Children's health
11 Jul 2007
No More Choking and Burning Eyes
Allergies, like the common cold and asthma, have basically defied the best efforts of modern medicine to cure them. Now, a doctoral candidate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Pharmacy has come up with a new approach that offers hope for getting rid of them. For his efforts,…
Children's health
03 Jul 2007
Premature Infants Do Not Seem to be Predisposed to Food Allergies
Premature infants do not have an increased risk of developing food allergies than normal-birth-weight infants, according to new research in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). The study, “The risk of developing food allergy in premature or low-birth-weight children,” can be found online at www.jacionline.org. The JACI is…
Children's health
27 Jun 2007
Otitis media (middle ear infection)
Otitis media or middle ear infection is a common childhood condition which may be recurrent. It may cause earache and vertigo, and affect hearing.
Children's health
18 Jun 2007
Allergy and Eczema: a New Explanation
The rising incidence of allergy and allergic diseases in the developed world might be attributable to excessive washing with harsh soaps and abrasive skin care products which strip away a protective layer of skin. Researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health/Great Ormond Street Hospital propose a new mechanism to…
Children's health
01 Jun 2007
Peanut Allergies Overstated, Study Finds
Despite hundreds of families being told their children have peanut allergies every year, many of the children may be able to eat peanuts safely, a study by researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Sydney Children’s Hospital has found. Peanut allergies occur in one in 200 infants,…
Children's health
01 Jun 2007
Eating Apples And Fish During Pregnancy May Protect Against Childhood Asthma And Allergies
Women who eat apples and fish during pregnancy may reduce the risk of their children developing asthma or allergic disease, suggests a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday, May 20. The SEATON study, conducted at the University of Aberdeen, UK, found that the…
Children's health
01 Jun 2007
Cat Hair At Home Poses An Allergy Risk, Particularly For Young Children
The study published by Chih-Mei Chen et al. in the May edition of the distinguished Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology did not approve earlier papers, according to which contact with cat allergens during the first few months of a child’s life has a protective effect. The team of authors…
Children's health
26 Apr 2007
Bronchodilators
Medical information about bronchodilators, bronchodilators drugs and adrenergic bronchodilators
Children's health
08 Apr 2007
Eosinophilic Oesophagitis (EO)
Eosinophilic oesophagitis is a gastrointestinal disorder in which the oesophagus is inflamed and causes stomach pain, nausea, vomiting and heartburn.
