Filters, other gear keep dust, mold at bay indoors (Silver City Sun-News) - Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:11:37 GMT As the windy season nears, Borderland residents may be rushing indoors, looking for a haven from the dusty air that stirs up their allergies. But what allergy and asthma sufferers may not realize is that their home is not always the allergen shield they'd like it to be.
TV carpenter Andrew Dan-Jumbo spreads asthma awareness (Syracuse.com) - Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:39:53 GMT BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Homeowners usually don't know television carpenter Andrew Dan-Jumbo has been there until the big surprise is revealed on TLC's home makeover show, "While You Were Out."
New Allergy Drug (KABC-TV Los Angeles) - Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:11:55 GMT Twenty million people in the U.S. have asthma and doctors say 60 percent are allergic, meaning allergy symptoms actually bring on attacks. Now, a new treatment approach is offering hope to asthma sufferers.
Five Ways Pets Can Improve Your Health (Fox News) - Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:51:10 GMT For nearly 25 years, research has shown that living with pets provides certain health benefits; here are five ways pets improve your health
FAAN To Discuss Risk-Taking And Coping Strategies Of Teens With Food Allergies At The AAAAI Annual Conference (Medical News Today) - Fri, 03 Mar 2006 02:02:11 GMT The Food Allergy & AnaphylaxisNetwork (FAAN) will reveal findings of a study that could give significantinsight on what may cause teens to be a high risk group for fatal allergicreactions to food. These findings will be presented on Monday, March 6, atthe American Academy for Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) AnnualConference in Miami, Fla... click link for more info.
AAFA and Andrew Dan Jumbo Team Up to Make Homes Asthma Friendly (BellaOnline) - Sat, 04 Mar 2006 02:24:53 GMT “Communication is key.” How many of us have heard that saying before? But when it some to those of us with asthma, or with a family member with asthma; communication between us and our Doctor is extremely important.
Allergy Alert--Follow These Tips to Breathe Easier This Spring (Newswise) - Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:21:30 GMT Spring is right around the corner and along with it, allergy season. If you're buying antihistamines in bulk in an effort to keep your allergy symptoms in check, it might be time to rethink your strategy. The following information for children and adults may be helpful.
Asthma sufferers waiting to inhale (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - Fri, 03 Mar 2006 07:23:11 GMT aron Neville's announcement that his asthma will prevent him from returning to New Orleans to perform at Jazzfest sent wheezes through the community of asthma sufferers here.
Allergy-inducing Protein Produced In The Lungs Can Prevent Or Induce Asthma, Depending Upon The Timing Of Allergen (Medical News Today) - Sat, 04 Mar 2006 05:02:21 GMT Asthma rates are rapidly increasing, particularly in children. Although asthma is mediated in part by activation of special immune cells called Th2 cells, the precise causes are unclear. Now, in a study appearing in the March issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Jörg Köhl and colleagues from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation report that a small allergy-inducing
Advances in asthma research presented at 2006 AAAAI Annual Meeting in Miami Beach (AAAAI.org) - Sat, 04 Mar 2006 13:05:35 GMT MIAMI BEACH - Pregnant women who have a higher intake of vitamin D may decrease the risk for asthma in their offspring during early childhood, according to new research presented today by Carlos Camargo Jr., MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, and colleagues at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the AAAAI in Miami Beach.
New asthma and allergy research presented at 2006 AAAAI Annual Meeting in Miami Beach (AAAAI.org) - Sat, 04 Mar 2006 13:05:55 GMT MIAMI BEACH - Alcohol consumption during pregnancy increases the risk of atopic dermatitis in infants who are predisposed to the condition, according to new research presented today at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) in Miami Beach.
Kids' Asthma Linked to Maternal Nutrition (Health Scout) - Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:02:58 GMT Researchers find Vitamin D could make a difference in pregnancy, and pregnant women with asthma are more likely to have underweight babies.
Antibody Therapy Reduces Asthma In Mice (Science Daily) - Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:24:07 GMT Asthma rates are rapidly increasing, particularly in children. Although asthma is mediated in part by activation of special immune cells called Th2 cells, the precise causes are unclear. Now, in a study appearing in the March issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Jörg Köhl and colleagues from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation report that a small allergy-inducing
Vitamin D and childhood asthma (NorthJersey.com) - Tue, 07 Mar 2006 12:47:16 GMT Taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy may help prevent asthma during early childhood, according to new research presented Saturday by a Harvard Medical School team at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, held in Miami Beach.
Greer's Sublingual-Oral Immunotherapy Clinical Trials Support The Safety Of Home Administration Of Allergy Immunotherapy (Medical News Today) - Tue, 07 Mar 2006 12:02:21 GMT Greer reported results of PhaseI safety and dosing trials for the sublingual-oral immunotherapyadministration of its standardized dust mite, short ragweed, Timothy grass andcat hair extracts at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology(AAAAI) annual meeting. Dr. Bob Esch, Vice President of Research andDevelopment for Greer, presented the findings of Greer's clinical trials atthe
Camas clinic opens allergy lab (The Portland Business Journal) - Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:25:09 GMT Columbia Asthma & Allergy Clinic has opened an on-site allergy laboratory facility in Camas, Wash., to provide more rapid, customized lab results to patients suffering from asthma and allergy symptoms.
