American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for July (first issue)
...equentdevelopment of asthma, allergic rhinitis, or eczema at age 5. The investigators studied 498 infants w... recurrent wheezing, asthma, allergic rhinitis, or eczema at age 5. Previous retrospective studies in England, New Zealand, Belgium, and German children came ...Is there a way to derail the children's 'Allergy March'?
...s occurring at a specific age range. These include eczema shortly after birth, gastrointestinal diseases as ... childhood diseases related to atopy. For example, eczema is most likely to occur between birth and three months of age; gastrointestinal distress is most pre...New generation of smallpox vaccines to be tested at Saint Louis University
...llergic reaction, no immune system problems and no eczema or other significant skin conditions. Potential volunteers who have significant contact with anyone who is pregnant or with a child less than 12 months of age will be excluded. Volunteers must not previously have been vaccinated against smallpox. Qua...NIAMS researchers collaborate to produce targeted immunosuppressant drug
...mune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, eczema and psoriasis. Autoimmune diseases cause the immune system to attack healthy, normal tissue as if it were a foreign substance. The finding that CP-690,550 selectively suppresses the immune response in transplant rejection with minimal toxicity also s...Study to examine if new eczema drug may prevent future development of asthma
... a study to determine whether early treatment of eczema using one of a new class of anti-inflammatory drug...ction of chemicals in the immune system that cause eczema symptoms, including redness, itching, cracking and bleeding. The six-year prospective study, funded...Ethnicity may affect allergies in children with asthma
...edicaid, to have severe persistent asthma, to have eczema (dry skin condition), and to be exposed frequently to cockroaches and rodents in their homes. Overall findings showed that children with more severe asthma had more severe allergies. Eczema and frequent exposure to cockroaches in the home were assoc...Study shows low risk of vaccinia transfer after smallpox immunization
...hat could infect others. If a child, a person with eczema or someone with an immune disorder is infected, the virus can cause serious health problems or death. Consequently, some hospitals decided that health care workers should not be vaccinated against smallpox to prevent accidental transmission of the vi...OHSU researchers hope to prevent childhood asthma with new eczema drug
...earchers hope treating babies newly diagnosed with eczema using the study drug Elidel will not only control ...ldhood asthma. "Researchers have long known that eczema and asthma are linked; however, there currently isn't an established, long-term treatment that contr...NIAID forms network to tackle potentially fatal reaction to smallpox vaccine
...de research group that seeks to reduce the risk of eczema vaccinatum (EV), a severe and potentially deadly c...e specific defects that increase the likelihood of eczema vaccinatum have yet to be explained," says Daniel Rotrosen, M.D., director of NIAID's Division of Al...p110 delta: A key player in the allergic response
...llion people suffer from hay fever, 6 million from eczema and 5 million from asthma each year. In the most extreme circumstances, an allergic reaction can be life-threatening or even fatal. This is commonly seen in peanut and drug allergies. According to Mr. Khaled Ali, the lead author of the study, cur......f non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among individuals who had eczema during childhood." However, other allergic conditi...e malignant cells," they write. Although childhood eczema appeared to increase the risk that individuals will suffer from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma by around two...Home-based treatment as effective as hospital-based treatment for hand eczema
... PUVA at home, both had a similar decrease in hand eczema score (clinical improvement) at the end of treatment. This effect was maintained during an eight-week follow-up period after completion of the treatment," the authors write. "In addition, patients treating themselves at home had substantially lower t...A site for sore eyes: New target for allergies found under the eyelid
...w treatments for allergic diseases such as asthma, eczema and hay fever. In a study published today in the o...K currently suffering from asthma, conjunctivitis, eczema or hay fever. Allergic responses develop in two phases. The first phase involves an immediate hypers...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for January 2005 (second issue)
...amin C intake was related to parental reporting of eczema during at least one time period at follow-up. In ...on of fruit per day was positively associated with eczema in the second year of the child's life. According to the authors, there were no statistically signi......ent SRNC were more likely to suffer from a chronic eczema skin condition, and toddlers and preschoolers with SRNC exhibited bruxism (grinding teeth) more frequently, the researches found. Both conditions have been associated with anxiety. Fukumizu says the impetus for the research was to try to shed light o...