• Risk for death from colorectal cancer reduced by 17 percent. • Allergy-related immune system responses could be potential mechanisms.
A molecule involved in asthma and allergies has now been shown to make mice resistant to skin cancer, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
A bacterial protein in common house dust may worsen allergic responses to indoor allergens, according to research conducted by the National Institutes of Health and Duke University. The finding is the first to document the presence of the protein flagellin in house dust, bolstering the link between allergic asthma and the environment.
Researchers exploring the relationship between asthma and exposure to consumer products and product ingredients say the database of current studies is not sufficiently robust to demonstrate a causal relationship between product exposures and new-onset asthma. These are some of the findings from a report summarizing discussions at the Asthma Science Forum, a 2011 gathering sponsored by a group of industry trade associations. The report is available online at www.cleaninginstitute.org.
With fall allergy season in full swing, the 2012 Fall Allergy Capitals have been announced. Louisville, KY ranks No. 1 as pollen counts continue to soar across the nation. Expert James Sublett, MD, Louisville allergist and chair of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Indoor Environment Committee is available to discuss this sneezing season and how sufferers can cope.
Cheating. Conflict. Competition. It may sound like a soap opera but this is the complex life of the despised ragweed plant. And in the highly competitive fight for nutrients, researchers have found ragweed will behave altruistically with its siblings, investing precious resources for the benefit of the group.
When children suffer from dust mite induced allergies and asthma, finding relief can seem impossible. While there isn’t a complete cure for childhood respiratory allergies, researchers have found that long term control of allergic asthma can occur after only three years of allergy shots.
An unwanted cavity from Halloween treats isn't the only health concern that haunts this season. Hidden health hazards can be lurking in costumes, haunted houses and jack-o-lanterns when little ghosts and goblins have allergies and asthma. Learn how to prevent these seasonal triggers so they don't ruin your spooktacular fun!
A new study that identifies ways to reduce the factors that lead to an asthma attack gives hope to asthma sufferers. A UCSF researcher and his colleagues believe they have found a way to help asthma sufferers by impeding the two most significant biological responses that lead to an asthma attack.
Summer heat and humidity plus the cooler and wet weather of Fall nets an air quality alert for mold by Gottlieb Allergy Count allergist, Dr. Joseph Leija of Loyola University Health System.
Among adults with asthma controlled with low-dose inhaled corticosteroid therapy, the time to treatment failure was not significantly different among patients who received corticosteroid dose adjustment based on physician assessment, a biomarker, or symptom occurrence, according to a study in the September 12 issue of JAMA.
For two decades, asthma treatment for millions of people with a milder form of the disease has consisted of daily inhaled steroid medicine to reduce inflammation. Now, a new study has found that asthmatics who take the low-dose medication as a daily routine do no better than those who turn to their inhalers only when they have symptoms.
Name calling is a petty task for today’s bully. Instead they’re preying on food allergic children, stuffing peanut butter cookies in lockers and turning bullying into a possible death defying nightmare.
University of Utah engineers mapped white blood cells called eonsinophils and showed an existing diagnostic method may overlook an elusive digestive disorder that causes swelling in the esophagus and painful swallowing.
High levels of mold have caused the issuance of an air quality alert for the Midwest by Dr. Joseph Leija, allergist for Loyola University Health System who performs the official allergy count for the Midwest.
Corn is a member of the grass family and due to harvesting, allergy counts today in the Midwest are all high - mold, grass, ragweed and weeds says Loyola allergist who performs the official allergy count for the Midwest.
New study finds limited English proficiency in patients leads to poor asthma control.
Children who use inhaled steroid drugs for asthma end up slightly shorter at their full adult height than children who don’t use the drugs, new results from a comprehensive asthma study show.
Today the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) announced the launch of the Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition, a group of advocates and experts dedicated to raising awareness and advancing public policies to improve the health of children who suffer from asthma.
Drastic climate changes brought on by severe storms can spur allergy and asthma symptoms for sufferers across the country.
