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Girls and children exposed to tobacco smoke benefit more from montelukast (singulair)
Girls and children exposed to tobacco smoke respond particularly well to montelukast (Singulair) according to researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center.   view more (2008-05-14)

Flick of a protein switches immune response
A single protein can turn on and off a key component of the immune system by changing partners in an elegant genomic dance, said researchers at the University of Southern California and Harvard Medical School.   view more (2006-07-28)

Childhood asthma is still being overlooked
A University of Sunderland academic has called for a greater awareness of childhood asthma after his research revealed the disease is still being under-diagnosed and under-treated. Dr Mohammad Shamssain and his research team recently completed phase two of a major study into the prevalence and... view more (2002-01-24)

CIA Responds Angrily to Scaremongering Study Coverage
The UK Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has responded angrily to the scaremongering media stories about the report published earlier this week by the British Society for Allergy, Environmental & Nutritional Medicine (BSAEN). The authors of the report are said to be criticising what they... view more (2000-03-17)

Genome discovery will help combat disease and lead to new drugs
An international consortium of researchers led by the University of Manchester has cracked the gene code behind a key family of fungi, which includes both the leading cause of death in leukaemia and bone marrow transplant patients and an essential ingredient of soy sauce.   view more (2005-12-22)

Commonly recommended sedative does not improve infant sleep
An antihistamine often recommended to parents whose infants do not sleep through the night may not be effective in reducing nighttime awakenings or improving parents' happiness with their children's sleep.   view more (2006-07-05)

1 of life's most common compounds causes allergic inflammation
The beetle's back and the crab's shell owe their toughness to a common compound called chitin that now appears to trigger airway inflammation and possibly asthma, UCSF scientists have found.   view more (2007-04-23)

The hope, the challenge, the people: perspectives on animal research
The people who agreed to be interviewed and photographed for a new RDS publication to be launched on 15 January are convinced that the use of animals in medical research is essential. They also agree that alternative methods should be sought to replace animal research and testing and that, until... view more (2002-01-11)

Commonly used medications associated with impaired physical function in older adults
Older adults who take drugs designed to block the neurotransmitter acetylcholine - including common medications for incontinence, high blood pressure and allergies - are more likely to be dependent in one or more activities of daily living and to walk slower, according to new findings from... view more (2008-05-05)

Cigarette use may explain asthma epidemic in children, says Mailman School of Public Health study
The rise in cigarette use by adults over the past century may explain the asthma epidemic in children according to a study by researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health. The study is published this month in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American... view more (2007-05-22)

More fish oil, less vegetable oil, better for your health
Scientists have provided new evidence that using more fish oil than vegetable oil in the diet decreases the formation of chemicals called prostanoids, which, when produced in excess, increase inflammation in various tissues and organs.   view more (2007-07-27)

Producing flu vaccines will be faster and cheaper, thanks to MSU technology
Technology from Michigan State animal science labs looks to produce new human flu vaccines quicker and cheaper than current methods.   view more (2006-07-12)

Live From The Lymph Node
Scientists at the German Research Centre for Biotechnology (GBF) in Braunschweig have successfully filmed individual cells migrating within a functioning lymph node. "We are the first in Europe to have taken such pictures," explains GBF researcher Dr. Matthias Gunzer. The new findings gleaned from... view more (2004-08-17)

Regular smoking substantially increases risk of asthma in adolescents
Adolescents who smoke cigarettes regularly have a significantly increased risk of developing asthma during their teens compared to their non-smoking peers, according to the latest results of the Children's Health Study (CHS).   view more (2006-11-15)

Antibiotics appear to be overprescribed for sinus infections
Antibiotics are prescribed for approximately 82 percent of acute sinus infections and nearly 70 percent of chronic sinus infections, despite the fact that viruses are by far the most frequent cause of this condition, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head &... view more (2007-03-20)

£2 Million of Yeast Could Triple Available Drug Treatments
Researchers are to employ the humble yeast cell to greatly increase – perhaps even triple - the number of drug treatments for common diseases such as allergies, asthma, obesity, type 2 diabetes, schizophrenia, heart disease, osteoporosis and cancer.   view more (2003-02-05)

Researchers from 5 countries to test hygiene hypothesis with EU funding
High living standards and the life style connected to them seem to promote the development of autoimmune diseases and allergic symptoms. This has lead to the assumption that the immune system begins to overreact to the organism's own structures or to exogenous non-infectious proteins, i.e.... view more (2008-05-28)

Study shows single insecticide application can kill 3 cockroach generations
One dose of an insecticide can kill three generations of cockroaches as they feed off of each other and transfer the poison, according to Purdue University entomologists who tested the effectiveness of a specific gel bait.   view more (2008-06-24)

Bleach Found to Neutralize Mold Allergens
Researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center have demonstrated that dilute bleach not only kills common household mold, but may also neutralize the mold allergens that cause most mold-related health complaints.   view more (2005-09-26)

Malaria experts to unveil top-flight research during international conference at The University of Nottingham
Some of the world's leading authorities on tropical diseases and parasitic infections will gather for an international conference at The University of Nottingham to discuss the latest breakthroughs in research and treatments.   view more (2005-02-03)

Anxiety disorders linked to physical conditions
Anxiety disorders appear to be independently associated with several physical conditions, including thyroid disease, respiratory disease, arthritis and migraine headaches.   view more (2006-10-24)

Children with high nitric oxide levels may still breathe easy
Nitric oxide (NO) is a gas released by cells in the lungs. When a person with allergies and/or asthma experiences an inflamed airway, the inflammatory cells release more NO and the NO levels increase.   view more (2008-01-08)

Infant snoring linked to parental snoring
Young children born to parents who snore have an increased risk of snoring.   view more (2006-04-11)

Where man boldly goes, bacteria follow
Life in outer space is an absolute certainty, and it is likely to be more familiar than we might think, according to an article in the May issue of Microbiology Today. Ever since the start of the space race we have sent more than just satellites and astronauts into space: spacecraft are not... view more (2008-05-29)

Indoor air pollution: new EU research reveals higher risks than previously thought
Do you really know what you are breathing when sitting at home? Europeans spend 90% of their time indoor. But closed environments are not always the healthiest. The latest studies on human exposure to indoor pollution, released today by the European Commission at its Joint Research Centre (JRC)... view more (2003-09-23)
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