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		<title>Experimental Asthma Drug May Provide Major Relief&#8211;But For a Limited Group of Patients</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/05/23/experimental-asthma-drug-may-provide-major-relief-but-for-a-limited-group-of-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A promising new drug for treating asthma could not only reduce asthma symptoms but also improve lung function in patients, according to a new study. The results of the trial involving dupilumab, which is being developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and French drugmaker Sanofi, showed the drug reduced asthma attacks by 87% in patients compared to those taking a placebo. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society in Philadelphia and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. (MORE: Asthma Symptoms Hinder Children’s Sleep and School Performance) The trial, which was sponsored by the drug&#8217;s makers, included 104 adults with moderate to severe asthma. For 12 weeks, 52 of the participants received dupilumab, and the rest of the participants took a placebo. Among the treated group, only three had asthma attacks, which is significantly lower than the 23 episodes reported among the placebo group. The dupilumab users were also less likely to need their short-acting inhalers. Dr. Sally Wenzel, the lead investigator of the trial told Reuters that the trial provided the most exciting data in asthma in the last 20 years. &#8221;We have been treating asthma with sort of Band-Aid therapies that didn&#8217;t get at the underlying causes,&#8221; she Wenzel. She said the study was written by a medical writer paid by Regeneron, but that she wrote the first draft. (MORE: Sneezing and Wheezing Solutions: Surprising Ways to Relieve Spring Allergies) The drug blocks two proteins, interleukin-4 and interleukin-13, that prior research suggested could play critical roles in triggering asthma and other allergy-related diseases. Because, as Wenzel said, the drug targeted the underlying mechanisms driving the disease, dupilumab could have wide-ranging benefits beyond  just temporarily opening up airways. However, before the drug can be used by the 25 million Americans who suffer from asthma, more trials need to confirm its effectiveness and safety. As Forbes reports, Regeneron still needs to determine the most effective dosage of dupilumab, and  Sanofi has just begun a two-year long study investigating different doses of the drug compared to a placebo in 600 participants. (MORE: Location, Location:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=87124&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Asthma Symptoms Hinder Children&#8217;s Sleep and School Performance</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/05/22/asthma-symptoms-hinder-childrens-sleep-and-school-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asthma & Allergies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sneezing and wheezing can make children feel miserable, and that discomfort can hamper how well they do in school. About 7.1 million children in the U.S. live with asthma, and its health consequences are well known; inflamed lung tissue can contribute to lasting lung damage as well as make breathing difficult. But the latest study shows that enduring these symptoms can take a toll on other aspects of children&#8217;s lives as well. The data, which was presented at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society involved 170 parent-child pairs in greater Providence, R.I. The participants were from urban, African-American, Latino and non-Latino white families. During three separate 30-day monitoring periods, the researchers measured the kids&#8217; asthma and sleep symptoms. The severity of the asthma symptoms was measured using spirometry, which tracks the speed and amount of air exhaled. The kids and their families also used diaries to report on their symptoms and how they controlled them. (MORE: Sneezing and Wheezing Solutions: Surprising Ways to Relieve Spring Allergies) To determine the association between a child&#8217;s asthma control and its effect on sleep and academic performance, the scientists also asked the parents about sleep quality and queried the children&#8217;s teachers about their school grades. The kids with poorly controlled asthma showed lower-quality schoolwork, as reported by their teachers, compared with students who had a better handle on their asthma symptoms. The more asthma symptoms reported by the kids, the lower their academic performance. If the child had low sleep quality because their symptoms kept them up at night, their schoolwork also suffered. (MORE: Being Born in the U.S. Puts Kids at Higher Risk of Allergies) The findings underscore the wide-ranging effects that asthma can have on children, particularly those who may already be suffering academically. Asthma rates tend to be higher among children in urban and lower socioeconomic areas, since they are more likely to live near environmental pollutants that can raise asthma risk, and less likely to take advantage of the cleaner air found near trees and parks. That means, however, that their health condition may<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=87055&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Location, Location: