Health
Pediatricians should encourage fish consumption for children
(HealthDay)—Fish and shellfish consumption should be encouraged for children, according to a technical report published online May 20 in Pediatrics.
May 23, 2019
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Team finds biomarkers to diagnose serious kidney allergic reaction
A team led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers says it has identified two protein biomarkers in urine that may one day be used to better diagnose acute interstitial nephritis (AIN), an underdiagnosed but treatable kidney ...
May 16, 2019
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Immunology
Scratching the skin primes the gut for allergic reactions to food, mouse study suggests
Scratching the skin triggers a series of immune responses culminating in an increased number of activated mast cells—immune cells involved in allergic reactions—in the small intestine, according to research conducted ...
Apr 23, 2019
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Immunology
Preventing kids' food allergies starts in infancy
(HealthDay)—It's a scary statistic: Every three minutes, an allergic reaction to a food sends someone to the emergency department, according to the nonprofit group Food Allergy Research & Education.
Apr 9, 2019
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Health
Bad reaction from a new tattoo? Here's what to do
(HealthDay)—The biggest worry a person usually has when they're getting a tattoo is how it will look. But sometimes, getting inked can lead to something worse than bad body art, an expert warns.
Mar 1, 2019
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Immunology
You probably don't have a penicillin allergy
You may think you have an allergy to penicillin, but you probably don't.
Feb 25, 2019
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Immunology
Intestinal bacteria from healthy infants prevent food allergy
New research shows that healthy infants have intestinal bacteria that prevent the development of food allergies.
Jan 14, 2019
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Immunology
Mechanism for impaired allergic inflammation in infants may explain hygiene hypothesis
The hygiene hypothesis may explain why asthma and other allergic airway diseases have dramatically increased over the past decades in industrialized countries. The hypothesis suggests that decreased exposure to microbial ...
Jan 9, 2019
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Immunology
Researchers find chronic rhinitis influences hospital readmissions for asthma and COPD patients
Patients hospitalized for either asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a higher risk of being readmitted for a hospital stay within 30 days of release if they also suffer from chronic rhinitis, according ...
Dec 12, 2018
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Immunology
Consumption of fast food linked with asthma and other allergic diseases
A new Respirology review and analysis of published studies reveals a link between fast food consumption and an increased likelihood of having asthma, wheeze, and several other allergic diseases such as pollen fever, eczema, ...
Jul 5, 2018
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