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Individuals who apply pesticides have double the risk of blood disorder

A study involving 678 individuals who apply pesticides, culled from a US Agricultural Health Study of over 50,000 farmers, recently found that exposure to certain pesticides doubles one's risk of ... - more
Tuesday, 23 June 2009 Rating: 5.00/5 (1 votes) Comments: 1

Novel mechanism of action of corticosteroids in allergic diseases

Research by Peter Barnes (Imperial College, London) and colleagues may explain the effectiveness of common treatments for allergic inflammation and may point the way to targets for new treatments for ... - more
Thursday, 4 June 2009    

Mystery of potentially fatal reaction to smallpox vaccine unlocked

Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology have pinpointed the cellular defect that increases the likelihood, among eczema sufferers, of developing eczema vaccinatum, a ... - more
Tuesday, 2 June 2009    

New data analysis shows possible link between childhood obesity and allergies

A new study indicates there may be yet another reason to reduce childhood obesity – it may help prevent allergies. The study published in the May issue of the Journal of Allergy and ... - more
Sunday, 17 May 2009    

Lice can be nice to us

Parasite infestations might have a good side. Wild mice from a Nottinghamshire forest have given experts at the University of Nottingham clues as to the importance of some parasites, such as lice, ... - more
Thursday, 7 May 2009 Rating: 5.00/5 (1 votes)  

Heartburn medicine does not improve asthma control

The so-called purple pill, known popularly as Nexium and esomeprazole to physicians, did not reduce asthma symptoms in patients who did not have symptoms of heartburn, said researchers, including one ... - more
Tuesday, 5 May 2009    

Your hidden food allergies are making you fat

Medical researchers from Dubai reported in the April '09 edition of the Middle East Journal of Family Medicine (The Effect of The ALCAT Test Diet Therapy for Food Sensitivity in Patient's ... - more
Thursday, 16 April 2009 Rating: 5.00/5 (1 votes) Comments: 1

Desensitising children with peanut allergies

A carefully administered daily dose of peanuts has been so successful as a therapy for peanut allergies that a select group of children is now off treatment and eating peanuts daily, report doctors ... - more
Wednesday, 1 April 2009    

Pollution-related asthma may start in the womb

Children born in areas with increased traffic-related pollution may be at greater risk of developing asthma due to genetic changes acquired in the womb, according to new research from Columbia ... - more
Wednesday, 18 March 2009   Comments: 1

Canberra parents lack allergy awareness

Nearly four per cent of ACT kindergarten children have a peanut allergy and while the region's schools are well prepared to cope with this, some parents are taking inappropriate action when dealing ... - more
Wednesday, 18 March 2009    

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