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Archive for June, 2010
Allergies Might Trigger Depression
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
Allergy season may not mean just the inevitable coughing, sneezing and itching, it could also significantly darken your mood.
Researchers reported that finding at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting in New Orleans this week.
“Depression is a very common disorder and allergies are even more common,” said study author Dr. Partam Manalai, in the department of…
Organic Milk Linked to Lower Rates of Allergies, Asthma and Eczema
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
Young children who consume exclusively organic dairy products are significantly less likely to develop allergies, asthma or eczema by the age of two, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Louis Bolk Institute in the Netherlands and published in the British Journal of Nutrition.
“This is the first example of a definite health impact…
Study ties child abuse to asthma
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
As an epidemic of asthma left more and more children wheezing during the past two decades, scientists blamed everything from obesity to cockroach droppings to the way we build our houses.
Now, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have identified another potential cause: child abuse.
The Brigham doctors discovered that children in Puerto Rico who endure physical…
New Blood Test For Newborns To Detect Allergy Risk
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
A simple blood test can now predict whether newborn babies are at high risk of developing allergies as they grow older, thanks to research involving the University of Adelaide.
Professor Tony Ferrante, an immunologist from SA Pathology and the Children’s Research Centre at the University of Adelaide, says the new marker may be the most significant…
Asthma Caused by Deficiency in Vitamins
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Low vitamin intake may increase the risk and severity of asthma, according to a study conducted by researchers from Nottingham University and published in the journal Thorax.
“Our findings indicate that low levels of vitamin C intake and to a lesser extent vitamin A are consistently associated with asthma risk to a degree that, if causal,…
Allergy Approaches through Nutrition
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Many of us are more than familiar with hay fever’s dominating symptoms this time of year, but what a lot of people don’t know is that it is actually an allergy to proteins in the pollen of trees, grasses and other plants. The pollen in the air increases during blossoming season (just when everything is…
Those With Allergic Asthma Face Double Trouble During Flu Season
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
New research from UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests that allergic reactions to pet dander, dust mites and mold may prevent people with allergic asthma from generating a healthy immune response to respiratory viruses such as influenza.
“Our findings imply that the better your asthma is controlled, the more likely you are to have an appropriate response…
9% of children may outgrow their tree nut allergies
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Approximately 9% of children with an allergy to tree nuts will outgrow their allergy, including children who have previously experienced a severe allergic reaction, according to a study in the November 2005 Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (JACI). The JACI is the peer-reviewed, scientific journal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology…
