Allergy News

Botox sponge treats rhinitis

Injecting 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

Swimming 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

Having allergies can take a toll on your sex life, new research shows.

Learning to overcome food allergy

Experiments show it's possible to develop resistance to peanuts, eggs and more.

Exposure to peanuts ups tolerance

Exposing 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

In 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

For 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

Even 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

A 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

French 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.