Allergies & Asthma
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18/04/2011 - Treat children to prevent adult asthma - experts
Children with the allergic skin disease eczema face a high risk of developing asthma later in life, researchers have warned. More
04/04/2011 - Hay fever hope greets world week
Millions of hay fever sufferers have been urged to take hope as the onset of spring threatens misery. More
21/03/2011 - Allergy warning for runners
Marathon runners need to face up to the risks posed by having an allergy, researchers have warned. More
17/03/2011 - Drug combats seasonal asthma - study
A new asthma drug may achieve dramatic results in preventing attacks linked to the onset of spring and autumn, researchers reported last night. More
14/03/2011 - Key allergy cause unveiled
Scientists have identified a cell component which plays a key role in triggering allergic responses to cats or house mites. More
04/03/2011 - Calculator to predict child food allergies
Irish researchers have developed an online calculator that can predict three food allergies in children within seconds. More
23/02/2011 - Alternatives won't reveal child allergies - experts
Parents who suspect a child has food allergy should not resort to alternative and high street tests, according to official UK guidance published today. More
18/02/2011 - Allergies in young children double in a decade
Allergies in children up to the age of five have doubled in the last ten years, according to a new analysis. More
16/02/2011 - Water softeners fail to soothe skin
Using water softeners does not help children with the skin condition eczema, researchers report today. More
15/02/2011 - Daily inhalers questioned
Children treated with corticosteroid inhalers for asthma might safely revert to using them on an emergency basis, experts said today. More
01/02/2011 - Genetic links between coeliac disease and Crohn’s
Two unpleasant diseases of the digestion share part of their genetic background, according to new findings. More
23/12/2010 - Chronic stuffy nose may highlight asthma
A study in Sweden has found that severe asthma is more common than experts think. More
22/12/2010 - Hope for new allergy drugs
Scientists at two British universities are embarking on a major project to develop new anti-allergy drugs. More
15/12/2010 - Mould clue to asthma
A common mould that aggravates asthma may wreak havoc by getting inside the body, researchers have reported. More
08/12/2010 - Desensitisation works for hayfever
People with hayfever-like allergies tend to benefit from immunotherapy treatment, researchers said today. More
26/11/2010 - Passive smoking blamed for one in 100 deaths
More than 600,000 deaths a year are caused by passive smoking, 165,000 of which are among children, researchers said today. More
22/11/2010 - Search for wine allergy clues
A protein in grapes may be responsible for headaches, stuffy noses, skin rashes and other allergy symptoms in wine drinkers. More
19/11/2010 - Social networking sites may “induce psychological stress”
Facebook could be bad for your health, doctors in Italy have claimed, after treating a teenager who suffered repeated asthma attacks when logging onto the site. More
10/11/2010 - Allergy scares risk health - claim
Children who are avoiding certain foods because of a possible allergy may face a nutritional risk, experts have warned. More
01/11/2010 - Peanut pregnancy link reopened
New findings today reopen claims that peanut allergy may be triggered when a pregnant woman consumes the nuts. More
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