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Dirty surroundings in childhood may mean lower asthma, allergy risk
ConsumerAffairs Parents' natural inclination is to provide a clean and safe environment for their babies but a new study suggests that exposure to dirt, dander and germs in the first year of life may be less likely to suffer from allergies, wheezing and asthma later … |
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Early child life Bacteria infection results to Asthma and Allergy protection
The Westside Story Babies who are exposed to bacteria within the first year of their life will be less likely to develop asthma and allergies later on, a new study finds. The new study finds that babies exposed to certain types of bacteria may be less likely to get … |
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Dirty Houses Linked to Lower Allergy, Asthma Risks
Laboratory Equipment Infants exposed to rodent and pet dander, roach allergens and a wide variety of household bacteria in the first year of life appear less likely to suffer from allergies, wheezing and asthma, according to results of a study conducted by scientists at … |
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Can exposing newborns to more dirt and germs lower allergy, asthma risk?
Medical News Today While previous studies have shown that children who grow up on farms have lower allergy and asthma rates, due to being regularly exposed to microorganisms in soil, others have suggested inner-city-dwelling kids exposed to roach and mouse allergens … |
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SLU students run free asthma and allergy clinic
St. Louis American On Wednesdays, medical students will join Ray Slavin, M.D., at the Health Resource Center (HRC) to treat patients battling asthma and severe allergies. The new asthma and allergy clinic at the free facility run by medical students of Saint Louis … |
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Cow's milk allergy affected fatty acids, asthma risk in children
Healio Serum fatty acid proportions and asthma risk differed between young children with cow's milk allergy and those without, according to study results. Mirka Lumia, MD, a pediatrician and neonatologist, and colleagues asked children in Finland who at aged … |
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Amgen drug for allergy asthma shows promise in early tests
SFGate An experimental compound from Amgen Inc. succeeded in blunting allergic asthma attacks by blocking a protein newly found to cause symptoms, researchers said. The drug, called AMG 157, focuses on a signaling protein known as thymic stromal … Novel Biologic Promising for Allergic Asthma New antibody can improve quality of life for individuals with asthma New Amgen drug shows early promise for managing allergic asthma attacks |
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Steroid-sparing therapy is promising for allergic asthma
Skin and Allergy News Digital Network KEYSTONE, COLO. – A novel toll-like receptor-9 agonist showed impressive clinical efficacy in persistent allergic asthma in a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. "This is really interesting," Dr. Harold S. Nelson commented in highlighting … |
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Asthma a risk as bad allergy season heats up
Rick Kupchella’s BringMeTheNews With this spring on track to be one of the worst in recent memory for allergy sufferers, experts say people need to be aware that allergies can sometimes cause adult asthma. One-third of adult asthma cases are triggered by allergies. And rates are on … Air Scrubber Plus Reduces Allergens and Germs That Aggravate Asthma and … |
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May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Northdallasgazette May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, and many allergy treatment options are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). For the first time, these include three sublingual (under the tongue) prescription products to treat hay … |
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