage their symptoms with the help of Web-based resources…