Machine Makes Asthma In Children Easier To Detect (KDKA Pittsburgh) - Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:28:35 GMT When your baby wheezes, is it anything to worry about? Lori Grubbs was plenty worried about her daughter Lizzy, so she brought her to an allergy specialist to check for asthma.
Vitamin D intake may lower risk of childhood asthma (WIS-TV Columbia) - Mon, 13 Mar 2006 05:47:07 GMT (National-NBC) March 9, 2006 - A study out of Harvard Medical School shows high levels of vitamin D during pregnancy may lower the risk of wheezing and asthma in early childhood.
Vitamin D intake may lower risk of childhood asthma (WIS-TV Columbia) - Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:08:33 GMT (National-NBC) March 9, 2006 - A study out of Harvard Medical School shows high levels of vitamin D during pregnancy may lower the risk of wheezing and asthma in early childhood.
Antibiotics May Double Babies' Asthma Risk Later (Fox News) - Tue, 14 Mar 2006 06:32:15 GMT Babies treated with even one course of antibiotics during their first year of life may have twice the risk of developing asthma later in childhood as unexposed babies, an analysis of past research shows.
Allergy season arrives on schedule (The Arizona Republic) - Tue, 14 Mar 2006 03:29:51 GMT Don't try telling Valley allergy doctors and the patients filling their offices that 143 days without measurable rain slowed this spring's allergy season.
Early Antibiotics May Raise Asthma Risk (WebMD) - Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:02:03 GMT Babies treated with even one course of antibiotics during their first year of life may have twice the risk of developing asthma later in childhood as unexposed babies.
Come rain or come shine, it's allergy time (The Arizona Republic) - Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:27:59 GMT Don't try telling Valley allergy doctors and the patients filling their offices that 143 days without measurable rain slowed this spring's allergy season. Between the watering and the irrigation prevalent in the Valley, major allergens are growing nicely and pollinating right on schedule.
New Guidelines Reveal the Complexity of Food Allergy Management (Newswise) - Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:24:51 GMT Allergists representing three organizations developed evidence-based guidelines for food allergy diagnosis and management, which has become more sophisticated and challenging in recent years due to the increase in prevalence of certain food allergies and important scientific developments.
Allergies, Asthma and Clean Air (PR Web) - Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:26:46 GMT ClearFlite, Inc. introduces a new web section that addresses the various technologies used to clean indoor air for those suffering from allergies and asthma. [PRWEB Mar 15, 2006]
Study finds new trigger for asthma (UPI) - Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:24:41 GMT BOSTON, March 16 (UPI) -- Researchers have uncovered a groundbreaking characteristic of asthma patients -- 63 percent more "T cells" than healthy lungs.
New View Of Asthma's Cause: Previously Unrecognized Immune Cell May Provide A Better Target For ... (Science Daily) - Sat, 18 Mar 2006 05:14:06 GMT A newly recognized type of cell may play an important role in causing asthma, perhaps explaining why current therapies sometimes fail, report researchers from Children's Hospital Boston in the March 16th New England Journal of Medicine. These immune cells, known as natural-killer (NKT) T cells, were abundant in the lungs of asthma patients but virtually absent in the lungs of healthy people,
Allergy Culprits For South Central Kentucky (WBKO-TV Bowling Green) - Sat, 18 Mar 2006 00:42:47 GMT Dr. Patricia Mercer is an allergy immunologist. She says: "Spring and fall are probably the two worst times of the year for allergies." Dr. Mercer says they are seeing more patients now that spring is upon us.
Allergy season around the bend (Trentonian) - Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:08:15 GMT TRENTON (AP) -- That dreaded harbinger of spring, allergy season, has arrived, and for people already suffering from watery eyes, sniffles and cough, it will sadly only get worse.
A New View Of Asthma's Cause (Medical News Today) - Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:11:44 GMT A newly recognized type of immune cell may play an important role in causing asthma, perhaps explaining why current therapies sometimes fail, report researchers from Children's Hospital Boston in the March 16th New England Journal of Medicine. These immune cells, known as natural-killer T cells (NKT cells), were found to be abundant in the lungs of patients with asthma, but virtually absent in
Gene discovery promises hope for allergy sufferers (The Herald) - Mon, 20 Mar 2006 03:33:09 GMT The pursuit of a solution started as more of an irritation. Research into dry skin was joined by asthma, hayfever, and potentially lethal peanut intolerance as potential targets for scientists at Dundee University and their international collaborators.
Doctors take a new stab at allergy shots (USA Today) - Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:12:00 GMT Nearly a century after two daring London doctors made medical history by injecting hay-fever patients with a watery extract of boiled pollen, Andy Saxon is trying to reinvent the allergy shot. Saxon and his team at the University of California-Los Angeles have developed a prototype for the allergy shot of the future.