Being Born in the U.S. Puts Kids at Higher Risk of Allergies</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/04/30/study-kids-born-outside-the-u-s-have-a-lower-risk-of-allergies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With pollen and other spring allergens in the air, researchers investigated whether place of birth affected the risk of developing allergies, and the answer turns out to be — yes. Having an allergic reaction — with its sneezing, wheezing, itchy eyes and runny nose — is an all too familiar experience for many Americans, particularly children. About 11% of youngsters suffer from asthma, and up to 20% may experience some immune-based reaction to allergens such as pollen, dust, animal hair and even foods. But this relatively high prevalence seems to be unique to the U.S., so researchers delved into whether different environmental exposures, dictated by where children were born, could affect risk of allergic disease. Reporting in JAMA Pediatrics, the scientists studied 91,642 kids between the ages 0 to 17, all currently living in the U.S., who participated in the 2007–08 National Survey of Children&#8217;s Health. The children or their parents answered questions about where they were born, and if they were born outside of the country, they were asked to note how long they had lived in the U.S. The researchers also collected medical information about the children&#8217;s allergic diseases, including asthma, eczema, hay fever and food allergies. (MORE: Bullying Over Food Allergies) When they compared place of birth with allergic-disease prevalence, the scientists found that children born outside of the U.S. were less likely to develop asthma or allergies compared with those born in the U.S.: 20% of foreign-born kids developed allergic diseases compared with 34% of the American-born children. The prevalence of asthma was even lower, with those born outside of the country 47% less likely to develop the condition than those born in the U.S. Even after the researchers accounted for factors that could affect rates of allergies, such as race or ethnicity and socioeconomic status, the strong association between being born in the U.S. and the higher risk of allergic diseases remained. (MORE: Why We&#8217;re Going Nuts Over Nut Allergies) In fact, it was clear that the U.S. environment played some role in the trend, since<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=85802&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sneezing and Wheezing Solutions: Surprising Ways To Relieve Spring Allergies</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/04/12/surprising-ways-to-cure-your-spring-allergies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<title>The 10 Worst Spring Allergy Cities In The U.S.</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/04/03/the-10-worst-spring-allergy-cities-in-the-u-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<title>Genetic Variants and Wheezing Put Kids At Risk For Asthma</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/03/28/genetic-variants-and-wheezing-put-kids-at-risk-for-asthma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost every toddler will sniffle through a cold by the time they are three, but if they wheeze while they&#8217;re sick, they may be at higher risk of developing asthma. Previous research found that wheezing-related illnesses can increase a child&#8217;s risk for developing asthma, and other studies connected certain genetic factors to this heightened tendency to wheeze. In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers connected the two and found that 90% of three-year-olds with a combination of specific genes and a particular wheezing illness were diagnosed with asthma by the age of 6. The scientists focused on a region of chromosome 17, known as 17q21 that has been associated with an elevated risk of asthma early in life. Two genes in the region likely increase this risk — ORMDL3 and GSDMB. Variants of these genes, which are relatively common, seemed to confer higher risk of wheezing when children were infected with the rhinovirus, which is responsible for the common cold. About half of the infants in the study had one copy of the variant, while a quarter had both copies, which significantly increased their likelihood of wheezing and developing asthma. (MORE: Fast Food Linked to Asthma and Allergies in Kids) The researchers included children from two separate study groups, all of whom came from families with a history of allergies or asthma. The first group included 200 children toddlers with at least one, and possibly two parents who had allergies or asthma while the second group consisted of Danish toddlers whose mothers were diagnosed with asthma. Among children without the high-risk genetic variants for asthma, 40% who wheezed when they caught a cold before age three developed asthma by age six, compared to 60% who had one copy of the variant and wheezed, and 90% of those who had two copies and also wheezed. &#8220;We found that the interaction between this specific wheezing illness and a gene or genes on a region of chromosome 17 determines childhood asthma risk. The combination of genetic predisposition<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=83198&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BPA Exposure Linked To Asthma In Kids</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/03/01/bpa-exposure-linked-to-asthma-in-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The list of adverse health effects from BPA exposure continues to grow. