allergic 1 2

Tag: "allergic" at medical news

Allergies: A major health problem

...n the nose and sinuses it is known as hay fever or allergic “rhinitis”. When it occurs in lungs we call it as ... to be rushed to the hospital at the earliest. An allergic person’s immune system acts like a garrison of jittery sentries patrolling a volatile border. When a...

New Gene Identification Help Asthma Treatments

... it may also be involved in milder asthma and even allergic eczema in children. The gene appears to regulate B... could help switch off immunoglobulin E to prevent allergic reactions. However scientists said the challenge of translating geneticfindings into new treatments ...

Food May Trigger Life-Threatening Asthma

...en with a life-threatening asthma attack were food allergic compared with only 10 percent of those who had ast... that we are seeing may in fact be related to food allergic reactions and have been misdiagnosed only as asthma." He added, "This is particularly relevant to th...

Novel Therapy for Chronic Problem

...owing disease. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is an allergic inflammatory reaction of the esophagus. The sympto...d in the esophagus and high levels can indicate an allergic response.// EE can make digestion very painful for the patient. Doctors at the Mayo Clinic conducted...

Steroid Treatment for Wheezing Questioned

... in preschoolers. These attacks are different from allergic asthma since the frequency disappears by school age. //The current recommendation is that parents administer oral steroids at the first sign of an attack. But whether or not the steroids are effective is controversial. The research shows a course o...

Onset Linked To Severity of Asthma

...The participants were evaluated for differences in allergic response, symptoms, lung function and pathology. ...ose asthma began in childhood were more frequently allergic than those whose asthma began as adults, while adult-onset asthma was associated with more rapid los...

Infant Fevers Found to Reduce Allergy Risk Later In Life

...osure to infections might protect children against allergic diseases later in life. The findings of this study...y can determine which environmental factors affect allergic development and why, it may be possible to immunize children against those conditions....

The Harmful Effects Of Cigarette Smoke

...ter birth. They looked for these airway disorders: allergic sensitization to inhalant allergens (like pollen), allergic rhinitis, wheezing and respiratory infections. In children whose parents had allergies, smoke expo...

A Common Cause Of Allergy That Goes Unnoticed

Research shows more than 6 million Americans are allergic to fish and shellfish and self-reported, physician...f people in the United States report that they are allergic to seafood. Researchers interviewed more than 5,500 households to determine the prevalence of self-r...

Relief From Migraines

... found that the only side effect appeared to be an allergic skin rash in one patient , compared to the side effects of fatigue, weight gain, dry mouth, and other side effects found with other methods to prevent migraine....

How Effective Is Your Hand Wash Solution ?

...archers studied about 20 participants who were not allergic to peanuts. Participants washed with various cleaning agents, plain water, and an antibacterial hand sanitizer after applying a teaspoon of peanut butter to their hands. Results show hand wipes, liquid soaps, and bar soaps effectively removed the pe...

How Safe Are Your Cosmetics ?

...ell as hair and nail care products, can lead to an allergic reaction on the skin called contact dermatitis. So...ople and their doctors to discern the cause of the allergic reaction because the rash may not appear in the area where the product was applied. Researchers ca...

Controlling Allergies Before They Start

...ical histamine. Re-exposure to the allergen causes allergic symptoms. Anti-histamines only block histamine. Researchers say the new drug works by blocking the pathway within the mast cell, so the histamine is never released. However ,currently, the drug does not have a name and is referred to as R112 and spe...

Vitamin use in Babies Might Lead to Asthma and Allergies

...mins, can affect the risk for later development of allergic disease. However researchers say they are unclear whether the associations in black children are biological or a result of bias. However, they conclude higher doses of multivitamins for any child may not always be best....

The Efficacy Of Allergy Shots Questioned

... , it was found that one in five people who had an allergic reactions to bee, wasp and other insect stings wil...o stings. Researchers studied 1,033 children with allergic reactions to insect stings, 356 of whom had allergy shots. Results showed patients who received alle...

Simple Steps To Help Fight Asthma

...ildren with asthma were studied. The children were allergic to at least one indoor environmental allergen and lived in low-income areas. Previous research shows children who live in these areas suffer from the disease at a disproportionately high rate. Researchers designed an intervention program to educate ...

Strong link between Skin Allergies and Cancer !!

...ientific community, which originally believed that allergic diseases might actually protect against cancer, as they stimulate the immune system to work harder. It may take a little bit more time to confirm the Swedish team’s findings however, this study has certainly opened a whole new avenue for researcher...

Skin Allergies Found To Increase The Risk Of Leukemia

... cell population. Though past research shows that allergic diseases might actually protect against cancer bec...‘immune surveillance’ hypothesis,” which says that allergic conditions protect against malignancies by enhancing the ability of the immune system to detect and ...

Mouse Allergen Found In Homes Could Trigger Asthma In Kids

...r and exposure increases their risk for developing allergic sensitivity to mice, just as it does for laboratory workers who work with rodents. Prior to this study, airborne mouse allergens had not been measured in inner-city homes, and their relationship to settled dust mouse allergen levels was unknown. Res...

Reducing Corticosteriod Use In Asthmatics

...ate inflammation // in the body and play a role in allergic reactions), decreased incidents of asthma in young children by about 32 percent while also reducing corticosteroid use . Researchers conducted a one-year study involving 549 children from 68 sites in 23 countries. In the study, 278 of the children r...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10