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Botox sponge treats rhinitis
16/10/2009Injecting botox to treat intrinsic or allergic rhinitis may be a thing of the past as researchers show that sponges soaked in botox are equally effective in treating the condition.
Pool chlorine aggravates allergies
15/9/2009Swimming in a chlorinated pool may boost the odds that a child susceptible to asthma and allergies will develop these problems, a study released today indicates.
Allergies bad for sex life
11/9/2009Having allergies can take a toll on your sex life, new research shows.
Learning to overcome food allergy
6/7/2009Experiments show it's possible to develop resistance to peanuts, eggs and more.
Exposure to peanuts ups tolerance
16/3/2009Exposing children with peanut allergies to a daily oral dose helped them build tolerance to the point where some of them appear to have lost their allergies, a new study found.
Growth not affected by nasal spray
10/11/2008In children with persistent stuffy nose due to allergy, or "allergic rhinitis," long-term use of the steroid nasal spray appears to have no effect on growth, researchers say.
Under-tongue therapy for bee-sting
29/8/2008For people who are strongly allergic to bee venom, desensitization using under-the-tongue immunotherapy may be safer than injection immunotherapy, says researchers.
Stress, anxiety worsen allergies
15/8/2008Even a little stress and anxiety can greatly worsen and extend a person's reaction to common allergens, a new study says.
Peanut allergy cure on its way
5/5/2008A form of immunotherapy that could get rid of a peanut allergy is likely within five years, even as the condition appears to grow more and more common, a US expert has claimed.
Breastfeeding may help asthma
28/1/2008French scientists studying lactating mice say they can add an important piece of evidence to a charged debate as to whether breastfeeding helps protect a child against asthma.
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