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is commonly used to line food and beverage cans, and helps to keep plastics flexible, but studies suggest the compound can leach into the foods we eat. High levels of BPA in the urine have been tied to behavior problems, obesity, hormone abnormalities and even kidney and heart problems. Now, new research from scientists at the Columbia Center of Children&#8217;s Environmental Health is linking the compound to an increased risk for asthma. (MORE: More Health Harms for Children Exposed to BPA) “Asthma prevalence has increased dramatically over the past 30 years, which suggests that some as-yet-undiscovered environmental exposures may be implicated. Our study indicates that one such exposure may be BPA,” lead author Dr. Kathleen Donohue, an assistant professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and an investigator at the Center for Children’s Environmental Health said in a statement. Donohue and her colleagues followed 568 women participating in the Mothers &#38; Newborns study on environmental exposures. They measured the BPA levels in the women&#8217;s urine during their third trimester of pregnancy, and also tested their kids&#8217; urine for BPA when they were aged 3, 5 and 7.  At ages five and 12, based on their symptoms, tests and medical history, their physicians diagnosed the children who met the criteria for asthma with the respiratory disorder. (MORE: BPA Linked With Obesity in Kids and Teens) Each time the children were evaluated, more than 90% of the kids had detectable levels of BPA. The higher their BPA levels, the more wheezing and asthma the researchers found. But higher levels of BPA in pregnant moms  during the third trimester of pregnancy were associated with lower rates of wheezing in children at age 5. That confirms previous work that showed that the timing of exposure to the chemical may be important when it comes to asthma risk. In that study, expectant moms with higher BPA levels early on in pregnancy were more likely to have children who<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=81243&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Acupuncture an Antidote for Allergies?</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/02/19/is-acupuncture-the-antidote-for-allergies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acupuncture already helps to relieve pain in some patients, and the latest study hints that it might relieve sneezing and itchy eyes as well. Most patients plagued with sniffles brought on by seasonal allergies turn to antihistamines for relief, but when they don&#8217;t get relief, some opt for alternative treatments like acupuncture, in which tiny needles inserted just under the skin at specific points in the body are used to reduce certain symptoms. (MORE: Fast Food Linked to Asthma and Allergies in Kids) In a study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers examined 422 people who tested positive for pollen allergies and had allergic nasal symptoms such as a runny nose. The participants reported their symptoms as well as what medication and doses they used to treat them. The researchers then divided them into three groups; one received 12 acupuncture treatments and took antihistamines as needed, a second group received 12 fake acupuncture treatments (needles placed at random, non-meaningful points in the body) and took antihistamines as needed, while the final group only took antihistamines for symptoms. After two months, the researchers asked the patients about their symptoms and how much medication they used. The participants who received the real acupuncture treatments with their antihistamines showed a greater improvement in their allergy symptoms and less use of antihistamines compared to the other groups. But the fact that even the participants receiving the sham acupuncture therapy reported some relief of their symptoms suggests that a strong placebo effect may be responsible for at least part of the improvement. That possibility was supported by the fact that after four months of follow-up, the difference between the groups was less pronounced. The researchers speculate that the patients&#8217; expectations of how much the acupuncture might help them could have influenced their reports of improved symptoms. But if the treatments are providing some type of relief, then acupuncture&#8217;s potential role in treating allergies should be investigated further, the authors say. &#8220;The effectiveness of acupuncture for [seasonal allergies] compared with other antiallergic interventions<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=80325&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Connection Between Dirty Diapers and Childhood Health</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/02/12/the-connection-between-dirty-diapers-and-childhood-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice Park</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cesarean sections and breast feeding can have lifelong effects on a baby’s health, and researchers may have uncovered why. It’s all about the