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Does moisturising baby skin prevent eczema or food allergies?
Skin care treatments in babies, such as using moisturisers on the skin during the first year of life, probably do not stop them from developing eczema, and probably increase the chance of skin infection.The authors are uncertain how skin care treatments might affect the chances of developing a food allergy. We need evidence from well-conducted studies to determine effects of skin care on food allergies in babies.What are allergies?An immune response is how the body recognises and defends itself against substances that appear harmful. An allergy is a reaction of the body ' s immune system to a particular food or substance (...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - January 14, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Katie Abbotts Source Type: news

Tick-induced allergies: mammalian meat allergy and tick anaphylaxis.
Authors: van Nunen SA Abstract Mammalian meat allergy after tick bites and tick anaphylaxis are the most serious tick-induced allergies. They are often severe, should be largely avoidable and offer fascinating insights into the development and prevention of allergies. Australian clinicians reported the first cases of tick anaphylaxis and discovered the association between tick bites and the development of mammalian meat allergy. The subsequent finding of the allergen epitope within the meat responsible for the allergic reaction, α-gal (galactose-α-1,3-galactose), stimulated further interest in this emergent aller...
Source: Medical Journal of Australia - April 14, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Med J Aust Source Type: research

Influence of childhood asthma and allergies on occupational exposure in early adulthood: a prospective cohort study
Conclusion: In this Australian cohort, young adults with history of allergies were more likely to enter exposed jobs, suggesting no asthmagen avoidance. Improved counseling against high risk jobs may be needed for young adults with these conditions.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Dumas, O., Le Moual, N., Lowe, A. J., Lodge, C. J., Zock, J.-P., Kromhout, H., Erbas, B., Perret, J., Dharmage, S. C., Benke, G., Abramson, M. J. Tags: Occupational and Environmental Health Source Type: research

The burden of antibiotic allergies in adults in an Australian intensive care unit: the BASIS study.
CONCLUSION: Patients with AALs had twice the odds of receiving intravenous vancomycin and half the odds of receiving narrow spectrum β-lactams, which highlights the continued need for antimicrobial stewardship initiatives. PMID: 31778633 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Critical Care and Resuscitation - November 30, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Crit Care Resusc Source Type: research

Whole Cell Pertussis Vaccine May Help Protect Australian Infants Against Food Allergies Whole Cell Pertussis Vaccine May Help Protect Australian Infants Against Food Allergies
Australian infants who received the whole pertussis (wP) vaccine were less likely to be diagnosed with food allergies than those who received the acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine in a nested case control study.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - January 22, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Australians hospitalised with life-threatening allergic reactions up by 50%
Rise in anaphylaxis admission rates over 14-year period reveals urgent need to prevent food allergies from developing, say researchers Australians are increasingly being hospitalised for severe and life-threatening allergic reactions, known as anaphylaxis, researchers from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne have found.Researchers analysed 14 years of hospital data to 2012, extracting admissions for anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis admission rates increased by 50% over this period, they found. Rates increased rapidly in the final half of the period, with 5.6 people per 100,000 hospitalised with food anaphylaxis i...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 15, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Davey Tags: Allergies Health Australia news Medical research Source Type: news

Peanut allergy researchers say they may have found key to a cure
Melbourne-based study of children given nut protein with probiotic has transformed the lives of 80% of those who took part in clinical trialAustralian researchers have found a possible key to a cure for people with potentially fatal peanut allergies.A Melbourne-based study has already transformed the lives of many of the children who took part in the clinical trial.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 28, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Australian Associated Press Tags: Medical research Allergies Health Science Melbourne Australia news World news Source Type: news

Bullying in Australian children and adolescents with food allergies - Fong AT, Katelaris CH, Wainstein BK.
BACKGROUND: Food allergy is an increasing concern worldwide. The significant impact of food allergies on quality-of-life and bullying has been well described in international studies. No studies have yet investigated the occurrence of bullying in children ...
Source: SafetyLit - July 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Evaluating differences in prevalence of food allergies between two geographic regions: Australia and US
Food allergies are becoming a global health impact. Australia has one of the world ’s highest food allergy prevalence, and the US has seen increase prevalence in the past two decades. Although they differ in geography, they still have overlapping commonalities of food allergens. Nevertheless, there is limited research comparing the frequency of the different food allergens in di fferent regions of the world.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - February 1, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Shandra V. Bellinger, Ariel J. Stateman, Hayat H. Srour, Joshua K. Baguley, Felix E. Rivera-Mariani Source Type: research

Heavier babies are more likely to have food allergies and eczema, study claims 
Mothers are being urged by researchers in Australia to 'seek advice' if their baby is heavy. Their study found for every 2.2lbs (1kg) of weight, a babies risk of allergies increases by 44 per cent.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

C-Sections Won ' t Raise Baby ' s Odds for Food Allergies
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 -- Babies delivered by cesarean section are no more likely to have food allergies during their first year of life than other infants, according to an Australian study. The association between type of delivery and food allergy...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 23, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Nip allergies in the Bub: a qualitative study for a public health approach to infant feeding for allergy prevention
CONCLUSIONS: Conducting focus groups assisted the selection of a brand, messages and resources to underpin a public health approach to implementing allergy prevention guidelines.IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: This is the first focus group research undertaken for food allergy prevention. Identification of a meaningful brand, key messages and resources will support a public health approach to implementing allergy prevention guidelines.PMID:35616393 | DOI:10.1111/1753-6405.13241
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - May 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sandra L Vale Ingrid Roche Merryn Netting Maria Said Preeti Joshi Rhonda Clifford Dianne E Campbell Sandra M Salter Source Type: research