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New Peanut Allergy Drug Could Herald A 'Sea Change' In Treating Food Allergies, But Is Not A Cure
After a year of treatment with an experimental drug made by Aimmune Therapeutics, 67% of children and teenagers with peanut allergies were able to safely ingest the equivalent of at least two peanuts.
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Does Your Child Have Any Allergies?
Allergy is a condition characterised by a level of sensitivity greater than normal to a specific substance or group of substances. Children are quite susceptible to allergies. Some allergies are easy to identify and some are not.
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Childhood Antibiotic Use Linked To Higher Food Allergy Risk
Antibiotic treatment within the first year of life is associated with an increase in food allergy diagnosis, suggests new research. The researchers found that children prescribed antibiotics within the first year of life were 1.21 times more likely to be diagnosed with food allergy than children who hadn't received an antibiotic prescription.
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Thumb-Sucking, Nail-Biting Can Actually Keep Allergies at Bay
The findings showed that children with both thumb-sucking or nail-biting habits were less likely to be allergic to things such as house dust mites, grass, cats, dogs, horses or airborne fungi.
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Air pollution linked to asthma in school children
Allergy season is known to aggravate children's asthma attacks, but other types of fine particle pollution in the air throughout the year also measurably affect children's lung function.
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Constipation may not trigger allergies
The prevalence of allergies among children with chronic constipation is not significantly different from that of the general population.
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Effects of secondhand smoke in children
Children exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke in early infancy are more likely to suffer certain allergies than those who had not been so exposed.
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Veggies keep asthma at bay
Children who eat plenty of fruits, vegetables and fish have a lower risk of developing asthma and allergies.
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Breastfeeding protects against asthma, allergy
Children who are not exclusively breastfed during the first 6 months of infancy have a higher risk of asthma and allergy.
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New Peanut Allergy Drug Could Herald A 'Sea Change' In Treating Food Allergies, But Is Not A Cure
After a year of treatment with an experimental drug made by Aimmune Therapeutics, 67% of children and teenagers with peanut allergies were able to safely ingest the equivalent of at least two peanuts.
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Does Your Child Have Any Allergies?
Allergy is a condition characterised by a level of sensitivity greater than normal to a specific substance or group of substances. Children are quite susceptible to allergies. Some allergies are easy to identify and some are not.
-
Childhood Antibiotic Use Linked To Higher Food Allergy Risk
Antibiotic treatment within the first year of life is associated with an increase in food allergy diagnosis, suggests new research. The researchers found that children prescribed antibiotics within the first year of life were 1.21 times more likely to be diagnosed with food allergy than children who hadn't received an antibiotic prescription.
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Thumb-Sucking, Nail-Biting Can Actually Keep Allergies at Bay
The findings showed that children with both thumb-sucking or nail-biting habits were less likely to be allergic to things such as house dust mites, grass, cats, dogs, horses or airborne fungi.
-
Air pollution linked to asthma in school children
Allergy season is known to aggravate children's asthma attacks, but other types of fine particle pollution in the air throughout the year also measurably affect children's lung function.
-
Constipation may not trigger allergies
The prevalence of allergies among children with chronic constipation is not significantly different from that of the general population.
-
Effects of secondhand smoke in children
Children exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke in early infancy are more likely to suffer certain allergies than those who had not been so exposed.
-
Veggies keep asthma at bay
Children who eat plenty of fruits, vegetables and fish have a lower risk of developing asthma and allergies.
-
Breastfeeding protects against asthma, allergy
Children who are not exclusively breastfed during the first 6 months of infancy have a higher risk of asthma and allergy.
