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If you or someone you love is an asthma sufferer, you may have had a run in with the annual September Asthma Spike – the regular increase in the number of children admitted to the hospital as a result of...
Is your child's asthma worse this summer?
It could be the meds. It is no surprise that poor air quality has an adverse effect on our children’s asthma symptoms. Ozone in the environment together with carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide all reduce lung function and...
Could it really be that simple? Were your seasonal allergies worse than ever this year? Hopefully you are over the worst of it now but we all know it’ll be coming right back round again next year. Or maybe not....
Fatal reaction to foods can happen hours later
A warning to parents To have a child diagnosed with a food allergy is a scary prospect. A small amount of the wrong foods can make their mouth and throat swell and cause changes in heart rate. A severe reaction...
Keep stress levels to a minimum Planning a holiday with the family can be hectic at the best of times. But if one of your brood has asthma or allergies, things can get even more complicated. According to the experts,...
Children with asthma may have undiagnosed peanut allergy
It is a well-established fact that allergies to food are on the rise. We only have to take a look at the way foods are now labelled to see that times have changed. According to the organization FARE, (Food, Allergy,...
Probiotics May Help Your Allergies
Are you still struggling with hay fever this allergy season? Maybe your over the counter treatments are just not cutting it? According to scientists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, you may get some relief by incorporating probiotics...
Could air pollution be making your allergies even worse?
As if this time of year wasn’t difficult enough for people with allergies. Wherever you look, the grass is growing, plants are starting to flower and trees everywhere are pollinating. And now it seems pollution from vehicles and industry could...
