Month: September 2014

#Anaphylaxis: Managing Life-Threatening #Allergies

Posted on by Dr. Barbara Baxter

anaphylaxis

#Anaphylaxis is a severe #allergic reaction that needs emergency #medicaltreatment. It can happen in seconds or even hours after contact with something the person is allergic to, like foods, insect venom, latex, or medication. In rare cases, exercise and physical activity also can trigger anaphylaxis.

Symptoms may include:
– Hoarseness
– Tightness in the throat
– Wheezing, or trouble breathing or swallowing
– #Hives
– Swollen eyes or lips

Read more at: http://www.webmd.com/allergies/anaphylaxis-13/treating-life-threatening | Courtesy – WebMD

Prenatal Exposure to Chemicals in Plastics Linked to #Asthma Risk in Kids.

Posted on by Dr. Barbara Baxter

Exposure in the womb to household chemicals known as phthalates might increase a child’s future risk of developing asthma, Columbia University researchers reported in a new study.

asthma

Children had nearly an 80 percent increased risk of developing asthma between age 5 and 11 if their mothers were exposed during pregnancy to high levels of two phthalates (pronounced thal-ates), the researchers found. The two phthalates were butylbenzyl phthalate and di-n-butyl phthalate, according to the study.

Read more at: http://www.pollen.com/allergy-news.asp?hdid=691807

Could antihistamines help fight cancer?

Posted on by Dr. Barbara Baxter

For those of you that suffer from watery, itchy eyes and runny noses throughout allergy season, antihistamines are likely to be your best friend. But a new study finds the drugs may do more than combat hayfever; they could fight cancer, too.

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Read more at: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/279000.php

Courtesy – Medical News Today.

Vaccine for dust-mite allergies being tested by researchers!

Posted on by Dr. Barbara Baxter

dust mite allergies

If you’re allergic to dust mites (and chances are you are), help may be on the way. Researchers at the University of Iowa have developed a vaccine that can combat dust-mite allergies by naturally switching the body’s immune response. In animal tests, the nano-sized vaccine package lowered lung inflammation by 83 percent despite repeated exposure to the allergens, according to the paper, published in the AAPS (American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists) Journal. One big reason why it works, the researchers contend, is because the vaccine package contains a booster that alters the body’s inflammatory response to dust-mite allergens.

Read more at: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/280033.php

Egg Allergy Relief: Tests Show Oral Immunotherapy Works!

Posted on by Dr. Barbara Baxter

The New England Journal of Medicine published an article this week titled “Oral Immunotherapy for Treatment of Egg Allergy in Children“. The lead author was Dr. Wesley Burks, president of the Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

oral immunotherapy

The significant finding is that oral immunotherapy can desensitize a high proportion of children with egg allergy. In the long run, oral immunotherapy can induce long-standing protection against egg sensitivity so that children can continue to eat eggs after the treatment is stopped.

The excitement in this new field of oral immunotherapy is that previous studies have shown that this treatment is effective for peanut allergy, and now the same has been shown for egg allergy. Parents should be warned that this is not an overnight treatment success. Results take time!!

Read more at: http://www.allergydrops.net/2012/07/egg-allergy-relief-oral-immunotherapy-works-to-make-children-able-to-eat-eggs/

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