News tagged with allergy symptoms

Living near busy roadways ups chances of allergic asthma

An international team of lung experts has new evidence from a study in shantytowns near Lima, Peru, that teens living immediately next to a busy roadway have increased risk of allergies and asthma. The odds can go up by ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Low-allergenic wines could stifle sniffles and sneezes in millions of wine drinkers

Scientists have identified a mysterious culprit that threatens headaches, stuffy noses, skin rash and other allergy symptoms when more than 500 million people worldwide drink wine. The discovery could help winemakers in developing ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Research strengthens evidence of link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and childhood asthma

Evidence suggesting that the risk of childhood asthma associated with prenatal paracetamol exposure may depend on antioxidant genes in the mother has been found by a team of UK scientists. The results of their study - which ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Folic acid may help treat allergies, asthma

Folic acid, or vitamin B9, essential for red blood cell health and long known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects, may also suppress allergic reactions and lessen the severity of allergy and asthma symptoms, according ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Acetaminophen use in adolescents linked to doubled risk of asthma

New evidence linking the use of acetaminophen to development of asthma and eczema suggests that even monthly use of the drug in adolescents may more than double risk of asthma in adolescents compared to those who used none ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 13, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0