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Have Asthma? You Likely Have an Allergy as Well
April 2, 2013 — A new study found 65 to 75 percent of asthmatic adults have an ... > full story -
Prebiotics: Do Supplements in Baby Formula Help Prevent Allergies?
March 28, 2013 — Prebiotic supplements in infant formula may help to prevent eczema, according to a systematic review. However, the review highlights a lack of high quality evidence for the effects of prebiotics in ... > full story -
Childhood Asthma Tied to Combination of Genes and Wheezing Illness
March 27, 2013 — About 90 percent of children with two copies of a common genetic variation and who wheezed when they caught a cold early in life developed asthma by age 6, according to a new study. They were nearly ... > full story -
Caffeine-'Addicted' Bacteria: Finding May Lead to New Decontamination Methods, New Medicines
March 27, 2013 — Some people may joke about living on caffeine, but scientists now have genetically engineered E. coli bacteria to do that -- literally. Their report describes bacteria being "addicted" to caffeine in ... > full story -
Hate Allergy Shots? Oral Allergy Drops Are a Pretty Good Option for Some Allergy and Allergic Asthma Sufferers, Review Suggests
March 26, 2013 — A scientific review of 63 published studies affirms that putting small amounts of purified grasses, ragweed, dust mites, pollen and mold, in liquid drops under the tongue is a safe and effective ... > full story -
Road Traffic Pollution as Serious as Passive Smoke in the Development of Childhood Asthma
March 21, 2013 — New research conducted in 10 European cities has estimated that 14 percent of chronic childhood asthma is due to exposure to traffic pollution near busy ... > full story -
Maternal Obesity Increases the Risk of Frequent Wheezing in Offspring
March 8, 2013 — Tobacco and excess weight are two factors linked to asthma in babies. The fact that excess weight during pregnancy has negative consequences is not new information. A new study now concludes that the ... > full story -
Scientists Discover New Mechanisms for Relaxing Airways Using Bitter Tasting Substances
March 5, 2013 — An interdisciplinary team of scientists have taken a step forward in understanding how the substances that give some foods their bitter flavor also act to reverse the contraction of airway cells, a ... > full story -
Grandmother's Cigarette Habit Could Be the Cause of Grandchild's Asthma
March 4, 2013 — Studies finding that grandmother's smoking habit may cause her grandchild to have asthma suggest environmental factors experienced today can affect families' health for generations to ... > full story -
BPA Raises Risk for Childhood Asthma, Study Finds
March 1, 2013 — Researchers are the first to report an association between early childhood exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) and an elevated risk for asthma in young children. BPA is a component of some ... > full story
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