Peanut-Allergic Kids With Other Food Allergies, Eczema See Responses With EPIT
(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) administered through an investigational skin patch over 12 months led to more responses -- with favorable safety -- compared with placebo in peanut-allergic toddlers with... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - February 28, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
AAAAI: Black Children With Eczema More Likely to Have Asthma
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 -- Black children with atopic dermatitis are more likely to have asthma than non-Hispanic White children, but they are less likely to be evaluated by an allergist, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Childhood Eczema Rose in Past Two Decades, With Unexplained Racial Divides
(MedPage Today) -- The prevalence of eczema among U.S. children has increased over the last 20 years to varying degrees among racial and ethnic groups, a nationwide study found.
In 1997, eczema prevalence was at 7.9% and increased to 12.6% by... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - February 23, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Living Near Busy Road Could Raise Your Odds for Eczema
New research suggests the closer you live to traffic, the higher chances are that you could develop eczema. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Living Near Busy Road Could Raise Your Odds for Eczema
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 -- How close a person lives to a major road could have an impact on their eczema risk.
New research suggests that folks who live farther from one are less likely to develop the skin condition.
A 13-year medical chart review... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Allergists Less Likely to Check Black Kids for Eczema
Researchers found that while Black children are more likely to develop asthma, they’re less likely than white children to be evaluated for eczema by an allergist. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Allergists Less Likely to Check Black Kids for Eczema
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 -- Doctors have dubbed kids ' progression from eczema to asthma the " atopic march, " and they know more about how it affects white children than their Black counterparts.
Research scheduled for presentation at an upcoming... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Global Prevalence of Eczema Estimated for Children, Teens
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 -- The global prevalence of eczema is 6.0 percent in children and has increased over time, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in Clinical& Experimental Allergy.
Sinéad Máire Langan, M.B.B.S.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
The Medicine Is a Miracle, but Only if You Can Afford It
A wave of new treatments have cured devastating diseases. When the costs are too much, even for the insured, patients hunt for other ways to pay. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - February 7, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Gina Kolata and Francesca Paris Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Health Insurance and Managed Care Medicare Immunotherapy Philanthropy Research Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Genetic Engineering Income Inequality Cancer Clinical Trials Eczema Multiple Sclerosis Leukemi Source Type: news
The critters that could be living in your bed and what to look out for
Passed on from pets, picked up in hotel rooms and nesting in your bedding, these tiny bugs including mites, bed bugs and fleas can cause itchy bites, eczema, allergies and even diseases. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
About 1 in 3 American Adults Has an Allergy
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 -- If it seems as though everyone you know struggles with some sort of allergy, new research suggests you are not mistaken.
As many as 1 in 3 adults and 1 in 4 kids suffers from a seasonal allergy, a food allergy or eczema,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
CDC Reports on Prevalence of Seasonal and Food Allergies, Eczema
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 -- In two January data briefs published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics, data are presented regarding the prevalence of seasonal allergy, eczema, and food allergy... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
The probiotics that make drugs inside your body
Packed into pills, potions and lotions, probiotics already hold promise in easing a host of conditions, from irritable bowel syndrome to eczema. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
IL-13 Blocker Beats Atopic Dermatitis
(MedPage Today) -- Lebrikizumab, an investigational interleukin (IL)-13 inhibitor seeking to join an increasingly crowded market for atopic dermatitis treatments, effectively reduced symptoms of the condition (a.k.a. eczema) when combined with... (Source: MedPage Today Dermatology)
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - January 12, 2023 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Young woman 'didn't look like a human' due to long-term steroid use for eczema
Megan Crome, 27, was diagnosed with eczema at six years old, but long-term treatment did her no favours. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
