News articles tagged with 'allergy'
Preventing allergies
— 7 Oct 2009 07:32 | HealthVaccination can lower children's risk of allergy. Cathleen Muche-Borowski and her coauthors present a clinical practice guideline for allergy prevention in the current issue of Deutsches... — full story
Nonallergic rhinitis symptoms more severe than allergic rhinitis
— 6 Oct 2009 16:28 | HealthA comparison of symptoms in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) and non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) revealed that those with the NAR experienced worse symptoms. The findings are according... — full story
Gut worms may protect against house-dust mite allergy
— 29 Sep 2009 17:41 | HealthA study conducted in Vietnam has added further weight to the view that parasitic gut worms, such as hookworm, could help in the prevention and treatment of asthma and other allergies... — full story
Scientists identify genetic cause of previously undefined primary immune deficiency disease
— 26 Sep 2009 12:55 | HealthResearchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified a genetic mutation that accounts for a perplexing condition found in people with an inherited immunodeficiency. The... — full story
Allergies among youth on the rise
— 21 Sep 2009 16:00 | HealthAsthma, nasal symptoms and eczema is a major public health problem in Sweden, not least among young people. Half of all teenagers are affected in Vaestra Goetaland County in West Sweden.... — full story
'Hygiene hypothesis' challenged
— 8 Sep 2009 11:43 | HealthNew research hints that the common belief that kids who go to daycare have lower rates of asthma and allergy later in life might be nothing more than wishful thinking. While young children... — full story
Milk is safe, even encouraged, for some children after treatment for milk allergy
— 19 Aug 2009 14:30 | HealthSome children with a history of severe milk allergy can safely drink milk and consume other dairy products every day, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Centre... — full story
Successful initial safety tests for genetically-modified rice that fights allergy
— 29 Jun 2009 14:48 | HealthIn a first-of-its-kind advance toward the next generation of genetically modified foods - intended to improve consumers' health - researchers in Japan are reporting that a new transgenic... — full story
Vanderbilt researchers pioneer an advanced sepsis detection and management system
— 16 Jun 2009 01:53 | HealthWhen Jason Martin gives a talk about his research, he begins with the dramatic story of Mariana Bridi da Costa: The young Brazilian supermodel died from severe sepsis in January after... — full story
Design input accelerates new technologies' route to market
— 2 Jun 2009 15:17 | HealthThermo-chromic window films which regulate room temperature; a heart and breathing rate monitor which could revolutionise the monitoring of babies during childbirth; and improved tests... — full story