More Allergy & Asthma News

• Nearly 1 in 3 Asthma Cases May Be Misdiagnosed

  November 17 (HealthDay News) -- Almost one in three adults who've been told they have ...

• First Family Will Have Tough Time Finding Hypoallergenic Dog

  November 14 (HealthDay News) -- President-elect Barack Obama has inspired throngs around the world to ...

• Early Life Peanut Consumption Might Prevent Allergy

  November 14 (HealthDay News) -- Eating peanuts early in life may help prevent development of ...

• Lymph Node Shots Tested for Grass Pollen Allergy

  November 11 (HealthDay News) -- A Swiss-led study appears to point the way toward a ...

• Barriers to Good Asthma Care Detailed

  November 10 (HealthDay News) -- Poor access to appropriate care and distrust of doctors are ...

• Poverty May Aggravate Asthma

  November 10 (HealthDay News) -- Lack of money may literally alter genes related to asthma, ...

• Asthma 'Rescue' Inhalers Are Changing

  November 10 (HealthDay News) -- Change is coming to the lifesaving asthma medications known as ...

• Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise

  November 10 (HealthDay News) -- The number of U.S. children allergic to foods such as ...

• New Compound Might Be Improvement over Allergy Shots

  November 9 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental compound may represent an improvement over burdensome shots ...

• U.S. Experts Still Unsure of Allergy Relief by Mouth

  November 6 (HealthDay News) -- Even though orally delivered "sublingual immunotherapy" (SLIT) is used to ...

• Powdered Milk Helps Kids Overcome Milk Allergy

  November 5 (HealthDay News) -- Consuming increasingly higher doses of powdered milk may help children ...

• Too Many High-Risk Teens Not Getting Flu Shots

  November 4 (HealthDay News) -- Too few American adolescents with asthma and other high-risk illnesses ...

• Use of Kids' Meds on the Increase

  November 3 (HealthDay News) -- Medication use among children across the United States is dramatically ...

• Gas Stove Emissions Boost Asthma in Inner-City Kids

  October 24 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of nitrogen dioxide emissions from gas stoves can ...

• Food Allergies Up 18% Among U.S. Children

  October 22 (HealthDay News) -- The number of American kids with food allergies has soared ...

• Kids, Adults React Equally to Allergy Patch Tests

  October. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Adults and children who have allergy patch tests are equally ...

• Gene Variations, Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Asthma

  October 15 (HealthDay News) -- Certain genetic variations previously identified as putting people at higher ...

• Kids Who Wheeze with Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma Risk

  October 2 (HealthDay News) -- Young children who wheeze when they have rhinovirus infection -- ...

• Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients

  October 2 (HealthDay News) -- The inhaled steroids that are often used to treat asthma ...