Immunology
Fighting dust-mite allergies with fish oil
Kids born to mums who'd taken high doses of fish oil in pregnancy were less likely to have some types of allergies, Adelaide researchers have found.
Sep 6, 2017
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Hay Fever
Immunology
Increasing BMI causally linked to asthma, not hay fever
(HealthDay)—There is a causal relationship between increasing body mass index (BMI) and asthma and decreased lung function, according to a study published online July 4 in Allergy.
Jul 10, 2017
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Health
Pollen may impair pupils' performance
Spring is exam time – and pollen season. It's also a bad combination for pupils suffering from pollen allergies, or hay fever.
May 4, 2017
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Immunology
Skin prick, sIgE have moderate agreement for allergic disease
(HealthDay)—For 10-year-old children, skin prick test (SPT) and specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) have moderate agreement for allergic diseases, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in Allergy.
Mar 13, 2017
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Immunology
People can 'suppress' hay fever with three years of pollen pills or injections
Patients blighted by hay fever could markedly reduce symptoms for several years after a three-year course of treatment, but not after two years of treatment, researchers have found.
Feb 14, 2017
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Pediatrics
Food allergies linked to raised risk of asthma, hay fever
(HealthDay)—Children with food allergies are at increased risk for asthma and hay fever, and the risk rises with the number of food allergies, new research shows.
Sep 14, 2016
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Immunology
Early life exposure to antibiotics is related to increased risk of allergies later in life
Research presented today (6 September, 2016) at this year's European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in London, UK shows that exposure to antibiotics early in life is related to increased risk of developing ...
Sep 5, 2016
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Immunology
Seasonal allergies could change your brain
Hay fever may do more than give you a stuffy nose and itchy eyes, seasonal allergies may change the brain, says a study published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience.
Aug 8, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers unlock key to real-time hay fever tracking
Researchers from Keele University have found that Twitter could provide a more accurate way of tracking hay fever in the UK than current Met Office pollen counts and NHS data, paving the way for sufferers to be able to access ...
Jun 15, 2016
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Immunology
Allergy shots effective for baby boomers suffering from seasonal allergies
Recent years have seen an increase in those suffering from allergies, including baby boomers. And because older people tend to have additional chronic diseases, diagnosis and management of allergic rhinitis (hay fever) can ...
Feb 9, 2016
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