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Eczema And Hay Fever May Be In Decline, But Food Allergies Are Soaring
August 30, 2006 After having risen year on year in recent decades, the rates of eczema and hay fever seem to have stabilised, and may even be falling, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax. But ... > full story -
Exam Nerves Affects Students' Immune Defense
August 18, 2006 It is hardly surprising that one of the medical programs most important exams is stressful for students. However, research now shows that this mental stress also affects the students' immune defense ... > full story -
Study Links Asthma To Increased Risk For Sleep Apnea In Young Women
August 15, 2006 Researchers from the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have found that young women with asthma are twice as likely to have symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea ... > full story -
Deadly Latex Evading Lax Food Labelling Laws
August 9, 2006 A study funded by the Food Standards Agency investigating levels of latex present in packaging materials, and the transfer of allergens onto food. One third of the packaging tested contained latex, ... > full story -
Study Links Allergies To Parkinson's Disease
August 8, 2006 Researchers from Mayo Clinic have discovered that allergic rhinitis is associated with the development of Parkinson's disease later in ... > full story -
Progress In Battle Against Life-Threatening Acute Allergy
August 3, 2006 Up to 15 percent of the population has to contend at some time with anaphylaxis: a suddenly serious allergic reaction that can be life-threatening. Researchers from the Flanders Interuniversity ... > full story -
Researchers Demonstrate Potential Mechanism Of Food Allergy
July 21, 2006 Researchers have identified one of the proteins that may be responsible for causing food allergies, which could lead to the development of more accurate non-invasive tests to identify true food ... > full story -
Number Of Indoor Swimming Pools Per Capita Linked To Rise In Childhood Asthma
July 18, 2006 The prevalence of childhood asthma and wheeze rises around 2 to 3 percent for every indoor swimming pool per 100,000 of the population across Europe, indicates research published ahead of print in ... > full story -
Protein Potentially Links Diet, Obesity, And Asthma
July 14, 2006 Australian researchers have identified a new protein -- adipocyte/macrophage fatty acid--binding protein aP2 -- in human airway epithelial cells that regulates allergic airway inflammation in asthma. ... > full story -
Allergy Battle Could Be Won In Five Years, Says Scientist
July 13, 2006 Allergies such as asthma, eczema and hay fever could be snuffed out within five years thanks to pioneering work at The University of ... > full story
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