Healthier Home – Dealing with Dampness, Poor HVAC Systems, Carpets

Damp environments, poorly maintained heating and air-conditioning systems and carpeting may contribute to poor indoor air quality, according to experts at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Miami Beach,...

Ketotifen Allergy Med Reduces Obesity, Diabetes in Animal Study

Crack open the latest medical textbook to the chapter on type 2, or adult-onset, diabetes, and you’ll be hard pressed to find the term “immunology” anywhere. This is because metabolic conditions and immunologic conditions are, with a...

Soy: Health Food Extraordinaire?

Most people today view soybeans as a health food extraordinaire.  But lately you may have seen conflicting opinions as to whether it is healthy or not.  As a common food allergen that is high in goitrogens1 (substances that interfere with thyroid...

Soy: Health Food Extraordinaire?

Most people today view soybeans as a health food extraordinaire.  But lately you may have seen conflicting opinions as to whether it is healthy or not.  As a common food allergen that is high in goitrogens1 (substances that interfere with thyroid...

Unilever Recall Imported Knorr® Kosher Soup Mix – Chicken Vegetable Flavor with Pasta

Unilever United States, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Knorr® Kosher Soup Mix – Chicken Vegetable Flavor with Pasta imported from Israel because it contains undeclared egg.  

Folic Acid May Improve Asthma, Allergies

Folic acid, or vitamin B9, essential for red blood cell health and long known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects, may also suppress allergic reactions and lessen the severity of allergy and asthma symptoms, according to new NIH-funded research...

Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to More Severe Asthma

Thoracic.org – New research provides evidence for a link between vitamin D insufficiency and asthma severity. Serum levels of vitamin D in more than 600 Costa Rican children were inversely linked to several indicators of allergy and asthma severity,...

Household Cleaning Bad for Asthma?

A new study, published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, shows that household cleaning increases respiratory symptoms in women with asthma.

Eliminating the Foods That are Bad for You

Did it ever occur to you that the reason you can’t lose weight may be due to the fact that you are eating foods that you’re allergic to? This is a revelation to many people who have struggled unsuccessfully for years to get rid of unwanted...

Why Antihistamines Can Worsen Restless Leg Syndrome

People with restless leg syndrome often have found that sleep-inducing allergy drugs (commonly antihistamines) worsen their symptoms. Now, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered a possible reason for that and help...