Author: Shifrah
Trees Lower Asthma Rates
An article published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health shows that children who lived on streets lined with trees have lower rates of asthma, reports Medical News Today. The study looked at asthma rates in children ages…
Children’s Breathing Problems Possibly Linked to Baby Swimming
Mothers who have allergies or asthma may want to think twice before enrolling their babies in swimming classes. ScienceDaily reports on a recent study conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH)using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child…
Blood Test May be Used to Diagnose Chronic Sinusitis
The presence of a particular protein profile in the blood of those suffering from chronic sinusitis may lead physicians to be able to objectively diagnose and treat the disease, ScienceDaily reports. Using surface enhanced laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectroscopy…
A Brief Discussion of Sulfa Allergies
As the Mayo Clinic describes, a sulfa allergy most often refers to an adverse reaction to an antibiotic called sulfamethoxazole, which is present in antibiotics that contain sulfonamides. Some of these antibiotics are Septra and Bactrim. Sulfisoxazole, present in Pediazole,…
Chocolate Allergies, Part I
Although many people believe they are allergic to chocolate, true allergies to chocolate – specifically, the cocoa it's made from – are actually rare. In addition, many reactions to chocolate are not true allergies to the chocolate itself, but are…
Eye Allergies and the Naso-Ocular Reflex
Allergy sufferers’ red, itchy, watery eyes may in part be a response triggered by an allergic response of the nose. As Reuters Health reports, the nasonasal reflex, in which an allergen introduced into one nostril causes the other nostril to…
Top Ten Cleaning Chemicals to Avoid
National Geographic’s Green Guide reports on The Top Cleaning-Product Ingredients to Avoid. Achoo! ALLERGY’s recently launched offering of natural cleaning products do just that. Learn about our top ten toxic cleaning chemicals to avoid. If you’re outsourcing commercial cleaning services, you…
Hissing Cockroaches Cause Mold Allergies
It may not be news that cockroaches cause allergies because of their feces, saliva, and bodies, but the Madagascar hissing cockroach poses additional allergy threats, as Medical News Today reports. Unlike the household pests we detest, hissing cockroaches have enjoyed…
Cleaning Product Chemicals Pose Asthma Risk for Children
The Daily Mail reports that Chemicals found in household cleaning products cause asthma in children. Researchers discovered a link between high exposure of expectant women to bleach and air freshener, among other common products, and asthma and wheezing in their…
Fermented Soy Less Allergenic
In addition to the hypoallergenic egg that may be in development, scientists are at work on soy products that would be safe for soy-allergic individuals. Medical News Today reports on two studies by the University of Illinois that show how…
Housework Triggers Asthma
A study published by the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine suggests that exposure to cleaning products, even just once a week, raises the risk of asthma in adults. Although cleaning products have been linked with increased asthma…
Hypoallergenic Egg Defies Food Allergies
ScienceDaily reports in an article entitled Incredible, Hypoallergenic Egg: New Process to Help Egg-Allergy Sufferers that German and Swiss chemists have developed a new process that greatly reduces allergens in eggs.Food allergies have been increasingly on the rise in recent…
Allergen Exposure Linked to Asthma
What may seem intuitive to many who suffer from allergies and asthma is that the two are linked. And now it's official: results from a recent national survey have found that ‘asthmatics that have allergies may alleviate symptoms by reducing…
Cold and Cough Remedies for Children
Fox News Health reports on the question, ‘What Can You Give Your Children When They Are Sick?’ Since the January FDA warning against giving children under the age of 2 cough and cold medicines, many parents have begun wondering what…
Allergy Medication Linked to Suicide
WNYT News reports that today, February 28, 2008, the FDA will open two days of hearings regarding communicating the possible risks of the allergy drug Singulair, which has been used by millions of allergy and asthma sufferers. The August 2007…
Laser Technology Detects Asthma in Human Breath
According to Reuters, the journal Optics Express reported today that a new laser ananylzer may be able to detect cancer, asthma, and other diseases through samples of a patient's breath. The technique is called cavity-enhanced direct optical frequency comb spectroscopy.…
Headache Triggers at the Office
CNN Health reports on some ‘surprising things that give you headaches.’ Listed first is perfume. Some people are so sensitive to fragrances that even a whiff of a candle can set off a headache. These individuals have senses of smell…
CA Now Requires Staph Infection Reports
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that California now requires hospitals to report specific kinds of staph infections to local health authorities. Cases that require reporting are those that infect otherwise healthy people, who are outside of hospitals or nursing homes,…
Hurricane Victims Face Formaldehyde Fumes
Newsweek reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has deemed Gulf Coast trailers unsafe after finding toxic levels of formaldehyde fumes in them. The trailers were supplied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Gulf Coast…
Household Chemicals Found in Humans
An article in this month's Newsweek entitled The Chemicals Within discusses how the potentially harmful chemicals in many common household prodcuts are actually being discovered in people's bodies. Two of the chemcials in question are used in plastic: BPA hardens…
Synthetic Fragrances Cause Skin Allergies and Asthma, Among Other Things
A Fox News Health video reports on how fragrances can cause skin allergies – and worse. Senior Editor of Body + Soul magazine, Hillary Geronemus, describes how there are 3,000 or more ingredients used to make fragrances, most of which…
Air Purifiers that Pollute the Air?
