http://medicineworld.org/news/allergy-news.html MedicineWorld.Org brings daily allergy-news from various sources to keep you updated on the latest events in the world on this topic. Medicineworld allergy-news service is the most comprehensive allergy-news service on the internet. We keep an archive of previous few days of news on this site. Please go down through the list to find the older news items Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT en-us http://medicineworld.org/images/allergy-news.jpg http://medicineworld.org/news/allergy-news.html 94 103 http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/10-2011/quality-measure-for-asthma.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/10-2011/quality-measure-for-asthma.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT Scientists studying the first national quality measure for hospitalized children have observed that no matter how strictly a health care institution followed the criteria, it had no actual impact on patient outcomes. The researchers examined 30 hospitals with 37,267 children admitted for asthma from 2008 to 2010 and discovered that the quality of discharge planning made no difference to the rate of return to the hospital for another asthma attack in 7, 30 or 90 days........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/8-2011/mold-exposure-during-infancy.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/8-2011/mold-exposure-during-infancy.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT Infants who live in "moldy" homes are three times more likely to develop asthma by age 7�an age that children can be accurately diagnosed with the condition. Study results are reported in the recent issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/6-2011/early-exposure-to-pets.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/6-2011/early-exposure-to-pets.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT A newly released study reported in the journal Clinical and Experimental Allergy reveals that keeping a dog or cat in the home does not increase children's risk of becoming allergic to the pets. Parents of young children frequently want to know whether keeping a dog or cat in their home will increase the risk of their children becoming allergic to their pets........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/6-2011/new-generation-asthma-drug.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/6-2011/new-generation-asthma-drug.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT Formoterol, a new generation asthma medication, shows great promise for improving fat and protein metabolism, say Australian researchers, who have tested this effect in a small sample of men. The scientists presented their results on Saturday 4 June 2011 at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/5-2011/why-does-flu-trigger-asthma.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/5-2011/why-does-flu-trigger-asthma.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT When children with asthma get the flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air. Scientists at Children's Hospital Boston have found a previously unknown biological pathway explaining why influenza induces asthma attacks. Studies in a mouse model, published online May 29 by the journal Nature Immunology, reveal that influenza activates a newly recognized group of immune cells called natural helper cells � presenting a completely new set of drug targets for asthma........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/4-2011/new-therapeutic-target-for-asthma.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/4-2011/new-therapeutic-target-for-asthma.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT Michael Croft, Ph.D., a researcher at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, has discovered a molecule's previously unknown role as a major trigger for airway remodeling, which impairs lung function, making the molecule a promising therapeutic target for chronic asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and several other lung conditions. A scientific paper on Dr. Croft's finding was published online today in the prestigious journal, Nature Medicine....... ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/4-2011/good-bye-to-cat-allergy.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/4-2011/good-bye-to-cat-allergy.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT Good-bye itching, watering eyes and sneezing. McMaster University scientists have developed a vaccine which successfully treats people with an allergy to cats. Traditionally, frequent allergy shots have been considered the most effective way to bring relief � other than getting rid of the family pet -- for the eight to 10% of the population allergic to cats........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2011/steroids-to-treat-asthma-how-safe-are-they.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2011/steroids-to-treat-asthma-how-safe-are-they.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT Children experiencing an asthma attack who are treated with a short burst of oral steroids may have a transient depression of immune response as per a newly released study led by Universit� de Montr�al. These findings, published in this month's issue of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonology, have implications for asthmatic children who have flare-ups and who appears to be exposed to new contagious diseases........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2011/allergies-lower-risk-of-glioma.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2011/allergies-lower-risk-of-glioma.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT The more allergies one has, the lower the risk of developing low- and high-grade glioma, as per data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago, used self-reported data on medically diagnosed allergies and antihistamine use for 419 patents with glioma and 612 cancer-free patients from Duke University and NorthShore University HealthSystem. Controls had no history of brain tumors or any cancers, and did not have a history of neurodegenerative disease........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/11-2010/pregnant-women-who-eat-peanuts.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/11-2010/pregnant-women-who-eat-peanuts.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT Scientists have observed that allergic infants appears to be at increased risk of peanut allergy if their mothers ingested peanuts during pregnancy. The data are published in the November 1 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Led by Scott H. Sicherer, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, scientists at five U.S. study sites reviewed 503 infants aged three to 15 months with likely milk or egg allergies or with significant eczema and positive allergy tests to milk or egg, which are factors linked to an increased risk of peanut allergy. The study infants had no prior diagnosis of peanut allergy. A total of 140 infants had strong sensitivity to peanut based on blood tests, and consumption of peanut during pregnancy was a significant predictor of this test result........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/10-2010/air-pollution-alters-immune-function.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/10-2010/air-pollution-alters-immune-function.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT Berkeley Exposure to dirty air is associated with decreased function of a gene that appears to increase the severity of asthma in children, as per a joint study by scientists at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. While air pollution is known to be a source of immediate inflammation, this newly released study provides one of the first pieces of direct evidence that explains how some ambient air pollutants could have long-term effects........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/9-2010/possible-alternate-therapy-for-asthma.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/9-2010/possible-alternate-therapy-for-asthma.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT A drug usually used for the therapy of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) successfully treats adults whose asthma is not well-controlled on low doses of inhaled corticosteroids, reported scientists supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/8-2010/vitamin-d-to-treat-allergy.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/8-2010/vitamin-d-to-treat-allergy.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT Aug. 25 Vitamin D appears to be an effective treatment to treat and even prevent allergy to a common mold that can cause severe complications for patients with cystic fibrosis and asthma, as per scientists from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Louisiana State University School of Medicine........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/7-2010/interferon-for-asthma.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/7-2010/interferon-for-asthma.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT An immune-system protein already used to treat diseases like multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C and a variety of cancers might also aid asthma patients, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have found. The researchers determined that the protein interferon blocks the development of a population of immune cells known to cause asthma. These cells are members of a class of T lymphocytes, called T helper 2 cells, or Th2 cells. Under normal circumstances, Th2 cells help protect against infections by secreting chemicals that induce inflammation; however, in some individuals, these Th2 cells can also promote allergic responses to normally harmless substances, including animal dander, pollens and pollutants. Once Th2 cells become reactive to these substances, they promote all of the inflammatory processes common to allergic diseases like asthma and atopic dermatitis........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/6-2010/moldy-homes-a-serious-risk-for-severe-asthma.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/6-2010/moldy-homes-a-serious-risk-for-severe-asthma.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:57:05 GMT Exposure to high levels of fungus may increase the risk of severe asthma attacks among people with certain chitinase gene variants, as per a research studyfrom Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital. The research was published online on the American Thoracic Society's journal Web site ahead of the print edition of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine....... ]]>