Annually, allergies and asthma strike one out of every four Americans, causing untold suffering, sneezing and wheezing, as well as $6 billion in doctor visits and medication. However, putting the right air treatment and cleaning strategies in place throughout your home can create a healthier living environment and help avoid allergy suffering, says Steven Hong, [...]
Patients with both asthma and allergic rhinitis, or seasonal allergies, experience significantly better lung function when treated with Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder) as compared with Singulair (montelukast sodium). The results of the 660-subject study were presented today at the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society meeting in Toronto. The study [...]
To kick off Food Allergy Awareness week, First Lady Patricia Blagojevich today launched “Ask Before You Eat,” a statewide education campaign designed to prevent unintentional and potentially-life threatening harm to children with food allergies. Nationwide, some 3 million children suffer from food allergies, including 1 out of 17 children under 3 years of age. Food [...]
Some people feel there is a strong link between allergy and Wi-Fi. Could Wi-Fi cause or be related to human allergies? A group in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is seeking a ban on Wi-Fi signals in public buildings because they say they are allergic to wireless Internet signals, according to a report from KOB-TV. Arthur [...]
April showers bring May flowers, and May flowers bring…sneezes? For those allergy sufferers out there, May is often viewed with mixed emotions. While the end of cold weather and snow is certainly welcomed, it is often coupled with the inevitable bouts of sneezing, watery eyes and allergy medication haze. May is National Asthma and Allergy [...]
Non-allergic food products are increasingly filling food market, making wide choice of different food types available for every one suffering from various health complications. About 12 million US residents suffer from various food allergies and close to 2 million residents suffer from celiac disease. In these people the immune system attacks aggressively itself when they [...]
Twelve investigators have received grants totaling $5 million over two years to lead high-impact, innovative studies of food allergy, a significant public health concern. This program, called Exploratory Investigations in Food Allergy, is funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and two advocacy groups, [...]
