Most health conscious people know of the positive effects on digestion from using probiotic supplements. Many take probiotic supplements after using antibiotics to replace the good intestinal flora bacteria indiscriminately killed by antibiotic use.
This practice is so well known that even many MD’s are recommending probiotics during and after antibiotics. But there is new evidence…
Archive for August, 2010
Probiotics reduce food allergies, skin reactions
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Model Demonstrates Infectious Cause of Asthma
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Scientists from the University of Massachusetts have developed an animal model that shows how an early childhood lung infection can cause asthma later in life.
They are presenting their data at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in San Diego.
Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease affecting young children all over…
Children Need More Dirt to be Healthy
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, have found that children who are too clean are at a higher risk of developing inflammation and disease. Normal skin bacteria that act to balance immune response protect the body from overreacting to cuts and other injuries. Excessive cleanliness is actually impairing children’s natural healing function and…
Allergy Shots Are Helpful For Some Asthmatics, Risky For Others
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Allergy shots can reduce symptoms of asthma, use of inhaled medications and allergy-related asthma attacks, confirms an updated review of studies. Yet, the treatment can also cause systemic side effects that range from a stuffy nose to fatal anaphylactic shock.
About 30 percent of asthma patients experience improved breathing after receiving a series of injections that…
Rate Of Peanut Allergies In Children More Than Tripled Between 1997 And 2008
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Results of a nationwide telephone survey have shown that the rate of peanut allergies in children more than tripled from 1997 to 2008. The data are reported in the May 12 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Led by Scott H. Sicherer, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai…
Traffic-Related Pollution Near Schools Linked to Development of Asthma in Pupils, Study Suggests
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Living near major highways has been linked to childhood asthma, but a new study led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) suggests that traffic-related pollution near schools is also contributing to the development of asthma in kids.
The researchers found that the risk of developing asthma due…
Report: Up To 1 In 10 Americans May Suffer From Food Allergies
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
A review publishedin the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and reported in the New York Times underscores the need for additional research on the prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of food allergy. One of the most important points suggested by the JAMA study as well as a New York Times article on the subject…
Asthma Warning for Pregnant Women
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Asthma is the most common complication of pregnancy in Australia with harmful effects on babies, but many of these could be prevented a University of Adelaide researcher says.
Associate Professor Vicki Clifton from the University’s Robinson Institute says asthma affects a significant number of pregnancies (16% of pregnancies in South Australia) but women are often not…
Sit ‘n Sleep Reports Consumers Looking For Reprieve From Allergies Should Start At Home
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
As many Americans prepare for a particularly bad outdoor allergy season due to recent El Nino rains and the pollen that flourished as a result, Sit ‘n Sleep today released findings showing that people would be wise to look at indoor environmental allergens as a major factor affecting their allergy symptoms. While outdoor allergens like…
Asthma Caused by Deficiency in Vitamins
Tuesday, August 3rd, 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,…
