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Proteins in breastmilk protect offspring against food allergy

December 8, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine indicates that a mother's diet can protect nursing newborns against food allergies. Conducted by researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, the study offers an explanation for how breastfeeding can promote tolerance to the foods that most often cause allergies. The study received support from … [Read more...]

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Polyunsaturated fatty acids linked to reduced allergy risk

Polyunsaturated fatty acids linked to reduced allergy risk

December 8, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden reveals that high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in children's blood are associated with a reduced risk of asthma or rhinitis at the age of 16 years. The study is published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Allergic diseases such as asthma and rhinitis are common and often debut in childhood. … [Read more...]

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pest allergens

Exposure to pet and pest allergens during infancy linked to reduced asthma risk

December 8, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Children exposed to high indoor levels of pet or pest allergens during infancy have a lower risk of developing asthma by 7 years of age, new research supported by the National Institutes of Health reveals. The findings, published September 19 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, may provide clues for the design of strategies to prevent asthma from … [Read more...]

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What pediatricians tell parents about early peanut introduction to prevent allergy

What pediatricians tell parents about early peanut introduction to prevent allergy

November 6, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Guidelines to help parents introduce peanut-containing products to infants to prevent peanut allergies aren't being discussed. New research presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting shows pediatricians are not only not having the discussion, they're not referring high-risk babies for testing prior to peanut … [Read more...]

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Effective treatment of contact allergy

Effective treatment of contact allergy

November 6, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Researchers have isolated a molecule that is suitable for the control of contact allergies. The study illuminates a central immune mechanism, which may also play a role in other inflammatory diseases such as arthritis or arteriosclerosis. ]The newly discovered substance is a so-called RNA aptamer. Aptamers are molecules that are related to DNA, the carrier of the genetic … [Read more...]

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Sugar intake

Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and asthma in children

July 6, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

High maternal sugar intake during pregnancy may increase the risk of allergy and allergic asthma in the offspring, according to an early study led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) involving almost 9,000 mother-child pairs. While some research has reported an association between a high consumption of sugar-containing beverages and asthma in children, the relation … [Read more...]

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common respiratory virus

New clues found to common respiratory virus

July 1, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

HIV-positive women with cytomegalovirus, or CMV, in their urine at the time of labor and delivery are more than five times likelier than HIV-positive women without CMV to transmit HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, to their infants, according to a UCLA-led study. The research also found that they are nearly 30 times likelier to transmit cytomegalovirus to their … [Read more...]

Asthma & Allergies News, Nutrition & Wellness News

common cold

Larger doses of vitamin C may lead to a greater reduction in common cold duration

April 1, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

The relationship between vitamin C dosage and its effects on the duration of the common cold symptoms may extend to 6-8 grams per day. Dozens of animal studies using different animal species have found that vitamin C significantly prevents and alleviates infections caused by diverse bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. Given the universal nature of the effect of vitamin C … [Read more...]

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unhealthy bmi

Women with unhealthy BMIs who smoke, drink at two-fold higher risk of asthma

February 2, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Underweight and obese women who also drank alcohol and smoked tobacco had a two-fold higher risk of being diagnosed with asthma than women with a healthy body mass index who did not drink or smoke, a St. Michael's Hospital study found. Women with low and high body mass indexes, or BMIs, who smoked and drank were also two to three times more likely to experience … [Read more...]

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polycystic ovary syndrome

Asthma is associated with polycystic ovary syndrome and excess weight

February 2, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Among reproductive-age women, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) as well as overweight and obesity are independently linked with asthma, new preliminary research from Australia suggests. "A greater proportion of women with polycystic ovary syndrome report asthma, and the results of this study suggest that asthma is associated with PCOS and excess weight," said lead author … [Read more...]

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smoking pregnant

Smoking while pregnant may compromise children’s kidney function

January 9, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

In a new study, young children showed signs of kidney damage if their mothers smoked while pregnant. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), add to the list of negative health effects that can result from maternal smoking during pregnancy. Because smoking is a well-known risk factor for … [Read more...]

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frequent vaping

More frequent vaping among teens linked to higher risk of heavy cigarette smoking

November 9, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

In a study appearing in the November 8 issue of JAMA, Adam M. Leventhal, Ph.D., of the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, and colleagues examined associations of e-cigarette vaping with subsequent smoking frequency and heavy smoking among adolescents. E-cigarette vaping is reported by 37 percent of U.S. 10th-grade adolescents and is … [Read more...]

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prevent asthma

Intestinal diversity can prevent asthma

October 13, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Children who develop asthma or allergies have an altered immune response to intestinal bacteria in the mucous membranes even when infants, according to a new study from Linköping University, Sweden, and Center for Advanced Research in Public Health, Spain. The results also suggests that the mother's immune defence plays a role in the development of asthma and allergies in … [Read more...]

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FOOD ALLERGY

How Close Can You Get With Food Allergy Triggers?

September 15, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Allergists realize people who are severely allergic to a food can experience great anxiety when encountering the food in any form. Kids, in particular, can get extremely nervous about the idea of being close to someone eating peanuts or peanut butter. An article in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, … [Read more...]

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asthma risk

Breastfeeding Can Help Infants Battle The Risk Of Asthma

September 6, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Infants who have a genetic profile linked with asthma risk could be protected against respiratory symptoms if they are breastfeed, according to a new study. "Our study is the first to show that breastfeeding can modify the effect of asthma-related genetic profiles on respiratory symptoms in the first year of life," commented Dr Olga Gorlanova, from the University … [Read more...]