bugs. Or, to be more precise, the bacteria that live in the gut to help digest food and, it turns out, perform a host of other important functions. In a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers led by Anita Kozyrskyj found that babies born by C-section harbored a different set of microbes in their digestive tracts than those born vaginally, and that infants who were breast-fed had a different recipe of bacteria in their guts than those who were given formula. “Our goal is to show that some decision about elective C-sections may cause changes that parents can’t see but nevertheless affect development,” says Kozyrskyj. (MORE: Gut Bugs: They Are What You Eat) The findings add to the growing number of studies that expose more of the hidden universe of these microbes and the role they may play in the risk of conditions ranging from asthma to autism, obesity and cancer. The researchers studied 24 babies and compared the bacteria found in stool samples collected when the infants were 3 months old. Previous studies have linked cesarean delivery to a higher risk of asthma, diabetes and obesity, but the reason wasn’t clear. Now, Kozyrskyj and her colleagues, led by Meghan Azad, suggest that at least part of that heightened risk may be due to the microbes colonizing the babies’ guts. (MORE: The Good Bugs: How the Germs in Your Body Keep You Healthy) During vaginal delivery, for example, babies are baptized to the world of bacteria, viruses and other pathogens as they pass through the birth canal; birth is, in a sense, their first immunization against the bugs they are likely to encounter in their new environment as their still developing immune systems get to work taking stock of the microbes. Babies pick up the microbial content of their mother’s gut. Over time, the babies’ immune systems start to distinguish between friend and foe<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=79965&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Relieving Peanut Allergies&#8230;With Peanuts</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2013/01/08/relieving-peanut-allergies-with-peanuts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Blue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Modern-day allergists seem to be taking a cue from the history books: ancient kings supposedly intentionally ingested poisons to build up their tolerance to toxins in case of a murder attempt. This week, researchers report that people suffering from peanut allergies may build up their tolerance to peanuts in a similar way &#8212; by eating extremely low doses of the allergen. For the new study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 40 adolescents and adults with the food allergy were tested for the maximum amount of peanuts that would generate an allergic reaction tolerance. Then, half of them took minuscule quantities of peanut powder under their tongue daily, with the doses increasing gradually every day. The other half were given a placebo powder. (MORE: Can Eating Eggs Cure an Egg Allergy?) After 44 weeks, 14 of the 20 who received the daily peanut powder could tolerate at least 10 times as much peanut as they could handle at the beginning of the study (or 5 grams in total, whichever was more), while only three of the 20 on placebo could do the same. Many of the people receiving treatment saw a 100-fold or better increases in their peanut tolerance. After the first stage of the experiment was finished, the group getting placebo was offered the chance to receive the peanut treatment too. Among that group as well, most were also able to improve their resistance to peanuts over subsequent months. That doesn&#8217;t mean that those allergic to peanuts can try a similar strategy for building up their tolerance at home. In the experiment, even allergy sufferers who responded well could only handle a couple grams of peanut – a fraction of an ounce – after many months of training. The initial, first-stage training doses, in contrast, were far lower still, and much smaller than anyone could prepare in a home kitchen: mere billionths of a gram per day. (MORE: Why Kids With Known Food Allergies Are Still at Risk) &#8220;While promising, the treatment is not ready yet<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=77355&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Study Links Food Allergies To Pesticides In Tap Water</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/03/study-links-food-allergies-to-pesticides-in-tap-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is our drinking water making us sick? Over the past 20 years, the number of people allergic to milk, eggs, wheat nuts and shellfish has soared, jumping by 18% between 1997 and 2007, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But why? A team of researchers reporting in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), decided to look at whether that rise in food sensitivities could be related to another growing trend during that time period &#8212; the use of environmental pesticides and purifying chemicals. (MORE: Why Kids with Known Food Allergies Are Still at Risk) Specifically, the scientists focused on a group of pesticides called dichlorophenols that is also used to purify water. They began with 10,348 participants from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006, 