News tagged with skin allergy


Want tots without allergies? Try sucking on their pacifiers

(HealthDay)—A new Swedish study suggests that parents who want to protect their infants from developing allergies should try a simple approach to introducing their children to the wide world of microbes: ...

Immunology created May 06, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

1997 to 2011 saw increase in allergies among US children

(HealthDay)—For U.S. children aged younger than 18 years, the prevalence of allergies increased from 1997 to 2011, with age, race/ethnicity, and income all affecting the prevalence, according to a May data ...

Immunology created May 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Food, skin allergies increasing in children, study finds

Parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a big U.S. government survey found. Experts aren't sure what's behind the increase. Could it be that children are growing up in households so clean that ...

Immunology created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Three new eczema genes discovered

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from Children of the 90s at the University of Bristol, in collaboration with 22 other studies from across the world, have discovered three new genetic variants associated with ...

Genetics created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hayfever vaccine study raises hopes for new allergy treatment as clinical trial is launched

Researchers are developing a new vaccine for hayfever which could be more effective, less invasive for patients and less expensive than vaccines already available to patients within the NHS.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New test for skin sensitization without using animals

In an advance in efforts to reduce the use of animals in testing new cosmetic and other product ingredients for skin allergies, scientists are describing a new, highly accurate non-animal test for these skin-sensitizers. ...

Medical research created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests coronary stents not harmful to patients with history of metal allergy

Cardiologists have long grappled with how to best manage patients with coronary artery disease who report skin hypersensitivity to nickel or other metal components found in stents -- small tubes placed in narrowed or weakened ...

Cardiology created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The Medical Minute: Food allergies -- testing and diagnosis

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Milk and cookies. Comfort food, or food to fear?

Immunology created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bee pollen supplements can cause anaphylactic reactions

Although many people take bee pollen as a health supplement, it can cause severe anaphylactic reactions. However, most people are unaware of the risks, states an article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). ...

Immunology created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Kids' penicillin allergy may not signal other drug reactions

(HealthDay) -- Children who are allergic to penicillin are not more likely than other kids to develop additional drug allergies, new research suggests.

Inflammatory disorders created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Skin testing not sufficient to ID contrast media sensitivity

(HealthDay) -- More than 50 percent of patients with nonimmediate reactions to iodinated contrast media (CM) are identified with the drug provocation test (DPT) and not with skin testing, according to a study ...

Immunology created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Interactions between substances determine allergenic potential

Scientists at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have used advanced light microscopy to show that a substance can be differently absorbed by the skin, depending on what it is mixed with. This may determine ...

Medical research created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new method for testing allergenic substances without experimental animals

Contact allergy affects around 20% of the population in the western world. Scientists are working intensively to develop alternative test methods that do not require animal testing. A research group at the University of Gothenburg, ...

Medical research created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0