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asthma risk

Asthma Risk Increases When Child Has Bronchiolitis

August 25, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Results of a study published in PLOS ONE show that asthma risk increased 17 times when children who had bronchiolitis in the first two years of life also had a common variation of the Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene. Similarly, children with this genetic variation were 12 times more likely to develop asthma after any lower respiratory tract infections requiring … [Read more...]

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Lung disease

Stem Cell Therapies For Lung Disease On The Rise

August 12, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Researchers say "stem cell medical tourism" is becoming a global problem -- preying on desperate patients with incurable diseases. Stem cell medical tourism and unproven stem cell interventions are growing and concerning issues for patients afflicted with lung disease. According to Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers, there are an increasing number of … [Read more...]

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asthma pill

Game-Changer Asthma Pill Could Be The Ultimate Cure!

August 9, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

"This new drug could be a game changer for future treatment of asthma" -- Professor Chris Brightling, NIHR Senior Research Fellow at the University of Leicester The first new asthma pill for nearly 20 years has the power to significantly reduce the severity of the condition, a study led by the University of Leicester has found. The research was funded by Novartis … [Read more...]

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wheat allergy

Do You Have Wheat Sensitivity?

August 2, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

A new study may explain why people who do not have celiac disease or wheat allergy nevertheless experience a variety of gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms after ingesting wheat and related cereals. The findings suggest that these individuals have a weakened intestinal barrier, which leads to a body-wide inflammatory immune response. Findings from the study, … [Read more...]

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eczema

Eczema: Risks & Benefits of Frequent Bathing

July 4, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

If you have a child with newly-diagnosed eczema, you may be wondering how often you should bathe him. You are not alone. For more than 100 years, doctors have been asked about the risks and benefits of frequent bathing for those with atopic dermatitis (eczema). And parents haven't gotten consistent responses. A new article in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, … [Read more...]

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air pollution

Air pollution linked to increased rate of kidney disease

July 1, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

While air pollution is known to cause respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, a new study indicates that it also likely causes damage to the kidneys. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), call for attention on the role of air pollution in the development of kidney disease in urban areas. Air … [Read more...]

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Allergy Drops Bring Relief

June 7, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Millions of Americans suffer throughout spring and summer when allergies are in full bloom, and for many people, that means loading up on over-the-counter allergy drugs. But, new ways to make an established therapy may spell long-lasting relief. This used to be the season of agony … not ecstasy for Tina Falvey. She couldn’t even enjoy a simple, easy breath. But for this … [Read more...]

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Deployment-related respiratory symptoms in returning veterans: A Study

May 4, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

In a new study of the causes underlying respiratory symptoms in military personnel returning from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, a large percentage of veterans had non-specific symptoms that did not lead to a specific clinical diagnosis. Most patients who did receive a diagnosis had evidence of asthma or nonspecific airway hyperreactivity, which may have been due in some cases … [Read more...]

Asthma & Allergies News

Vitamin E in canola, other oils hurts lungs: Northwestern University Study

March 28, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

A large new Northwestern Medicine® study upends our understanding of vitamin E and ties the increasing consumption of supposedly healthy vitamin E-rich oils -- canola, soybean and corn -- to the rising incidence of lung inflammation and, possibly, asthma. The new study shows drastically different health effects of vitamin E depending on its form. The form of Vitamin E called … [Read more...]

Asthma & Allergies News

Asthma, Allergies or ISS?

March 15, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

You can’t catch your breath, and then your doctor treats you for asthma, but it keeps getting worse. It’s a mysterious disease that affects only women, but there’s something simple you can do to change your life. Last year, Laura DiFrancesco lost what she loves to do: playing outside with her family. DiFrancesco told Ivanhoe, “I couldn’t talk in full sentences; I couldn’t … [Read more...]

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Eating peanut in early years helps reduce risk of allergy even with later abstinence: King’s College London Study

March 7, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

The early introduction of peanut to the diets of infants at high-risk of developing peanut allergy significantly reduces the risk of peanut allergy until 6 years of age, even if they stop eating peanut around the age of five, according to a new study led by King's College London. Published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, the LEAP-On study followed on from the … [Read more...]

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Outcomes of lung transplantations since implementation of need-based allocation system: A Study

March 5, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Since implementation of a medical need-based allocation system of donor lungs in 2005, double-lung transplantation has been associated with better graft survival than single-lung transplantation in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); at 5 years, there has been no survival difference between single- and double-lung transplant recipients in patients with chronic … [Read more...]

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SLIT Therapy for Seasonal Allergies

March 4, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Itchy, watery eyes, runny nose and lots of congestion. If you suffer from seasonal allergies, you know the feeling all too well. Allergy sufferers can take over-the-counter medication or have a series of shots, but a new therapy may be easier on patients and may eliminate symptoms once and for all. Over the past year, John Mueller has met big challenges head-on. Mueller … [Read more...]

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Link between prenatal exposure to paracetamol and risk of developing asthma: A Study

February 13, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Researchers have provided new evidence that developing asthma can be linked to pregnant women and infants being exposed to paracetamol; by testing that the association was not simply due to the medical complaint for which the person is taking paracetamol. The findings were published in the International Journal of Epidemiology. Co-author of the study, Maria Magnus, commented … [Read more...]

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Dietary fibers protect against asthma: A Swiss Study

February 6, 2016 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

The Western diet probably has more to do with the asthma epidemic than has been assumed so far because developing asthma is related to the amount of fruit and vegetables consumed. Gut bacteria ferment the dietary fibers contained in them and fatty acids enter the blood as a result, influencing the immune response in the lungs. This has been shown by a research project funded by … [Read more...]

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