2,548 of whom showed dichlorophenols in their urine. In the end 2,211 were included in the study; food allergy was found in 411 of these participants and 1,016 had an allergy to an environmental agent, whether it was air pollutant or compounds found in products like pesticides. Those with higher levels of dichlorophenols in the body were 80% more likely to have food sensitivity than those with lower levels, and the authors believe the exposure to the chemicals may be contributing to a hyper-sensitive immune system that recognizes even common food proteins as foreign. &#8220;We started to look into the question of why in westernized countries food allergies are so prevalent, says lead study author Dr. Elina Jerschow, an American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) fellow. &#8220;Pollutants are so widely available in the West through pesticides, herbicides and insecticides, there may be a link.&#8221; MORE: Why We&#8217;re Going Nuts Over Nut Allergies It&#8217;s important to understand that the study simply finds an association between pesticide exposure and food allergies; the link does not establish a cause and effect relationship. The authors also say that the study compared rates of food allergies at different<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=75156&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Allergic to Nickel? Might Want to Trade in That Flip Phone</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/11/09/allergic-to-nickel-might-want-to-trade-in-that-flip-phone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda MacMillan | Health.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s gadget-obsessed society, Blackberrys and flip phones are often derided as being clunky and old-fashioned, thanks to their push-button keypads, low-resolution screens, and stop-and-go web browsing. People with older phones who can do without the latest features may now have a better reason to consider upgrading: According to new research, Blackberrys and flip phones are more likely than newer touch-screen models to contain nickel, a metal that can trigger an eczema-like rash in some people. Allergists and dermatologists first noticed phone-related skin problems about 10 years ago, when patients began trickling into their offices with patches of dry, itchy, red, or swollen skin along their cheekbones, jawlines, and ears. These rashes, the doctors soon figured out, tended to clear up on their own if the patients stopped using a cell phone. Numerous case reports have since linked cell phones to nickel allergy, which affects an estimated 17% of women and 3% of men. Skin problems associated with the allergy are usually triggered by earrings and other jewelry (which likely explains the higher rate in women), as well as by watchbands, belt buckles, dental fillings, and makeup. (Health.com: What&#8217;s That Rash?) To determine whether some phones might be more aggravating than others, researchers at the Winthrop-University Hospital, in Mineola, N.Y., tested a total of 72 phones spanning five brands and 16 different models. The researchers swabbed the exterior of each phone with a special nickel-detecting solution in at least five places, such as the keypad and speakers. Not one of the iPhone or Droid models tested positive for nickel, whereas the metal was found on roughly 30% of Blackberrys and 90% of flip phones—including all six of the Samsung and all nine of  the LG phones tested. Cobalt, another metal that can trigger allergies, also was more common on flip phones, though it was less prevalent than nickel overall. Phone manufacturers &#8220;are using lighter materials now, and a lot more plastic casings and copper to make things look fancy and pretty,&#8221; says Luz Fonacier, MD, head of the hospital&#8217;s allergy<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=73545&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers Genetically Modify a Cow to Produce Low-Allergy Milk</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/02/researchers-genetically-modify-a-cow-to-produce-low-allergy-milk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If New Zealand researchers have their way, milk allergy suffers may someday be able to douse their cereal with the white stuff, without the digestive discomfort. Scientists working with the AgResearch company have genetically modified a cow to produce milk without beta-lactoglobulin, or BLG, a milk-whey protein believed to be partially responsible for allergic reactions. Using a process that interferes with the cow&#8217;s RNA (which messengers instructions from DNA to the proteins), the researchers reduced BLG gene activity and, therefore, the BLG content in the cow&#8217;s milk. The researchers first tested their RNA procedure in mice — which resulted in a 96% reduction in BLG — before moving on to &#8220;Daisy,&#8221; a genetically engineered calf that they hormonally induced to lactate. Daisy&#8217;s milk had no detectable BLG proteins, but in an unexpected result, it had double the amount of casein proteins. That presents a problem, since casein is also a common trigger of milk allergies. (MORE: The Right Drink For Every Situation) As Dr. Scott Sicherer, a professor and researcher at the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, told ABC News, many people with milk allergies react to multiple proteins and casein allergies are especially common. “Casein, actually, is the major milk protein that we believe causes most of the severe milk allergies,” Sicherer said. “Creating a milk enriched with casein proteins would seem problematic given what we know about milk allergy.” Sicherer said that 13% to 76% of milk allergy sufferers react to BLG, compared with the 92% to 100% of patients who react to caseins. Still, according to the authors, BLG is a significant cause of cow&#8217;s milk allergies, which affect up to 3% of infants. Some observers are calling the new study a &#8220;breakthrough.