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Cosmos |
The four bugs that protect us from asthma
Cosmos The infants were followed for a year to see which of them became allergic and wheezy – strong predictors of asthma. It turned out the wheezy babies were more likely to be missing four types of bacteria: Lachnopsira, Veillonella, Faecalibacterium and … |
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cleveland.com |
Dust and bugs make asthma worse: 60-Second Know-It-All
cleveland.com An asthma sufferer doesn't really have that choice. Environmental Health Watch and the Cleveland Tenants Organization have put together a handy PDF detailing ways to deal with them and all the other trouble spots hiding in your home. The government's … |
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By Shereen Lehman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most adults have a tough time telling hornets, wasps and bees apart, which could spell trouble if a sting causes a severe allergic reaction, according to a new study. Insect identification is helpful in diagnosing a Hymenoptera venom allergy, prescribing a treatment and providing guidance on prevention, said Dr. Troy Baker of the Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and colleagues, writing in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. To see how good people are at identifying common stinging insects, Baker and colleagues enrolled 640 adults from four different air force bases in Maryland, Florida, Ohio and Nevada. The study participants looked at pictures of four stinging insects and two different nests in photographs on a six-question multiple choice test.
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Daily Mail |
From asthma attacks to joint pain and bugs galore… Your little darling's …
Daily Mail Kai, now ten, is one of 1.1 million children in the UK with asthma, when the lungs' airways become inflamed and narrow after coming into contact with an allergic trigger such as dust, or a non-allergic one such as exercise, causing symptoms including … |
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 WBUR |
An Epidemic of Absence: Destroying the Bugs in Our Bodies Can Be Dangerous …
Daily Beast In the developed world, allergic diseases like asthma and hay fever have increased between two- and three-fold since the '50s. In certain populations—usually in high-latitude, industrialized nations—the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease, a … Worms And Germs: Their Absence May Explain Ills From Allergies To Asthma Dirtier Lives May Be Just the Medicine We Need |
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Allergies linked to baby's birthplace, gut bugs
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Where and how a baby is born might affect its chances of getting allergies and asthma growing up, suggests a new study. Researchers found that babies were more likely to harbor a certain kind of bacteria … |
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Stink bugs may worsen asthma, cause allergy
Biomed Middle East There's not a lot of public information about it,” says Nancy Sander, founder and president of Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA), the leading national family-founded nonprofit organization for people with asthma, allergies and … |
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 MedIndia |
Allergic to kissing? Cell phones? Bed Bugs?
CNN (blog) There are just a few things being presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. … ACAAI: Asthma at Center Stage Mild Asthma – Most Medications Waste of Money, Report Reveals Asthma Care Poor in the United States |
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 eMaxHealth |
Allergic to Bed Bugs? Allergists Detect, Treat Often Overlooked Bites
Newswise (press release) They can sometimes set off allergic reactions, asthma attacks and anaphylaxis according to allergists at the annual scientific meeting of the American … Dubai to host top Asthma conference Amoxicillin Allergy More Likely in Children White Book calls for action on allergies |
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