Excess Antibiotics Linked to Allergy Woes
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Michigan scientists say the bacteria and fungi in a person&#39;s gastrointestinal tract have a great deal to do with his or her sensitivity to allergens.
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Telling parents to wait 48 hours before   filling a prescription for antibiotics so they can see if their   child's ear infection clears up on its own can help curb   overuse of the drugs, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Women who smoke, inhale pollen, dust mites and dog dander or possibly eat the wrong kind of food during pregnancy might be putting their children at greater risk of getting allergies or asthma.
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Millions of Americans with year-round allergies may confuse their symptoms with frequent colds, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma &amp; Immunology says.
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Giving children antibiotics or paracetamol early in life may increase their risk of asthma, Massey health researchers say. They carried out a study involving more than 4000 children and found
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WASHINGTON : World Health Organization and US medical experts warn that the increasing ability of bacteria to resist antibiotics threatens the existing arsenal of drugs against dangerous infectious diseases.
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WASHINGTON: World Health Organisation and US medical experts warn that the increasing ability of bacteria to resist antibiotics threatens the existing arsenal of drugs against dangerous infectious diseases.
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NEW YORK  - Houseplants could be the source   of many an allergy sufferer's misery, a study from Belgium   suggests.
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Females are nearly five times more likely than males to have skin test results that show they&#39;re allergic to penicillin, according to findings reported here
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NEW YORK  - An antibiotic-resistant germ is  increasingly causing skin infections and pneumonia in otherwise  healthy children and adults.
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Females are nearly five times more likely than males to have skin test results that show they're allergic to penicillin, according to findings reported here Sunday at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Doctors and patients alike need to do more to clear the air regarding high prescription drug costs and their impact on medication use, according to new research.
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Scientists believe they have discovered how peanuts cause allergies in so many people.
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GPs often prescribe the latest, most expensive antibiotics, when better alternatives are available, research suggests.
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Research in psychiatrically ill  children and adolescents suggests that those with depression,  anxiety and other so-called "internalizing" disorders are more  likely to have allergies.
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NEW YORK  - People who take medication to  reduce stomach acid seem to be at increased risk of developing  pneumonia, the results of a population-based study suggest.
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In a survey of allergy and asthma patients seen at a private allergy practice in the US, 62 percent expressed an interest in also being treated with complementary and alternative medicine, such as acupuncture or vitamin therapy.