&#8221; Scientists have long speculated that canceling out BLG proteins could lead to low-allergy milk. &#8220;We developed this scientific model to investigate the effect of knocking BLG protein out on the composition and functional properties of milk, and to determine whether the absence of BLG produces cow’s milk that is hypoallergenic,” said lead study<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=70612&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can Eating Eggs Cure an Egg Allergy?</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/07/19/can-eating-eggs-cure-an-egg-allergy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feeding eggs to a child who&#8217;s allergic sounds criminal, but a recent study finds that the exposure could actually cure them — or at least lessen their allergic reactions. The strategy, called oral immunotherapy, involves feeding the allergy-producing food over time, in gradually increasing doses, in order to coax the immune system to tolerate it with few or no reactions. Previous studies have suggested that it works with common childhood allergens like milk and peanuts — and now with eggs too. The authors of the new study from the Johns Hopkins Children&#8217;s Center caution that the treatment is still considered experimental, however, and should be confined to the lab. So, parents, don&#8217;t try this at home. (MORE: Why Kids with Known Food Allergies Are Still at Risk) The study involved 55 children aged 5 to 11 who were allergic to eggs: 40 received oral immunotherapy, consisting of increasing doses of egg-white powder, and 15 got a cornstarch placebo over 10 months. At the end of the 10 months, the kids participated in an oral food challenge by eating 5 g of egg protein, equivalent to about half a large egg, under medical supervision. (At this point, five kids in the immunotherapy group and two in the placebo group had dropped out.) Twenty-two of the 35 children remaining in the immunotherapy group were able to eat the protein with fleeting symptoms — 14 of them with no symptoms — and passed the 10-month test. None of the children in the placebo group passed. The 35 kids who received egg immunotherapy continued onto the maintenance phase of the experiment, consuming small doses of egg-white protein daily for 22 more months. At the end of 22 months, they underwent another oral challenge, this time with 10 g of egg protein, as much as in one large egg. Thirty out of the 35 children passed the challenge. (MORE: Can Pregnant Moms Give Their Babies a Peanut Allergy? Maybe) After the 22-month challenge, those who passed then entered an abstinence period — 4 to 6 weeks of<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=64241&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Why Dogs and Cats Make Babies Healthier</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/07/09/study-why-dogs-and-cats-make-babies-healthier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice Park</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do dogs or cats have to do with your baby&#8217;s risk of catching a cold? According to the latest research, they may help lower his or her risk of coughs and sniffles during the first year of life. Reporting in the journal Pediatrics, researchers say that babies who grow up in homes with a pet — namely a dog or a cat — are less likely to get sick than children who live pet-free. The results bolster the notion that keeping infants&#8217; environments overly sanitized isn&#8217;t good for their health. Previous research has linked the presence of pets with a lower risk of allergies among babies, while a recent study in mice found that exposure to household dust from homes with a dog prevented infection with a common respiratory virus that is thought to increase the risk of childhood asthma. (MORE: Why We&#8217;re Going Nuts Over Nut Allergies) So, how do pets protect against these diseases? It’s not entirely clear, but researchers think that exposure to pet dander, as well as the microbes that pets carry into the home from outdoors, could prime babies&#8217; still-developing immune systems and train them early to fend off assaults from common allergens and bugs, such as from animals or other bacteria and viruses. “We think the exposure to pets somehow matures the immune system so when the child meets the microbes, he might be better prepared for them,” says Dr. Eija Bergroth, a pediatrician at Kuopio University Hospital in Finland who led current study. Bergroth and her colleagues didn&#8217;t analyze the babies in their study for immune-system markers to verify the theory, but they hypothesize that the same process that may help kids steer clear of allergies or asthma may also explain why some infants