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Hopkins scientists link immune response to 'ghost' parasites and severely congested sinuses

...y's immune system. The theory, Lane says, is that allergies and asthma result from genes that control the body's defenses against parasites, but these genes are dormant in healthy people. However, when turned on by so-called ghost parasites, the potent inflammatory response is medically very difficult to con...

Hay fever can send work productivity down the drain

... in this latter group had been formally tested for allergies by a physician.) Work time missed due to allerg...she continued. Participants who self-managed their allergies relied on over-the-counter products to control their milder symptoms. A lack of sleep and a decre...

Grape expectations for healthier wine

...t uses ozone to preserve grapes could help prevent allergies and boost healthy compounds at the same time, reports Jennifer Rohn in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI. The same technique could be used in the wine-making process to produce healthier wines without the added sulphites that can caus...

Peanut allergies overstated, study finds

... of families being told their children have peanut allergies every year, many of the children may be able to ea... and Sydney Children's Hospital has found. Peanut allergies occur in one in 200 infants, according to the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allerg...

Early exposure to indoor fungus molecules may protect infants against future allergies

...ere identified as being at greater risk for future allergies because at least one parent had known allergies. The CCAAPS, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, is a five-year study at UC examining the effects of environmental particulates on childhood respiratory health and alle...

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