Study presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) reports that the families of food allergic individuals are more likely to have financial burdens as a result of the disease.
Tamara T. Perry, MD, and colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute…
Archive for April, 2010
Food Allergies Have Economic Impact On Families
Monday, April 5th, 2010
Mediterranean Diet & Asthma
Monday, April 5th, 2010
A Mediterranean diet– well known to protect your heart and decrease cancer risk– might just also improve your asthma. While there is no one Mediterranean diet, it can be thought of as a ‘cocktail’ containing the following key components:
Generous amounts of fruits and vegetables
Healthy fats such as olive oil
Non-salt flavorings such as herbs and spices
Red…
Meat Might Be Behind Many Unidentified Allergic Reactions
Monday, April 5th, 2010
A carbohydrate in meat called alpha-gal may be the unrecognized cause of recurring severe allergic reactions in some patients, a new study suggests.
The study included 60 people in Australia and the United States who experienced the recurrent severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis with no known cause. Allergy tests revealed that 25 of the 60…
Protein A Possible Key To Allergy And Asthma Control
Monday, April 5th, 2010
Activating a protein found on some immune cells seems to halt the cells’ typical job of spewing out substances that launch allergic reactions, a study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The findings could eventually lead to new treatments for allergic reactions ranging from annoying bouts of hay fever to deadly asthma attacks. Previous studies by…
