More Allergy & Asthma News

• Child Food Allergies on the Rise in U.S.

  Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Pediatric food allergies, which can sometimes be life-threatening, are increasing ...

• Folic Acid Late in Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Kids

  Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Children born to women who take folic acid in late ...

• 'The Pill' May Reduce Asthma Symptoms

  Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Women with asthma may notice that their asthma symptoms get ...

• Main Ingredients in Household Dust Come From Outdoors

  Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Most of the dust that coats your furniture and floors ...

• Sinus Rinses May Do More Harm Than Good

  Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Rinsing sinuses with a saline solution might have soothing short-term ...

• Wood Fires Can Harm the Youngest Lungs

  Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- That picturesque wood-burning stove ranks alongside auto traffic as a ...

• Stem Cells Repair Acute Lung Injury in Mice

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Adult stem cells from bone marrow can prevent acute lung ...

• World Trade Center Workers Twice as Likely to Have Asthma

  Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- World Trade Center rescue and cleanup workers have asthma rates ...

• Rising Heat, Humidity Raise Risk of Asthma Flares

  Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Although many parents already know that changes in the weather ...

• Chlorine in Pools Raises Kids' Asthma, Allergy Risk

  Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Swimming in pools disinfected with chlorine may increase the odds ...

• Allergies Dampen Sex Lives

  Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Having allergies can take a toll on your sex life, ...

• Day Care May Not Shield Kids From Asthma, Allergies

  Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Early day care, so the story goes, exposes kids to ...

• Get Ready for Ragweed

  Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Ragweed, the bane of many allergy sufferers, will soon be ...

• Milk Allergy Symptoms May Ease With Exposure

  Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are allergic to milk may be able to ...

• Xyzal Approved for Younger Kids

  Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The antihistamine Xyzal (levocetirizine dihydrochloride) has been approved for children ...

• Going Back to School With Asthma Takes Extra Work

  Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) -- There are a number of ways that parents of children ...

• Are Candles Making You Sick?

  Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Paraffin wax candles, used mainly for romantic ambiance, fragrance and ...

• Parental Stress Boosts Kids' Asthma Risk

  July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Air pollution from cars can increase a child's chances of ...

• FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair

   July 16 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun a safety ...