Tag: asthma

Feet on Scale

Study Finds Eczema Associated with Increased Risk of Eating Disorders

The strongest associations were for bulimia nervosa followed by binge-eating disorder.
Mennonite Woman with Baby

Breast Milk from Mennonite Moms on Farms May Better Protect Babies...

Women from traditional farming communities may pass protection against atopic diseases through their milk.
CHOP Dupilumab Study

CHOP Receives $2M Philanthropic Gift to Launch Food Allergy Study Using...

"A successful clinical trial would open the possibility of food introduction to more than 3,500 CHOP patients with EoE."
Man Using Inhaler

Study: Food Allergy in Childhood Triples the Odds for Asthma as...

Study is based on 1,456 participants followed from ages 1-26.
Cason Hallwood

Cason Hallwood Inquest Reveals Grandfather Forgot About Grandson’s Nut Allergy

Glaze used for Christmas ham likely triggered Cason's anaphylaxis, taking his life.
Gal

Quick Thinking Off Duty EMT Saves Dying Boy with His Son’s...

The 5-year-old boy was lucky a good samaritan and his allergic son were nearby.
Norovirus

Is Infection with a Virus Important to Preventing Food Allergies? USDA...

The USDA is looking to academia to study the underpinnings of the hygiene hypothesis.
Infant Vaccination

Study: No Evidence Linking Common Childhood Vaccinations with Later Allergic Disease

A recently published study in the journal Allergy sought a link between vaccines and allergic diseases. If found none.
Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)

Oral Medication Shows Strong Promise for Moderate to Severe Eczema in...

Upadacitinib yielded rapid and significant improvements in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in phase 3 trials.
Mother Holding Infant's Feet

Study Finds Differences at Birth of Microbiota in Infants Who Go...

Changes in the microbiome leading to atopy may begin in utero.