Obesity Linked with Increased Asthma Risk in Brooklyn
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)Aggressive intervention for weight loss is an important treatment strategy for obest asthma patients.
Aggressive intervention for weight loss is an important treatment strategy for obest asthma patients.
Higher use of medicine and higher healthcare costs unnecessary in treating for patients with mild asthma.
Improved patient education and use of asthma treatment plans needed to improve care.
Children and adults with peanut and tree nut allergies could not recognize all forms of nuts. Peanut and tree nut are common food allergens and are the leading cause of death fro food-induced anaphylaxis.
Amoxicillin should be considered part of the penicillin skin test panel when testing children. This may result in a better chance of detecting potentially life-threatening penicillin allergies.
Highly statistically significant increase could be due to heightened allergic sensitization in the U.S.
Don't assume if you have previously tolerated a dose of flu vaccine that you won't have a reaction to the next one. Get tested.
Pumpkin pie is a traditon for many holiday dinner. News from the annual scientific meeting of ACAAI reports on pumpkin allergies and other hot topics in pediatric allergy.
100th anniversary of allergy shots - immunotherapy - what works and what's the future?
Climate change affecting allergy sufferers outdoors and indoors. Symposium presented by ACAAI under contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Loyola allergist who does official allergy count for the midwest reveals samples of Chicago air pollution.
Tips for a healthy Thanksgiving for allergy and asthma sufferers.
Babies born to mothers who eat peanuts during pregnancy appear more prone to peanut allergy, according to research conducted by scientists at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere and published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The research team was led by Scott Sicherer, M.D., of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.
Attend in person or by teleconference to hear the latest information from the annual scientific meeting of the Amercian College of Alllergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Researchers from Tufts pooled data from five epidemiological studies to investigate the prevalence of asthma in children in two Boston neighborhoods. Among children born in the United States, low socioeconomic status and exposure to mice and cockroaches were both associated with increased risk of asthma. Neither association was present in children born outside of the United States.
Tips on having an allergy and asthma safe Thanksgiving.
Recent studies show most egg-allergic individuals can receive the flu vaccine safely under the care of their allergist or immunologist.
SRxA Strategic Pharmaceutical Advisors entered into an agreement with the Boards of Directors of the Eastern Allergy Conference (EAC) and the North American Rhinology & Allergy Conference (NARAC), to become the exclusive provider of rapid dissemination post-congress e-newsletters.
A group of Mayo Clinic researchers conducted the first controlled trial of swallowed fluticasone nasal spray (also known as Flonase) on people with the allergic esophageal condition called eosinophilic esophagitis.
An estimated 2.5 percent of Americans — 7.5 million people — have at least one food allergy and young black children with asthma appear to be at the highest risk, according to findings from what is believed to be the largest food allergy study to date. The research was conducted by investigators at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.
Loyola University Health System pediatrician gives food allergy tips to prepare for Halloween.
Anaphylaxis Community Experts (ACE) educational program launches today. Allergist and community member teams to bring program to 150 communities in U.S.
Children's daycare centers need to pay special attention to allergies, as well as to religious and cultural food requirements.
Tips for an allergy and asthma safe Halloween.
A boy who has asthma is less likely to smoke as a teenager, according to a new study from Italy.
Health care delivered via telephone or Internet might not improve the quality of life for people with mild asthma, but it could keep those with severe asthma out of the hospital, a new evidence review finds.
A new study estimates that 2.5 percent of the United States population, or about 7.6 million Americans, have food allergies. Food allergy rates were found to be higher for children, non-Hispanic blacks, and males, according to the researchers. The odds of male black children having food allergies were 4.4 times higher than others in the general population.
Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered a way to turn off the immune system’s allergic reaction to certain food proteins in mice, a discovery that could have implications for the millions of people who suffer severe reactions to foods, such as peanuts and milk.
With the flu season looming and health officials calling for across-the-board immunization, some parents may wonder just how safe the egg-based flu vaccine is for children with allergies.
More than 30 percent of children are reported to have been bullied, teased, or harassed because of their food allergy according to a study published this month in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).
In the first-ever study to assess the social impact of food allergies in children, Mount Sinai researchers have found that approximately 35 percent of children with food allergies, who are over the age of five, were reported to have experienced bullying, teasing, or harassment as a result of their allergies.
Loyola Gottlieb Allergy Count today records 81,000 mold spores - 31,000 more than 50,000 air quality warning
Even children of a healthy weight who have an imbalanced metabolism due to poor diet or exercise may be at increased risk of asthma, according to new research, which challenges the widespread assumption that obesity itself is a risk factor for asthma.
Supplement your asthma action plan with Vitamin D and you may experience improved asthma control according to an article this month in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Vitamin D deficiency is more common with obesity, in African American ethnicity and westernization of countries reflecting a higher-risk population for asthma.
Students with life-threatening food or insect allergies face down dangers every day at school, from food allergens in the cafeteria or classroom to bees on the playground. That’s why physicians recommend students and others with severe allergies carry auto-injectable epinephrine with them at all times and know how to use it.
Allergic diseases and asthma affect over 50 million Americans. What's at the forefront on the path to relief? The latest research from the world's leading allergists will be presented.
Scientists have identified a genetic basis for determining the severity of allergic asthma in experimental models of the disease. The study may help in the search for future therapeutic strategies to fight a growing medical problem that currently lacks effective treatments.
Tips for hay fever sufferers to find relief this fall.
New research suggests allergies to dogs, cats and dust mites make hay fever symptoms worse.
As ragweed season begins, a Saint Louis University doctor recommends learning your allergy triggers.
New evidence linking the use of acetaminophen to development of asthma and eczema suggests that even monthly use of the drug in adolescents may more than double risk of asthma in adolescents compared to those who used none at all; yearly use was associated with a 50 percent increase in the risk of asthma.
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.
Today's official allergy count for the Midwest reveals dangerously high mold count.
For millions of children with allergies and asthma, heading back-to-school with high levels of fall pollens and molds in the air and exposure to potential allergens and viruses in class can really take a toll. The ACAAI and its allergist members, doctors who are experts at diagnosing and treating allergies and asthma, offer strategies to help prevent allergy and asthma flare-ups at school.
Students with asthma and allergies will pack more than just a lunchbox and bookbag when they start school this year: They’ll be devising ways to keep their life-saving medications close at hand should they need them.
A Saint Louis University allergist says asthma and allergies are often misdiagnosed in the elderly.
Men who had a history of asthma or eczema generally had a lower risk of developing cancer, according to a study carried out by researchers at INRS–Institut Armand-Frappier, the Research Centre of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, and McGill University.
Findings published online in the European Respiratory Journal suggest nitric oxide may be useful in identifying children at risk for the disease.
An immune-system protein already used to treat diseases like multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C and a variety of cancers might also aid asthma patients, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
A new study published by a Washington and Lee University professor of clinical psychology finds that children in urban neighborhoods who suffer from asthma may not benefit from using problem-solving coping strategies that are typically helpful for children.