Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: hygiene hypothesis http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Did evolution give us inflammatory disease? In new research published on March 21, 2013 in the online issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) demonstrate that some variants in our genes that contribute to a person's risk for inflammatory diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease or rheumatoid arthritis, have been the target of natural selection over the course of human history. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-evolution-inflammatory-disease.html Genetics Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:33:24 EST news283095196 Babies born by C-section at risk of developing allergies, research says For expectant moms who may contemplate the pros and cons of natural child birth or Caesarian section, a Henry Ford Hospital study suggests that C-section babies are susceptible to developing allergies by age two. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-babies-born-c-section-allergies.html Immunology Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:00:01 EST news280917367 Triclosan in cosmetics and personal care products can increase allergy risk Triclosan - an antibacterial chemical found in toothpaste and other products - can contribute to an increased risk of allergy development in children. This comes from the Norwegian Environment and Childhood Asthma Study, in which the Norwegian Institute of Public Health is involved. Similar results are reported in the USA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-triclosan-cosmetics-personal-products-allergy.html Immunology Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:26:21 EST news272096769 Why are asthma rates higher among children now than in the past? (Medical Xpress)—Doug Brugge, a professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts, assesses the possible reasons. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-asthma-higher-children.html Inflammatory disorders Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:19:29 EST news271927154 Socioeconomic status linked to childhood peanut allergy Peanut allergies are rising among American children and one reason might be due to economic status. According to a new study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting, greater rates of peanut allergy are found in families with higher economic status. This supports the "hygiene hypothesis" of many allergists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-socioeconomic-status-linked-childhood-peanut.html Immunology Fri, 09 Nov 2012 04:10:02 EST news271654267 Allergy rises not down to being too clean, just losing touch with 'old friends' A new scientific report out today from the International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene (IFH) dismantles the myth that the epidemic rise in allergies in recent years has happened because we're living in sterile homes and overdoing hygiene. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-allergy-friends.html Immunology Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:00:04 EST news268408734 Getting the dirt on immunity: Study shows early exposure to germs is a good thing (Medical Xpress) -- Previous human studies have suggested that early life exposure to microbes (i.e., germs) is an important determinant of adulthood sensitivity to allergic and autoimmune diseases such as hay fever, asthma and inflammatory bowel disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-dirt-immunity-early-exposure-germs.html Immunology Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:00:07 EST news251635517 Prenatal pet exposure, delivery mode, race are key factors in early allergy risk Prenatal pet exposure, a mother's delivery mode and race are influential factors in a child's risk of developing allergies by age 2, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-prenatal-pet-exposure-delivery-mode.html Health Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:10:01 EST news232027022 Gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori protects against asthma Infection with the gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori provides reliable protection against allergy-induced asthma, immunologists from the University of Zurich have demonstrated in an animal model together with allergy specialists from the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Their results published in the prestigious Journal of Clinical Investigation confirm the hypothesis recently put forward that the dramatic increase in allergic diseases in industrial societies is linked to the rapid disappearance of specific micro-organisms that populate the human body. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-gastric-bacterium-helicobacter-pylori-asthma.html Medical research Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:26:12 EST news228741960 Is cleanliness wiping out our immune system? (Medical Xpress) -- Too much cleanliness has been linked to the alarming rise in auto-immune and allergic diseases in the Western world, says Professor Barbara Fazekas de St Groth from the Centenary Institute. But the answer to this dilemma could lie in our gut. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-cleanliness-immune.html Medical research Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:04:55 EST news226231458