More Allergy & Asthma News

• 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 ...

• Scientists Zero In on Elusive 'Allergy Gene'

  July 9 (HealthDay News) -- A defective gene significantly increases the likelihood of developing such ...

• Kids May 'Learn' to Tolerate Food Allergens

  July 5 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have long used allergy shots to desensitize children and ...

• Many Adults With Asthma Are Skipping Flu Shots

  June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with asthma face a higher risk of complications if ...

• Asthma Discovery May Lead to Better Treatments

  June 19 (HealthDay News) -- A key element in the development of chronic asthma has ...

• Asthma Drugs Get 'Precaution' Labeling for Possible Psychiatric Side Effects

  June 12 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday requested that ...