Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/allergy/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241396.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241396.phpImmunological diseases, such as eczema and asthma, are on the increase in westernised society and represent a major challenge for 21st century medicine. A new study has shown, for the first time, that growing up on a farm directly affects the regulation of the immune system and causes a reduction in the immunological responses to food proteins...Eczema / Psoriasis Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241212.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241212.phpIncreased exposure to sunlight may reduce the risk of both food allergies and eczema in children, according to a new scientific study...Allergy Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241004.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241004.phpCould some cases of asthma actually be caused by an allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria? New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that this idea may not be as far-fetched as it seems. In a research report appearing in the February 2012 print issue, researchers show a link between common environmental bacteria and airway inflammation...Respiratory / Asthma Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240907.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240907.phpNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researchers have identified a new and unusual role for a key player in the human immune system. A protein initially believed to regulate one routine function within the cell has proven vital for another critical step in the activation of the immune system...Immune System / Vaccines Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240225.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240225.phpInvestigators at the National Institutes of Health have identified a genetic mutation in three unrelated families that causes a rare immune disorder characterized by excessive and impaired immune function. Symptoms of this condition include immune deficiency, autoimmunity, inflammatory skin disorders and cold-induced hives, a condition known as cold urticaria...Allergy Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239552.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239552.php Hay fever (runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes) is caused by an allergy to pollen, and most commonly to grass pollen. These tiny grains bring misery to sufferers through spring and summer and pollen levels are often included as part of weather reports to help sufferers prepare...Allergy Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239760.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239760.phpPerrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO;TASE) announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Desloratadine tablets (5 mg). Perrigo had been sued for patent infringement based upon its filing of an ANDA containing a Paragraph IV certification and settled the case in 2008...Allergy Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239736.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239736.phpAn advisory from two leading allergists, Robert Wood of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Scott Sicherer of Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, urges clinicians to use caution when ordering allergy tests and to avoid making a diagnosis based solely on test results...Allergy Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239709.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239709.phpAn advisory from two leading allergists, Robert Wood of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Scott Sicherer of Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, urges clinicians to use caution when ordering allergy tests and to avoid making a diagnosis based solely on test results...Pediatrics / Children's Health Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239601.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239601.php Beer tested in a new study, including some brands labeled "low-gluten," contains levels of hordein, the form of gluten present in barley, that could cause symptoms in patients with celiac disease (CD), the autoimmune condition treated with a life-long gluten-free diet, scientists are reporting...Allergy Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239560.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239560.phpScientists have discovered a missing link between the body's biological clock and sugar metabolism system, a finding that may help avoid the serious side effects of drugs used for treating asthma, allergies and arthritis...Arthritis / Rheumatology Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239534.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239534.phpContact allergy affects around 20% of the population in the western world. Scientists are working intensively to develop alternative test methods that do not require animal testing. A research group at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has now developed a unique test method that enables graded results to be obtained using cultured skin cells...Veterinary Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239537.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239537.phpScientists at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have used advanced light microscopy to show that a substance can be differently absorbed by the skin, depending on what it is mixed with. This may determine whether it causes contact allergy or not. "We have also been able to identify specific cells and proteins in the skin with which a contact allergen interacts...Allergy Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239459.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239459.php Scientists have discovered a missing link between the body's biological clock and sugar metabolism system, a finding that may help avoid the serious side effects of drugs used for treating asthma, allergies and arthritis...Respiratory / Asthma Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239380.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239380.phpThis product may contain nuts." It's an increasingly common warning on food labels of all kinds, given the recent heightened awareness of the dangers of nut allergies. Roughly three million Americans suffer from peanut allergies; yet current diagnostic methods don't detect every case...Nutrition / Diet Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239215.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239215.phpA mouse model to investigate allergy to fenugreek has been developed by Norwegian researchers. The model can also be used to study cross-reactivity to peanut, soy and lupin, major food allergens with public health relevance. Fenugreek is a member of the legume family and is used as an ingredient in curries, chutneys and teas...Allergy Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239157.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239157.phpGetting out the boxes of holiday decorations from years gone by is a time-honored tradition. But in addition to stirring up memories, it also stirs up allergies. "The dust from the boxes and on the decorations that have been packed away in dank basements or dusty attics is triggering reactions in my allergy and asthma patients," said Joseph Leija, MD, allergist at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital...Allergy Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239058.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239058.phpA new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that infants with low concentrations of the stress-related hormone cortisol in their saliva develop fewer allergies than other infants. Hopefully this new knowledge will be useful in future allergy prevention. The study is published in the December paper issue of Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology...Allergy Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239039.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239039.php Concerns are being raised as to how modern lifestyles may cause physiological defense mechanisms in light of the dramatic increase of people suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases, such as allergies, asthma and irritable bowel syndrome...Allergy Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238901.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238901.phpHigh diversity and a variety of bacteria in the gut protect children against allergies as opposed to some individual bacterial genera. These are the findings of a comprehensive study of intestinal microflora (gut flora) in allergic and healthy children, which was conducted at Linköping University in Sweden...Allergy Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238830.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238830.phpA dramatic increase in the incidence of chronic inflammatory diseases such as asthma, allergy, and irritable bowel syndrome, has led to concern about how modern lifestyles may trigger physiological defense mechanisms...Genetics Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238744.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238744.phpA small study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Duke University shows that eating higher doses of milk protein in the form of dry powder substantially outperforms lower-dose therapy a few drops of liquid milk extract under the tongue for treatment of food allergies...Allergy Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238585.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238585.php La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology scientists have identified the histamine releasing factor (HRF) molecule as a promising target for developing new treatments for a number of allergic reactions including asthma. The research team, led by Toshiaki Kawakami, M.D., Ph.D...Respiratory / Asthma Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/238636.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/238636.phpThe histamine releasing factor (HRF) molecule has been identified by researchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, as a potential target for developing novel therapies for numerous allergic reactions, including asthma. The study is published online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. In addition, the team, led by Toshiaki Kawakami, M.D., Ph.D...Allergy Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238342.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238342.phpThe immune system possesses a type of cell that can be activated by tissues within the body to remind the immune system not to attack our own molecules, cells and organs, UCSF researchers have discovered...Immune System / Vaccines