Study Links Antibiotics in Pregnancy to Allergies
A large study of British children suggests that women who have an infection or take antibiotics during pregnancy are more likely to have a child with an allergy-related condition, such as asthma, hay fever or the skin condition eczema, researchers report.
( Reuters, 10/15/2002 12:04 PM PDT)

Sled dogs may shed clues on 'ski asthma'
Sled dogs that run Alaska's famous Iditarod--the 1,100 mile race from Anchorage to Nome--may help scientists to better understand a lung condition called ski asthma, new study findings suggest.
( Reuters, 10/08/2002 12:59 PM PDT)

Some children are allergic to cooked potato
A team of Belgian researchers has identified another food that may be responsible for severe eczema, vomiting and other allergic reactions in infants and young children: cooked white potatoes.
( BY CHARNICIA E. HUGGINS, Reuters, 10/07/2002 07:26 AM PDT)

FDA gives peanut-allergy drug fast-track status
The maker of an experimental drug to treat peanut allergies reported Tuesday that the US Food and Drug Administration has given the medication fast-track status.
( Reuters, 09/25/2002 07:20 AM PDT)

Exercise-linked asthma varies with time of day
Asthma patients who experience wheezing, chest tightness or difficulty breathing when they exercise may have worse lung function in the evening than in the morning, according to new study findings.
( Reuters, 09/25/2002 07:20 AM PDT)

How the autumn affects us
Leaves are already littering the ground, the mornings are breaking cooler and damper, and nurse Cheryl Brumbaugh is bracing for a scary harvest. Fall starts tomorrow at 12:55 a.m., and almost magically, her office at Stewart Middle School in Norristown soon will fill with the too-familiar wheezing and coughing of children with asthma and allergies.
( By Anthony R. Wood, Inquirer Staff Writer, 09/22/2002 06:47 AM PDT)

Fighting for breath
Asthma is the fastest-growing chronic disease in the U.S. Are we living too clean a life?
( BY ANA VECIANA-SUAREZ, aveciana@herald.com, 09/12/2002 07:14 AM PDT)

Study shows people are allergic to the euro
Forget the effect on the economy, people themselves are allergic to the euro, according to a study in Nature magazine published on Wednesday. The study by scientists at the University of Zurich showed that one and two euro coins released large quantities of nickel if left in prolonged contact with the skin.
( Reuters, 09/11/2002 12:49 PM PDT)

Threats of Asthma During Pregnancy
Pregnant women with asthma are not necessarily 'high risk' patients. One third of asthmatic women experience no change in their asthma during pregnancy, and in fact, one third actually notice an improvement when they are pregnant.
( EMILY DiMANGO, MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 09/10/2002 11:45 AM PDT)