If you have asthma, any exposure to cigarette smoke can lead to an asthma attack. Cigarettes “do not cause asthma, in the sense that people don’t become allergic to cigarette smoke,” but contact with cigarette smoke either by actively smoking or through secondhand exposure can trigger asthma symptoms, says Kenneth Rosenman, MD, chief of the…
Archive for January, 2011
Nut Allergic Patients Struggle To Recognize Nut Types
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Only half of people with peanut or tree nut allergies know what the nut they are allergic to looks like, according to a study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting in Phoenix Nov. 11-16. Researchers assembled a nut display that held peanuts and nine tree nuts in 19 different…
Asthma? Allergens Could Be Growing in Your Lungs
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Scientists investigating the allergic reactions that asthmatics suffer towards a common mould have discovered that many people with asthma actually had the mould growing in their own lungs.
The research led by University of Leicester scientists at Glenfield Hospital has been published in the December 2010 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care…
Exercise For Asthma Patients – Some Important Tips
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Most people who suffer from Asthma perhaps wonder if they can exercise safely or properly. Leaving apart what most people think, one can actually exercise to get in shape even when you are a victim of Asthma.
Asthma comes more as a lung disorder that is chronic, marked by features of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest…
How Much Are Food-Allergic Diners Worth?
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
For the past year, AllergyEats founder Paul Antico has encouraged restaurants to better accommodate food allergic and intolerant diners because it’s the right thing to do. Now, the financial expert is demonstrating another benefit to catering to the food allergy community: it can significantly increase restaurants’ profits.
Antico, a former stock fund manager with 17 years…
Is There Such a Thing as an Asthma Diet?
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Wine, shrimp, dried fruit. For some, this list might suggest a cocktail party; for others, it’s not a party at all. Rather, it represents a short list of asthma diet triggers. Knowing which foods can aggravate your asthma symptoms is a crucial part of good asthma management.
Asthma Diet Triggers
Although there is no conclusive evidence that…
Allergy Treatments Containing Aluminum May Cause New Allergy, Study Suggests
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Allergic contact dermatitis from aluminium has previously been considered very unusual. However, there are now reports of pruritic nodules and aluminium allergy arising after vaccinations or treatments for allergies. Researcher Eva Netterlid has studied the problem in a thesis recently defended at Lund University in Sweden.
‘Pruritic nodules’ are small lumps under the skin that cause…
High fat meals worsen asthma
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Eating meals high in fat may worsen the symptoms of asthma, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Newcastle and presented at the international conference of the American Thoracic Society.
“If these results can be confirmed by further research, this suggests that strategies aimed at reducing dietary fat intake may be useful…
A Benefit of Flu: Protection from Asthma?
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
In a paper that suggests a new strategy to prevent asthma, scientists at Children’s Hospital Boston and their colleagues report that the influenza virus infection in young mice protected the mice as adults against the development of allergic asthma. The same protective effect was achieved by treating young mice with compound isolated from the bacterium…
Hold the Phone: Prolonged Cell Use Can Trigger Allergic Reaction, as Can Body Piercing, Tattoos and Cosmetics
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Chatting endlessly on your cell phone can lead to an allergic reaction to the nickel in your phone, according to allergists at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Phoenix, Nov. 11-16. From cosmetics to jewelry, body piercings to tattoos, allergies can lurk in unlikely places, allergists say.
“Increased…
