Background: Although several studies have investigated the influence of diet on asthma in schoolchildren, none of them has evaluated how obesity can modify this effect. A study was undertaken to ...

Results In the 6–7-year age group there were 220 407 children from 75 centres in 32 countries. In the 13–14-year age group there were 350 654 adolescents from 118 centres in 53 countries. Maternal and ...

How hay fever sufferers can survive London’s pollen season - Summer can be misery for hay fever sufferers, here’s how to arm ...

Sanofi has bolstered its rare disease business with an agreement to buy Blueprint Medicines and its approved therapy for the blood disorder advanced systemic mastocytosis (ASM). If it goes through ...

Patterns of accidental exposures to allergens among children with food allergy indicate needs for improved patient education and prehospital medication management, according to a study published in ...

IgE-mediated allergic diseases (e.g., allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, atopic asthma and food allergy) are prevalent (up to 30%) in the general population and are increasing in developed countries ...

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Possible Effects of Allergic & Nonallergic Disorders on Cognition & Behavioral Symptoms Allergic and nonallergic diseases causing chronic airway and gut mucosal inflammation may induce or ...