can stave off colds better than others. For their study, the researchers followed 397 children born in Finland between 2002 and &#8217;05. For the first year of life, parents kept weekly logs of their children&#8217;s health, jotting down symptoms like coughing, runny nose and ear infections; they also<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=63564&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Kids with Known Food Allergies Are Still at Risk</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/06/25/why-kids-with-known-food-allergies-are-still-having-reactions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most young kids with allergies to foods like milk or eggs are still having allergic reactions, even after parents and caregivers have been informed of the children&#8217;s allergies, a new study finds — and about 11% of these incidents aren&#8217;t accidental. The findings come from an ongoing government-sponsored study that has been following more than 500 children aged 3 to 15 months with food allergies since they were infants. The families filled out detailed questionnaires about allergic reactions and symptoms and underwent several clinical evaluations. Over the course of the 36-month study period, nearly 72% of the kids had at least one allergic reaction; just over half of the kids experienced more than one. The most common reactions were to milk, eggs or peanuts, and of these 834 cases, the vast majority (87%) were accidental, attributed to lapses like forgetfulness or lack of supervision on the part of the caregiver (65%), label-reading errors (16%) and unintentional cross-contamination (15%) or mistakes in preparation (4%) of foods. Only about half of the accidental reactions were caused by food given by parents, so the data suggest that other caregivers — like babysitters, grandparents and teachers — need to be better informed about kids&#8217; allergies. (MORE: Why Black Children May Be More Likely to Develop Food Allergies) About 1 in 9 cases of allergic reaction were intentional, however, and the authors of the study aren&#8217;t sure why caregivers would purposely give kids a known allergen. &#8221;Maybe parents were testing their children to see if they had outgrown their allergy,&#8221; Dr. David Fleischer of National Jewish Health in Denver and lead author of the study told ABC News. &#8220;There&#8217;s going to be a follow-up study, going back to families and asking exactly why caretakers were giving these foods on purpose.&#8221; If parents want to try reintroducing allergic foods, experts say they should consult an allergy expert first. The researchers were also concerned by caregivers&#8217; failure to administer epinephrine when children had severe reactions. About 11% of the kids in the study experienced anaphylaxis, which includes symptoms like swelling in the throat, asthma,<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=62637&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Having a Dog Helps Keep Kids Asthma-Free</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/06/20/why-having-a-dog-may-keep-kids-asthma-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a dog person, your kids might be in luck. Research suggests that children who grow up in homes with pets are less likely to develop allergies, and now a recent study by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, sheds some light on why. Working with mice, the scientists found that exposure to house dust from homes with a pet appeared to protect the mice against a common virus called respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which infects the lungs and breathing passages and is a major cause of respiratory illness in young children. (In adults, it usually causes run-of-the-mill cold symptoms.) Severe infections in infancy are linked with an increased risk of developing respiratory problems like asthma later on. Lead researcher Kei Fujimura and her team looked at three groups of mice. One group was fed house dust from homes with dogs, and then exposed to RSV; a second group was infected with RSV without exposure to dust; and a control group of mice was not exposed to RSV or dust. (MORE: How ‘Bring Your Dog to Work’ Days Could Lower Stress) The study found that the mice that ingested house dust and were exposed to RSV didn&#8217;t develop the telltale symptoms of infection, such as lung inflammation and mucus production — these animals looked just like the controls. The researchers then examined the microbes living in the protected animals&#8217; guts, and found that the types of bacteria they harbored were different and more diverse than the bugs in the RSV-infected animals guts. What do gut bugs have to do with asthma? Potentially a lot. Researchers are discovering that the microbiome, as it&#8217;s known — the vast community of good bacteria and viruses that live in and on the human body, including in the intestines — not only play a vital role in basic bodily functions like digesting food, producing vitamins and fending off infection, but may also contribute to the development of chronic conditions and diseases like obesity, cancer and asthma. Our bodies begin to acquire these crucial<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=62305&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 Foods to Help Fight Spring Allergies</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/29/5-foods-to-help-fight-spring-allergies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Sifferlin</dc:creator>
