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Researchers at the University of Dundee, who last year identified the gene
that causes eczema and associated forms of asthma, have now discovered that
defects on the same gene can drastically affect the day-to-day management of
asthma in mi |
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Children who experience hay fever symptoms while taking their GCSE exams are 40% more likely to drop a grade between their mocks and final exams, according to the findings of a new study conducted by the charity Education for Health, in collaboration wit |
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The European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps (EP3OS) group, a task force of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), has issued updated guidance on the treatment of acute and chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal |
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Allergic-like reactions to newer iodine-containing contrast agents (nonionic contrast media), are rare in children according to a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Michigan Medical Center and C.S. Mott Children's Hospital both |
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New international guidelines from the PRACTALL Pediatric Asthma Group have emphasized the importance of asthma management strategies that are specifically tailored for children. The guidelines, which will be presented on 10 June 2007 at the XXVI Congress |
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The first update of the landmark ARIA guidelines was presented today at the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) conference in Göteborg, Sweden. The guidelines emphasize the link between persistent rhinitis and asthma and reco |
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AstraZeneca's Symbicort® (budesonide/formoterol) Maintenance And Reliever Therapy (Symbicort SMART®) has today been accepted for use in Scotland by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC). |
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Cows' milk allergy (CMA) has considerable negative effects on the family unit, as exposed by findings from an international survey. In addition to coping with the disturbing physical effects of the condition on the child (including vomiting, diarrhoea, f |
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The research found that snoring is in fact part of the spectrum of childhood allergic diseases. So whilst the condition looks and sounds similar in adults and children it can have quite different causes and risk factors.
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