Allergies & Asthma
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Asthma “not linked” to vitamin A deficiency
Vitamin A deficiency does not increase the risk of asthma, new research has suggested. Read more
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GM foods may increase allergies
Genetically modified foods and new varieties of fruit and vegetables may increase the risk of allergies, European specialists have warned. Read more
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Asthma exercise bar challenged
People with asthma can reduce the severity of their symptoms with regular exercise, experts have told a major European conference. Read more
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Anaphylaxis pen redesign call
Emergency injector pens – issued to people at risk from allergies – have failed to reduce the number of deaths from food reactions, experts warned yesterday. Read more
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Farm vaccines may prevent allergy
Treatment against the development of allergy might need to begin before birth – and farm visits might be the answer, a major European conference was told yesterday. Read more
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Call for radical hay fever treatment
Britain has a “vastly under-utilised” area of medicine with massive potential for treating people with common allergies such as hay fever, it has been claimed. Read more
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Sunlight link to asthma prevention
Lack of sunlight may be aggravating asthma problems in children, according to a new analysis. Read more
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Support for asthma pill instead of inhalers
Patients with asthma may be able to take pills rather than inhalers because of the effectiveness of new drugs, researchers said last night. Read more
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Call for doctor asthma training
British GPs urgently need better training in the care of asthma, campaigners claimed yesterday. Read more
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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. Read more