Doctors Take a New Stab at Allergy Shots (RedNova) - Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:16:31 GMT By Steve Sternberg How allergy scratch tests work Allergy scratch tests, or skin tests, are done to determine what is causing a patient's allergic reaction.
Allergy shots: Hope for long-term allergy relief (Mayo Clinic) - Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:27:19 GMT If you wonder whether allergy shots are right for you — or your child — there's plenty to consider. Here's how the shots work, when they're recommended and more.
New Guidelines Reveal The Complexity Of Food Allergy Management (Medical News Today) - Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:06:22 GMT Allergists representing three organizations developed evidence-based guidelines for food allergy diagnosis and management, which has become more sophisticated and challenging in recent years due to the increase in prevalence of certain food allergies and important scientific developments. The Joint Task Force guidelines, "Food Allergy: A Practice Parameter," are published this month in Annals of
Vitamin D asthma link (Medical Post Online) - Early findings from an observational study suggest women's vitamin D intake during pregnancy may affect the development of asthma in their children. MIAMI BEACH
Ten Tips to Ease Spring Allergies (Newswise) - Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:31:03 GMT Seasonal allergic rhinitis, or "hay fever," affects more than 20 percent of the people in the U.S., according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). Many trees, grasses and weeds contain pollens that are carried by the wind, causing symptoms to flare up in spring.
Start of School Correlates with Asthma Hospitalizations (Newswise) - Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:29:02 GMT The spike in asthma exacerbations and hospitalizations in the fall is precisely related to the start of school and a subsequent increase in viral infections among children, according to study in the February JACI.
Health briefs: For allergy sufferers (The State) - Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:15:30 GMT Clear the air Indoor air can be as much as five times as polluted as outdoor air, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports. With asthma and allergies on the rise, a clean home is important for reducing symptoms, said Dr. John Winder, an allergist and chairman of the Nationwide Asthma Screening Program of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Classroom dust to be analysed in fight against asthma (Irish Examiner) - Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:21:14 GMT Dust in school classrooms is to be analysed in a nationwide study to fight asthma and other allergies. Ireland has 470,000 asthma sufferers – the fourth-largest number in the world and over 800f children with allergic asthma are sensitive to house dust mites which exist in every household.
Doctors take a new stab at allergy shots (Daily Record) - Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:13:31 GMT Nearly a century after two daring London doctors made medical history by injecting hay-fever patients with a watery extract of boiled pollen, Andy Saxon is trying to reinvent the allergy shot.
AAAAI: Maternal asthma puts fetus at risk (Medical Post Online) - A Winnipeg study has added new evidence that maternal asthma is a risk factor for preterm birth. The findings also suggest that physicians need to determine present and past history of asthma—for up to five years before the pregnancy—to properly assess that risk. MIAMI BEACH
An Unwelcome Return: 10 tips to ease your spring allergy symptoms (AAAAI.org) - Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:23:03 GMT MILWAUKEE – With the peak of the spring allergy season fast approaching, millions of Americans are keeping their tissue boxes close by. The budding trees and blooming flowers associated with the early return of spring mark an increase in itchy, watery eyes, sneezing and other allergy symptoms.
Health briefs: For allergy sufferers (The State) - Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:00:30 GMT Clear the air Indoor air can be as much as five times as polluted as outdoor air, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports. With asthma and allergies on the rise, a clean home is important for reducing symptoms, said Dr. John Winder, an allergist and chairman of the Nationwide Asthma Screening Program of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Harvard making big strides to cure asthma (The Daily Free Press) - Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:16:36 GMT A recent study by Harvard immunologist Dr. Dale Umetsu may leave asthma sufferers finally breathing a sigh of relief. The study, which has been in the works for about two years, found that "natural killer T cells" are directly responsible for the effects of asthma in the lungs, explaining the feelings of discomfort in asthma sufferers.
Doctors take a new stab at allergy shots (Daily Record) - Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:13:51 GMT Nearly a century after two daring London doctors made medical history by injecting hay-fever patients with a watery extract of boiled pollen, Andy Saxon is trying to reinvent the allergy shot.
Got an allergy? Get a cat (Stuff) - Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:44:29 GMT Growing up with cats and dogs may reduce a child's risk of developing allergies, according to a new study.
Asthma safe havens (NorthJersey.com) - Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:05:21 GMT Some K-8 pupils with asthma have been breathing a little easier, thanks to nearly two dozen schools in North Jersey.
Evidence of Estrogen and Progesterone Hormone Allergy (RedNova) - Fri, 31 Mar 2006 04:44:29 GMT (RedOrbit) Researchers in Austin Texas have discovered that women with menstrual cycle-related disorders like asthma and migraine headaches may be allergic to their own estrogen and progesterone hormones.
Learning to fight allergies the right way (The Acorn) - Fri, 31 Mar 2006 02:06:11 GMT A proper spring cleaning of your home can help reduce seasonal allergy symptoms, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).
