A carefully administered daily dose of peanuts has been so successful as a therapy for peanut allergies that a select group of children is now off treatment and eating peanuts daily, report doctors at Duke University Medical Center and Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
"It appears these children have lost their allergies," says Wesley Burks, MD, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Allergy (more…)

A survey of airborne fungi and fungal spores found in Eastern Puerto Rico suggests that certain species may be a major cause of the high incidence of childhood asthma in this part of the world. A report published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, suggests this information could be used to alleviate human factors that lead to high levels of such fungi.
Worldwide asthma incidence has been on the increase since the (more…)

Nasal allergy sufferers now have a new online resource to gather information on symptoms and fast, effective nasal allergy treatment at http://www.patanase.com. Seasonal allergies affect about 40 to 50 million people in the United States alone, and are one of the most common causes of absenteeism (more…)

Alcon (NYSE: ACL) and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) have joined forces to spread the word about seasonal allergies and treatment through media outlets today. As the spring allergy season comes into full force, it is important for allergy sufferers to understand their treatment options. Seasonal allergies affect about 40 to 50 million people in the United (more…)

Families with food allergic individuals make significant lifestyle alterations when it comes to vacation planning, according to a study presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).
Stephanie A. Leonard, MD, and colleagues looked at how having a food allergic family member impacts the vacation planning process using a survey that was filled out (more…)

Buy viagra without prescription Young children who spend more than two hours glued to the TV every day double their subsequent risk of developing asthma, indicates research published ahead of print in Thorax.
The findings are based on more than 3,000 children whose respiratory health was tracked from birth to 11.5 years of age. The children were all participants (more…)

Here’s another reason to eat your broccoli: UCLA researchers report that a naturally occurring compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may help protect against respiratory inflammation that causes conditions like asthma, allergic rhinitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Published in the March edition of the journal Clinical Immunology, the research shows that sulforaphane, a chemical in broccoli, triggers an increase of antioxidant (more…)

Jennifer Derebery, M.D., physician at the House Clinic and leading expert on the treatment of allergies, believes there a several options available to people with significant symptoms before starting allergy shots.
"One option that is not well known at this time is prescription intranasal sprays, particularly the newer classes of intranasal antihistamines, which provide topical decongestant (more…)

Many mistakenly believe recall involves national brands of peanut butter and are not aware of the range of products involved
A new national survey conducted by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health finds that the vast majority (93%) of Americans have heard or read about the recent ongoing recall of peanut products. Among those who are aware of the recall, about six in ten (61%) say they have (more…)

Avamys (fluticasone furoate), a new intranasal steroid (INS) manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), launches in the UK today. In clinical trials, Avamys has shown significant improvements in both nasal and ocular symptoms in adult and adolescent patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR).1 Avamys has also demonstrated improvement in health-related quality of life domains, including eye and sleep related improvements.2
Over a quarter of the (more…)