Welcome to the news and events section of the Today's Allergies website, designed to keep you up-to-date with major news and developments in relation to allergic diseases including; theories and trends, symptom identification, treatment and effective management.
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25 Jul 2008
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New red flags for GPs
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GPs have worked with patients and scientists to develop new European guidelines for the treatment of patients with hay fever.
The guidelines, released yesterday, list the "red flags" that should indicate a GP should refer a patient with an allergy to a specialist.
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25 Jul 2008
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Evidence that smoking puts babies at allergy risk
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Exposing babies to cigarette smoke before birth and in the first few months of life can lead to asthma and allergy, says new evidence.
A student in Sweden looked at the effects of smoking on 4,089 children born between 1994 and 1996.
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27 Jun 2008
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Childhood stress raises allergy risk
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Major distressing life events put children at a increased risk of allergy and asthma, new research suggests.
Family break-up and moving house are among the most traumatic events that can trigger allergy, researchers found.
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20 Jun 2008
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Allergy sufferers need better care worldwide
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The plight of allergy sufferers around the world has been put under the spotlight in a new global report from the World Allergy Organisation.
It highlights the vast numbers of allergy and chronic respiratory disease patients and demands an immediate rise in the number of healthcare professionals trained to deal with the problem.
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20 Jun 2008
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Pharmacists could help on allergy
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Local pharmacists could help bridge the gap in allergy care, experts said today.
Pharmacists, who sell hay fever remedies, seek allergy sufferers as much as any health professionals and could play a key role, according to leading medical journal The Lancet today.
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13 Jun 2008
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Traffic pollution appears to raise children's allergy risk
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New research today adds to the evidence that children growing up in areas with high traffic pollution face an increased risk of asthma and allergies.
Dr Joachim Heinrich of the Institute of Epidemiology in Munich, Germany, and colleagues, say that the closer children live to roads, the higher their risk.
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06 Jun 2008
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Friendly bacteria curb hay fever trigger
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New findings suggest that consuming a probiotic drink every day could help avoid hay fever.
The drink alters the immune system to prevent the underlying causes of symptoms, say researchers led by Professor Claudio Nicoletti of the Institute of Food Research in Norwich, UK.
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06 Jun 2008
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Hay fever's impact on the nose
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A new European study gives an alarming picture of the prospects for people who suffer from long-term hay fever.
Not only does the allergic reaction caused breathing difficulties, but the nose itself deteriorates, according to an Italian study.
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