Blood
21 Mar 2007
Antibiotics (anti-bacterials)
Antibiotics are medications that work to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria and help your body fight the infection. They do not work against…
Children's health
21 Mar 2007
Asthma and breastfeeding
Women with asthma often wonder what they should know about breastfeeding with this condition. Often there concerns regarding taking medication while breastfeeding. On the other…
Bone
13 Mar 2007
Dairy foods: The correct dose is three serves a day
The drink you pour in your glass can make a positive difference to your health, and that of your patients. That’s the benefit of milk! Evidence, from a number of sources and for a number of reasons, suggests three serves a day of dairy foods (that’s milk – as well…
Children's health
19 Feb 2007
Asthma Foundation of Western Australia
The Asthma Foundation of Western Australia is an asthma support group that provides education and works to alleviate asthma symptoms.
Blood
01 Feb 2007
Adverse Drug Reactions
Medical health information: Adverse drug reaction to new and mixtures of prescription medicine side effects or adverse prescription drug reactions
Children's health
07 Jan 2007
Vietnam Study Probes The Role Of Gut Worms In Allergies
Gut parasites could hold the key to increasingly common conditions such as eczema, asthma and hay fever, according to scientists at The University of Nottingham. Gut parasites, such as hookworm, have evolved together with their human hosts for millions of years. Over time, these parasites have developed ways of surviving…
Children's health
03 Jan 2007
Cincinnati Children’s Researchers Publish Positive Findings From Clinical Study Of Investigational Treatment For Debilitating Allergic Disorder
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre, a recognized leader in paediatric research dedicated to changing the outcomes for children, today announced the publication of positive results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating mepolizumab, a humanized antibody to interleukin 5 (IL-5), for the treatment of eosinophilic oesophagitis (EE). EE is an…
Children's health
04 Dec 2006
Infants Wheeze Less In Homes With Multiple Dogs
Living in a home with multiple dogs may help reduce an infant's risk for developing wheezing in the first year of life, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC). Cincinnati researchers, led by David Bernstein, MD, have found that infants living in homes with high levels of…
Children's health
13 Nov 2006
ACAAI: New Insight into Peanut Allergy
In patients with refractory allergic eye diseases, the cause of the irritation could be peanuts, researchers reported here. Among patients with allergic eye diseases who were unresponsive to treatment and had no relief of symptoms from standard therapies, a peanut-elimination diet followed by a peanut challenge resulted in moderate to…