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		<title>&#8216;Christmas Tree Syndrome&#8217;: Not as Pleasant as It Sounds</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2011/12/19/christmas-tree-syndrome-not-as-fun-as-it-sounds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sora Song</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sneezing and sniffling this season? It could be your Christmas tree&#8217;s fault, a new study suggests. So-called Christmas tree syndrome can cause wheezing, coughing, itchy nose, watery eyes, fatigue and problems sleeping — triggered by breathing in spores from the mold growing on Christmas trees. According to the new study, for which doctors and staff of SUNY Upstate Medical University provided clippings from their own trees, such mold is common in conifers and could help explain peaks in respiratory illness around Christmas. The mold grows on trees naturally, but proliferates once you get the tree into your toasty, warm living room. The U.K.&#8217;s Telegraph reported: The team, writing in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, also reported another study which found that after a Christmas tree has been on display for a fortnight, the number of airborne mould spores increases from 800 per 35 cubic feet to 5,000. Still, that doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean your tree is going to make you sick. “If you and your children don’t have any obvious allergies, then it is probably not going to bother you,” said lead researcher Dr. Lawrence Kurlandsky. But if your family is sensitive to other allergens, he offers a bit of guidance: Wash your tree. Check whether the nursery where you bought your tree has tree-washing services; if not, do it yourself at home. Hose off your tree outside and let it dry before bringing it into the house. Toss the tree after Christmas. Since mold spores may accumulate the longer your tree is in the house, consider getting rid of it first thing on the 26th. Purify the air. Put a household air purifier in the same room as the tree to help remove allergens from the air. Go artificial. It won&#8217;t fill your house with that glorious piney scent, but a fake tree won&#8217;t trigger allergies either — that is, as long as you keep it stored properly, protected against mold and dust. MORE: Why Air Fresheners Can Trigger Respiratory Problems<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=49753&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Black Children May Be More Likely to Develop Food Allergies</title>
		<link>http://healthland.time.com/2011/09/05/why-black-children-might-be-more-likely-to-develop-food-allergies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alice Park</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research suggests that race and ancestry may play an important role in food allergies. Dr. Rajesh Kumar, a pediatrician at Northwestern University Medical School, and his team report in the journal Pediatrics that black children are more than twice as likely as white children to have sensitivities to eight foods that commonly cause allergic reactions, and that they are especially vulnerable to peanut allergies. While other studies have linked African American ethnicity to a higher risk of asthma, Kumar&#8217;s group was interested in investigating whether race also affects children&#8217;s risk of allergy to certain foods. Using a multi-ethnic database of 1,104 children who participated in regular health checkups at 6 months, then again at 1, 2, 4 and 6 years old, the scientists measured the youngsters&#8217; antibodies to egg white, cow&#8217;s milk, peanut, soy, shrimp, walnut, wheat and cod. To determine race, the researchers used two measures — the children&#8217;s mothers&#8217; self-report of race as well as the distribution of 150 genetic markers in the children&#8217;s blood, which track ancestry. The researchers included the second, more objective measure because self-reports of race can often be inaccurate, especially given the amount of racial mixing that occurs in a country as diverse as the U.S. &#8220;If you look at populations who describe themselves as one race like African American or Hispanic, they may have ancestors from different continental groups,&#8221; says Kumar. &#8220;So the description loses precision if you just use race. Whereas if you look at ancestry, you get a more precise proportion of what ancestors came from one continent compared to another.&#8221; The researchers found that children whose mothers reported them as being black were nearly 2.5 times as likely as self-reported white youngsters to be sensitive to any of the eight foods tested, and they were also more likely to be sensitive to more of the foods than white children. When the researchers looked at the genetic markers for ancestry, they found that for every 10% increment in African ancestry, children were 7% more likely to have antibodies to<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=healthland.time.com&#038;blog=8684427&#038;post=42130&#038;subd=timewellness&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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