articles about allergies
This section contains articles about allergies written by doctors, specialists, journalists and individuals from professional bodies and organisations. To read a specific article, click on the underlined heading.
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| Hay fever (runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes) is caused by an allergy to pollen, and most commonly to grass pollen. These tiny grains bring misery to sufferers through spring ... | The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has received warning of possible bacterial contamination in batches of the saline nasal spray Sterimar Isotonic 100ml ... | “Having a pet in the house during the first year of a child's life could halve the risk of them becoming allergic to the animals, a study suggests,” reported the Daily Mail ... | ||
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| Monash University researchers are working on a vaccine that could completely cure asthma brought on by house dust mite allergies. If successful, the vaccine would have the ... | With the hay fever season just starting, NHS Direct has developed a new online tool to help people tackle the symptoms that can make the spring and summer months miserable ... | A recent study from Japan has highlighted the importance of starting preventative treatment for seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and allergic conjunctivitis well before the pollen ... | ||
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| Food allergy in children |
There has been a huge increase in the occurrence of food allergy in children in the UK over the last 20 years and about 1 in 20 children are now affected. The NHS has published new NICE guidelines on the diagnosis and assessment of food allergies in children. The evidence-based guidelines are concerned with children who present with severe or recurrent asthma ... |
| Peanut allergy may be caused by a faulty gene |
Scientists have discovered a gene defect that “can triple the risk of a child developing an allergy to peanuts”, BBC News has reported. The affected gene, called the filaggrin gene, is already known to play a role in other allergy-related conditions, such as some forms of eczema. |
| Low vitamin D levels linked to allergies in kids |
A study of more than 3,000 children shows that low vitamin D levels are associated with increased likelihood that children will develop allergies, according to a paper published in the February 17 online edition of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University headed the study. Michal Melamed ... |
| NICE warns of alternative allergy tests |
The Guardian reported that “alternative tests for children's food allergies – such as hair analysis or muscle weakness – must be avoided because there is little evidence they work.” The advice comes from new guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and was reported widely in the media ... |
| Atopic dermatitis Is a strong precursor to food allergies |
Atopic dermatitis, one of the most common forms of eczema in this family of inflammatory skin diseases, is a chronic disease marked by red, cracked and itchy skin. Now, increasing evidence indicates atopic dermatitis is a precursor to allergic diseases rather than a consequence. Dermatologists are advising parents of infants and young children affected ... |
| Peanut allergies in England |
“Middle-class children 'face twice the risk of nut allergy' than those from poor families,” reported the Daily Mail. Covering the same story, BBC News said that “boys are more likely to be diagnosed with a peanut allergy than girls.” These findings are from a study which looked at large amounts of data, collected between 2001 and 2005, for almost 3 million people ... |
| Allergy treatment may cause new allergy |
| Allergic contact dermatitis from aluminium has previously been considered very unusual. However, there are now reports of pruritic nodules and aluminium allergy arising after vaccinations or treatments for allergies. Researcher Eva Netterlid has studied the problem in a thesis recently defended at Lund University in Sweden ... |
| Living near busy roadways ups chances of allergic asthma |
| An international team of lung experts has new evidence from a study in shantytowns near Lima, Peru, that teens living immediately next to a busy roadway have increased risk of allergies and asthma. The odds can go up by 30 percent for developing allergies to dust mites, pet hairs and mold, and can double for having actual asthma symptoms ... |
| Middle ear disease and allergy |
| A screaming child with earache in the middle of the night is a familiar scenario to many parents. The cause is usually an acute inflammation in the middle ear known as acute otitis media. In some people, these acute episodes become recurrent and the diagnosis then becomes chronic otitis media... |
| Allergy jab for hay fever, asthma and eczema |
| A jab that could help those suffering with hay fever, asthma and eczema could be available within a few years. The "one size fits all" injection could give people a better quality of life. A recent trial of asthmatic sufferers showed that the jab cut asthma attacks or symptoms by a third and in another trial on allergy sufferers an injection every week over a month and half ... |
| Britons may be avoiding wheat unnecessarily |
| Too many people are self-diagnosing food allergies and could be restricting their diet unnecessarily, according to a new report by the University of Portsmouth and commissioned by the Flour Advisory Bureau. Research shows that up to 20 per cent of adults think they suffer from a food allergy or food intolerance ... |
| Scientists crack peanut code in kids |
| Clinicians and scientists at UHSM, the University of Manchester, and Phadia AB have developed a new and significantly more accurate blood test for peanut allergy, which predicts whether an allergic reaction to peanuts will develop with more than 95 per cent certainty. Professor Adnan Custovic led the research team which examined the prevalence of peanut allergy ... |
| Dr Chris Steele diagnosed with coeliac disease |
| Dr Chris Steele MBE announced on ITV’s This Morning where he is the show’s resident doctor, that he has been diagnosed coeliac disease which is an autoimmune disease caused by intolerance to gluten. Damage is caused to the gut lining when gluten is eaten. There is no cure or medication for the condition ... |
| House dust mite avoidance |
| House dust is the major cause of allergy in persons with year long runny or blocked nose and/or sneezing. In addition to these allergic reactions, dust can trigger asthma, night coughs and irritant eyes and exacerbate eczema. They feed off skin scales shed by humans and are the major allergen (allergy causing substance) in house dust ... |
| Allergies to dogs |
| If you find yourself getting congested or suffering a runny nose, itchy nose, sneezing, itchy and watery eyes, skin rashes, difficulties breathing, or asthma symptoms when you’re around dogs, then you probably have allergies. You can still indulge in your appreciation for canines, but will need to learn some techniques for protecting your health, while enjoying your pet’s company ... |
| Dairy free infants and toddlers |
| Milk has a great image. Wholesome, comforting, nutritious - it represents everything we cherish about family, community, continuity. But - whose milk? Humans are the only mammalian species which not only continues to drink milk after it is weaned, but, from birth, drinks the milk of other mammals ... |
| Food allergy and intolerance |
| If you want to give your GP a stressful moment, tell him that you suspect you have a food allergy - few subjects in medicine have been the cause of more controversy! Much of what we know about allergy comes from the study of reactions to airborne allergens, for example pollens and the house dust mite ... |
| Eczema, food allergy and tests |
| It is always a difficult question to answer: "Is my child's eczema caused by something he/she is eating?" The only accurate way at the moment of diagnosing food allergy in eczema is a trial of an exclusion diet for foods suspected either by the history or just empirically tried because certain foods are more likely to be a problem in eczema than others ... |
| Neonatal sensitisation to latex - a medical hypothisis |
| Babies born in delivery rooms of hospitals are exposed to latex through skin and mucous membrane contact with prepowdered latex gloves worn by midwives and doctors, and through the inhalation of latex bound starch powder in the air of the delivery room. This paper examines the hypothesis that they are at risk for latex sensitisation ... |
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