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Allergies
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NEWS:
100 Worst Spring Allergy Cities
Acetaminophen Linked to Allergies? Docs Say Not So Fast
Cow Milk Allergy And The Mechanisms Of Food Allergy
Environmental Illnesses – Environmental Health Center Questioned – video
Food Allergies Increasing in U.S. Kids, Study Says
In war against dust mites, there’s no winning “Live dust mites aren't the real problem. Their waste and decaying bodies contain a protein that mixes with household dust and becomes airborne, triggering wheezing, sneezing, watery eyes and runny noses in mite-sensitive people. … In 54 trials involving more than 3,000 patients, the most widely recommended treatments to reduce dust mites had no effect on the symptoms of asthma sufferers, researchers in Denmark found. Dust mites are tiny organisms that thrive in the company of humans, feasting on dead skin cells and nesting in soft, dust-collecting places such as bedding, carpets and cloth-covered furniture. “Chemical and physical methods aimed at reducing exposure to house dust mite allergens cannot be recommended,” wrote Dr. Peter Gotzsche, director of the Nordic Cochrane Center in Copenhagen. … That recommendation drew the ire of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, whose members routinely advise the criticized techniques. The Denmark study is “myopic,” said Mike Tringale, the asthma advocacy agency’s director of external affairs. It focused only on studies of dust mites, instead of the range of possible household allergens. “There’s not one cause of the problem and there’s not one solution,” said Tringale. He added that the review was incomplete and omitted studies that showed limiting dust mites improves asthma symptoms, a charge that Gotzsche denied. “
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The Worst Spring Allergy City Is... “Lexington, Ky., tops the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's 2008 list of "spring allergy capitals." Greensboro, N.C., takes second place, followed by Johnson City, Tenn., Augusta, Ga., and Jackson, Miss. in fifth place. The annual list is based on four factors: allergy prevalence, seasonal pollen, allergy medication use per patient, and the number of board-certified allergy specialists per patient.”
ARTICLES:
Double trouble: The link between allergies and asthma
Fragrance Allergies: A Sensory Assault
Hypoallergenic Dogs and Dog Allergies: FAQ
Ragweed Central: The Worst-Ranking Fall Allergy Capitals
JOURNAL ARTICLES:
9. Anaphylaxis. (J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008)
Adverse reactions to milk in infants. (Acta Paediatr. 2008) “The main symptoms were: pain behaviour (13), gastrointestinal symptoms (7), respiratory symptoms, (6) and atopic dermatitis (1). One child had proven IgE to cow's milk. Premature and term infants displayed the same symptoms and age of debut. Thirteen children were tolerant to cow's milk at 1 year. Conclusion: Adverse reactions to milk start early in life, with pain behaviour, gastrointestinal, and respiratory symptoms being the most common, and rarely atopic dermatitis. Non-IgE-mediated reactions were the most frequent. Symptoms and age of debut were the same in premature and term infants. Half of the children tolerated cow's milk at age 1.”
Allergic conjunctivitis. (Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2008)
Allergic contact dermatitis. (Curr Dir Autoimmun. 2008)
Allergy adjuvant effect of particles from wood smoke and road traffic. (Toxicology. 2008) “Wood smoke particles with OVA induced somewhat higher cellular responses than road traffic particles, but less than DEP with OVA which seemed to be the most potent particle in inducing cellular as well as antibody responses. Thus, wood smoke particles had about the same capacity to enhance allergic sensitization as road traffic particles, but less than diesel exhaust particles.”
Allergy to wheat and related cereals. (Clin Exp Allergy. 2008)
Approach to patients with symptoms of food allergy. (Am J Med. 2008)
[Atopic dermatitis in infants not caused by food allergy] (Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2008)
Cellphone contact dermatitis with nickel allergy (CMAJ 2008) “Although cellphone batteries containing nickel have received much attention as an environmental concern, little has been written about the presence of nickel in cellphone cases. Nearly half of the phones we spot tested contained some free nickel. The menu buttons, decorative logos on the headsets and the metallic frames around the liquid crystal display (LCD) screens were the most common sites. There appears to be a relation between cellphone models and nickel content. Cellphones intended for rugged use, such as the Motorola i series (i580 and i870), often have rubber coating and no surface nickel. Those with more fashionable designs often have metallic accents and are more likely to contain free nickel in their casings. Cellphone use should be considered in the differential diagnosis of facial and ear contact dermatitis in individuals who are sensitive to nickel.“
Childhood eczema and asthma incidence and persistence: A cohort study from childhood to middle age. (J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008) “CONCLUSION: Childhood eczema increased the likelihood of childhood asthma, of new-onset asthma in later life and of asthma persisting into middle age.”
Death from a possible anaphylactic reaction to ecstasy. (Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2008)
Dog ownership and contact during childhood and later allergy development. (Eur Respir J. 2008) “No associations were found between house dust endotoxin exposure during infancy and sensitization outcomes.In conclusion, dog ownership in early childhood protects against the development of inhalant sensitization and this effect cannot be attributed to the simultaneous exposure to endotoxin.”
Early consumption of peanuts in infancy is associated with a low prevalence of peanut allergy. (J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008)
Factors predicting anaphylaxis to peanuts and tree nuts in patients referred to a specialist center. (J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008) “CONCLUSION: Severity of coexisting atopic diseases predicted which patients attending a tertiary referral clinic were most likely to develop life-threatening allergic reactions to peanuts and tree nuts. Patients with the lowest serum angiotensin-converting enzyme concentrations were more likely to develop life-threatening pharyngeal edema, suggesting that this complication may be partly mediated by bradykinin.”
Food allergy in adults. (Aust Fam Physician. 2008)
Food-induced anaphylaxis: who, what, why, and where? (Pediatr Ann. 2008)
Frequency of and trends in fragrance allergy over a 15-year period. (Contact Dermatitis. 2008) “CONCLUSIONS: This study illustrates that fragrance contact allergy is common in patients suffering from contact dermatitis.”
Hazelnut allergy: from pollen-associated mild allergy to severe anaphylactic reactions. (Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008)
House dust mite control measures for asthma: systematic review (Allergy 2008) “Chemical and physical methods aimed at reducing exposure to house dust mite allergens cannot be recommended.“
House dust mites on skin, clothes, and bedding of atopic dermatitis patients. (Int J Dermatol. 2008) “CONCLUSIONS: Patients with atopic dermatitis showed a higher prevalence of mites on their skin than did healthy individuals, which could be involved in allergic sensitization and disease exacerbation.”
Nutritional problems related to food allergy in childhood. (Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2008)
Patients with multiple contact allergies: a review. (Contact Dermatitis. 2008)
Peanut and tree nut allergy in childhood. (Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2008)
The development of allergic inflammation (Nature 2008)
The role of food allergy in atopic dermatitis. (Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2008)
Trends in national incidence, lifetime prevalence and adrenaline prescribing for anaphylaxis in England. (J R Soc Med. 2008)
Understanding the mechanisms of anaphylaxis. (Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008)
Wheezing and bronchial hyper-responsiveness in early childhood as predictors of newly diagnosed asthma in early adulthood: a longitudinal birth-cohort study (The Lancet 2008)
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