An extensive literature review and analysis of five clinical trials suggests that discontinuing long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) therapy in adults and older children who have asthma that is controlled with a combination of inhaled corticosteroids and LABAs may be associated with increased asthma-related impairment, according to a report published in Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication released Aug. 27. Thomas Casale, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of Allergy/Immunology, Creighton University, served as a primary author of the paper.
From dust mite infestations to mold and food allergens, college living can be harmful for students' health if the proper steps aren't taken.
Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with wheeze and asthma in preschool children, even among children who were not exposed to maternal smoking late in pregnancy or after birth, according to a new study.
Dangerously high mold in the air is recorded by Loyola allergist Dr. Joseph Leija who performs the official allergy count for the Midwest as certified by the National Allergy Bureau. Three dangerous air quality alerts have been issued in less than two weeks, signalling headaches, fatigue and misery for many.
With hay fever season about to be in full bloom, the allergists at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology have put together a list of the common fall allergy myths and truths.
Dangerous levels of mold again are recorded in the Midwest, prompting the issuance of a second air quality alert. "Ragweed is adding to the toxic brew for those with sensitive allergy systems," says Dr. Joseph Leija, Loyola allergist who performs the Gottlieb Allergy Count, the official allergy count for the Midwest.
Many children with severe allergies carry injectable epinephrine (EpiPens) – syringes filled with epinephrine to delay an allergic reaction – but the EpiPens sometimes require the help of an adult to dispense. School nurses are often the only school officials authorized to handle medications, leaving the educators who are with the children most of the day untrained. According to doctors at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, this lack of training is exactly what becomes most dangerous for children with severe allergies.
An historically high mold count was recorded today - almost triple the amount required for an official air quality alert, says Dr. Joseph Leija, Loyola allergist who performs the official allergy count on behalf of the National Allergy Bureau.
New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting that there’s a link between allergies and reduced risk of a serious type of cancer that starts in the brain.
New study finds allergy sufferers who rent, rather than own, their home are significantly less likely to make necessary environmental changes to improve allergy symptoms, suffering and overall quality of life.
According to a study released today in The New England Journal of Medicine, oral immunotherapy can desensitize children with an egg allergy ... but is this test treatment safe?
Giving children with egg allergies increasingly higher doses of the very food they are allergic to can eliminate or ease reactions in most of them, according to results from a federally funded study conducted at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and four other U.S. institutions.
Giving children with egg allergies increasingly higher doses of the very food they are allergic to can eliminate or ease reactions in most of them, according to results from a federally funded study conducted at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and four other U.S. institutions.
Giving egg-allergic children small amounts of egg over many months found to reduce severe reactions, help some shed the allergy entirely.
Establishing a more stringent ozone standard in the U.S. would significantly reduce ozone-related premature mortality and morbidity, according to a new study published online July 18 in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with poorer lung function in asthmatic children treated with inhaled corticosteroids, according to a new study from researchers in Boston.
Research finds missed sleep and morbidity higher in urban youth.
The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology releases MyNasalAllergyJournal.org to help patients track allergy symptoms and find relief.
Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, found that living near a heavily congested highway correlates with a higher presence of asthma.
According to a new International Consensus (ICON) on Pediatric Asthma, an alarming 50 percent of children worldwide have uncontrolled symptoms, despite today’s available treatments.
Less than 50 percent of asthmatic children control their symptoms, despite available treatments.
Exposure to common antibacterial chemicals and preservatives found in soap, toothpaste, mouthwash and other personal-care products may make children more prone to a wide range of food and environmental allergies, according to new research from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
Website may help curb healthcare costs, kids affected by chronic condition.
Bronchial thermoplasty, an innovative technique that uses radiofrequency (heat), helps patients breathe easier by lessening the severity of asthma attacks and preventing future attacks.
Hannah Andrews, 23, who has suffered from severe asthma since she was a child, is breathing easier now thanks to a new procedure offered at Vanderbilt known as bronchial thermoplasty.
May is asthma awareness month, and with summer right around the corner, a study shows that doctors may be closer to understanding why patients with mild asthma have such difficulty breathing during hot, humid weather. The study, appearing in the June print issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, found that patients who inhaled an asthma drug before breathing in hot, humid air were able to prevent airway constriction that volunteers without asthma did not experience in the same environment.
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