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal, entitled Air Purifiers Draw Scrutiny, discusses the mounting concern over ozone-releasing air purifiers that actually pollute the air while claiming to clean it. Although as a component of the upper atmosphere, ozone…
Achoo! Annual Allergy Relief Bedding Sale
Don't miss the fantastic savings during our annual allergy relief bedding sale, which is going on throughout February. Allergy Armor ADVANCED, one of our most popular fabrics, is now available at a discount of 20-40% on pillow covers, mattress encasings,…
Boy with Rare Allergy Can Only Eat Deer Meat
The only protein 6-year-old Timmy Armstrong can eat is venison, Fox News reported this week. Young Timmy can also stomach small amounts of natural oats, salt, and sugar. He also receives an amino acid-based formula through a feeding tube. Timmy…
Sensors Test for Environmental Triggers of Asthma Attacks
Science Daily reported this week that researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed a sensor system that monitors the air around asthma-prone invidivuals. The sensor, which is worn inside the pockets of a vest, may help researchers…
Saline Rinse: Effective Treatment for Colds in Children
In the wake of the FDA's warning against giving young children cold medicines (see FDA Warns Parents Against OTC Cold Meds for Young Children), many parents may wonder how to treat cold symptoms in their young children. The ABC News…
The Difference Between a Cold and Allergies
According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), many symptoms of the common cold could actually be signs of allergies. Anju Peters, M.D., Chair of the AAAAI's Rhinosinusitis Commmittee, says, ‘Millions of Americans think they are suffering…
FDA Warns Parents Against OTC Cold Meds for Young Children
Today the FDA will issue a public health advisory to warn parents not to give over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to children ‘because serious and potentiall life-threatening side effects can occur.’ Last October, a similar warning was issued, which said…
Air Pollution Raises Risk of Preterm Birth
A recent study suggests that women who live in areas with high fine particle or carbon monoxide levels, such as that caused by heavy traffic, are up to 25% more likely to give birth to their babies before 37 weeks…
Combating Winter Allergies
Most people associate seasonal allergies, or hay fever, with the spring and fall, but winter allergy sufferers know all too well that winter brings on its own set of allergic reactions. Although many pollens may have left the air by…
Humidifiers Guard Against the Flu
We all know that flu season hits hardest in the winter, but have you ever wondered why? The New York Times reports that the flu virus ‘is more stable and stays in the air longer when air is cold and…
Eczema on the Rise in Young Children
Science Daily reports that childhood eczema, although decreasing in the 13 to 14-year-old age group, is still on the rise in six to seven-year-olds. The continuing rise in eczema prevalence in younger children as well as the number of reported…
Mushroom, Cheese, and Mold Allergies
A couple of weeks ago, one of the largest truffles unearthed in the past 50 years was dug up in the Italian countryside by Cristiano Savini’s truffle-hunting dog Rocco. The truffle was donated to a charity auction held simultaneously in…
Sinus Infections Not Helped by Antibiotics
A British study suggests that routine sinus infections are not helped by the antibiotics and other medicines that are regularly prescribed. The study tested amoxicillin, steroid nose spray, and fake medicine on people suffering from symptoms of acute sinusitis. Results…
AllerAir Air Purifiers Visits achoo! ALLERGY
_Yesterday, Jeffrey Kanel of AllerAir Industries held a meeting with achoo! ALLERGY employees. Such meetings are a regular occurrence at achoo! ALLERGY, where continuing education regarding allergy relief products and disseminating this information to allergy sufferers is one of our…