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The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Saudi Arabia in 2019
Conclusions: IBS is prevalent in Saudi Arabia. The most common risk factor among IBS patients is a positive family history of IBS (80%). Raising public awareness and further prospective studies are both advocated and needed.
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - April 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Therapy helps children with food allergies manage severe anxiety
(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has launched the Food Allergy Bravery (FAB) Clinic to help children with a phobia of anaphylaxis. This revolutionary clinic, housed within the Food Allergy Center, is the first in the world to bring together psychologists and food allergy experts to treat food allergic children with severe phobia of anaphylaxis.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Fear of stinging insects in relation to state anxiety and trait anxiety in a group of patients with hymenoptera venom allergy undergoing immunotherapy - Wo źniewicz A, Szynkiewicz E, Pałgan K, Graczyk M, Dowbór-Dzwonka A, Bartuzi Z.
INTRODUCTION: The level of fear of hymenoptera associated with stinging or envenomation may depend on situational factors and on trait anxiety characteristic of each patient. AIM: To assess the relationship between fear of stinging insects on the o...
Source: SafetyLit - October 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news

A ‘Cure’ for Ebola but Will it Stop the Outbreak if People Won’t Get Treatment?
Health workers inside a "CUBE" talk to an Ebola patient, while a nurse consults a chart outside. ALIMA Ebola Treatment Centre, Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two drugs have been found to successfully treat the Ebola virus. Aid agencies have welcomed the news saying it allows communities to access early treatment. Courtesy: World Health Organisation (WHO)By Issa Sikiti da SilvaCOTONOU, Benin, Aug 20 2019 (IPS) While people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are slowly being made aware that scientists have discovered two drugs that are effective in treating Ebola, letting go of the fear and anxiety that has p...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Issa Sikiti da Silva Tags: Africa Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Population Poverty & SDGs Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ebola Source Type: news

Adolescents with hay fever have higher rates of anxiety and depression
(American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology) An article published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology shows allergies can have serious, far-reaching consequences, especially on adolescent sufferers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Researchers find link between food allergies and childhood anxiety
(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Researchers studied the link between food allergy and childhood anxiety and depression among a sample of predominantly low socioeconomic status minority children and found that children with a food allergy had a significantly higher prevalence of childhood anxiety. Food allergies were not associated with symptoms of childhood depression or with symptoms of anxiety or depression among their caregivers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 29, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Are medications' adverse cognitive effects reversible?
(Indiana University) In a commentary in JAMA Internal Medicine, Noll Campbell, Pharm.D., and Malaz Boustani, M.D., M.P.H., of the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research, probe the possibility of reversing the adverse cognitive effects of medications frequently prescribed to older adults for chronic conditions including depression, anxiety and incontinence and sold over the counter as allergy and sleep aids.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 26, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

All kidding aside: Medical clowns calm children during uncomfortable allergy test
(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) Because the 'scratch test' for allergies involves needles that prick multiple points along the skin's surface, it's a particularly high-stress examination for children -- and their understandably anxious parents. Now a new Tel Aviv University study has confirmed that 'medical clowns' not only significantly decrease the level of anxiety expressed by children undergoing these tests, but they also assuage the pain the children experience.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 6, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Peanuts don't panic parents as much as milk and eggs
(American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology) A new study in the July issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology examined 305 caregivers of children allergic to milk, egg, peanut or tree nut. The researchers were surprised to discover that milk and eggs, not peanuts, were the largest source of anxiety and worry.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 26, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Allergic to insect stings: Allergy shots decrease anxiety and depression
(American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology) According to a study being presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting in Baltimore, Nov. 7-11, allergy shots, also known as immunotherapy, can improve quality of life for insect sting allergy sufferers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

People with peanut/tree nut allergies can minimize risk of reactions on airplane flights
(University of Michigan Health System) Few situations can provoke more anxiety for people with peanut or tree-nut allergies than having an allergic reaction while flying on an airplane and being unable to get help. But in a new study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice, researchers found passengers who engaged in eight mitigating factors were less likely to report an allergic reaction.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news