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Two studies that offer new insights to help adolescents and younger children improve their asthma control will be presented by researchers from Cincinnati…

Despite the high cost of fuel and long airline security lines, millions of summer travelers will be hitting the nation’s roads and airports this summer for vacation. But…

Children who live in tree lined streets have lower rates of asthma, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

The researchers…

Having a dog in the house reduces the risk that young children will develop allergies, German researchers said on Tuesday.

The finding, based on a six-year study of…

People allergic to traditional rubber gloves could see relief from a new alternative made from a different type of latex approved by U.S. health regulators on Wednesday.

The new…

National Jewish Medical and Research Center Evaluating Treatment To Prevent Allergic Reactions to Food

Researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center are conducting trials to evaluate a method to prevent allergic…

Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed a sensor system that continuously monitors the air around persons prone to asthma attacks. Worn in the pockets of…

If you’re buying antihistamines in bulk in an effort to keep your allergy symptoms in check, it might be time to rethink your strategy. See if these steps…

A tiny variation in a gene known as CHI3L1 increases susceptibility to asthma, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and decline in lung function, researchers report early online in the New England Journal of Medicine.…

Your spring cleaning routine might include vacuuming the coils on your refrigerator and storing bulky sweaters and corduroy pants. You may want to add to that list, according to a University…

The itchy, watery eyes that plague allergy sufferers may be, at least in part, a reflex response triggered by the nose, a new study shows.

Researchers have previously demonstrated that when an…

Allergies can not only make children out of sorts during the day, but can interfere with their sleep, too, researchers reported in a study to be released on Monday.

The…

A small dose of aspirin on alternate days can cut the risk of developing asthma among women, suggests a large study, published ahead of print in Thorax.

The…

A study by the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney is the first to demonstrate that in patients with very mild or well-controlled asthma, regular treatment with…

Allergy testing is essential in the effective management of patients with allergic conditions. When combined with a detailed medical history, it can identify the causes of allergy symptoms and provide the…

Parents often attribute their preschoolers’ rashes and runny noses to a food allergy, but in many cases they are putting the blame in the wrong place, a new study suggests.

Allergic-like reactions can occur in patients (both children and adults) when given gadolinium containing contrast agents, even if they have been pre-medicated with corticosteroids and antihistamines, according to a recent study…

With the official start of spring about six weeks away, for many Americans the start of allergy season is close at hand.

But that doesn’t mean the sneezing and…

Every parent expects a safe school environment for their children. But when children have asthma or life-threatening allergies, schools are filled with potential dangers. Students in Vermont…

Patients with a remote history of an allergic reaction to penicillin that was not life-threatening appear to be able to tolerate an oral penicillin test, even if the…

A multi-center research project to investigate severe asthma has found a key physiological difference between severe and non-severe forms of the disease, a finding that could…

Adults with allergy symptoms report a high incidence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), suggesting a link between atopic disorders and IBS according to a study published this month in Annals…

Children whose mothers are chronically stressed during their early years have a higher asthma rate than their peers, regardless of their income, gender or other known asthma risk factors.

“It is…

William Stewart Halsted, The Johns Hopkins Hospital’s first surgeon in chief, is widely credited as the first to develop and introduce rubber surgical gloves in the United States. That…

Activating a protein found on some immune cells seems to halt the cells’ typical job of spewing out substances that launch allergic reactions, a study by Johns Hopkins…