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Early exposure to cow's milk has benefits: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A taste of cow's milk during the first two weeks of life may protect a child from later developing an allergy to the milk's protein, a new study suggests. Cow's milk protein allergy is the most common ...

UK's NICE backs wider choice of arthritis drugs

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health cost watchdog has changed tack and recommended that rheumatoid arthritis patients should have more options if they do not respond adequately to treatment with a so-called TNF inhibitor drug. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence ...

Wet wipes may cause rashes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Using wet wipes after going to the bathroom can be a less-than-soothing experience, according to a new report of four people who developed severe allergic reactions after using such products. Doctors have long known that many of ...

Allergic to shrimp? You may grow out of it

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Shellfish allergies are among the most common type of food allergy but a U.S. study has found that sufferers may possibly build up a tolerance to shrimp and possibly lobster and clams as they grow older. Shellfish ...

Shrimp allergies may wane with age

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study finds that adults who are allergic to shrimp tend to have a less intense immune-system reaction to the shellfish compared with children -- raising the possibility that some allergy sufferers build up a tolerance ...

Farm kids at lower allergy risk, even in their 70s

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The anti-allergy effects of an agricultural upbringing persist well into old age, new research from Sweden shows. Dr. Jonas Eriksson of the University of Gothenburg and colleagues found that people who spent the first five years of ...

Peanut, tree-nut allergies may be on the rise in kids

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Between 1 and 2 percent of children in the U.S. and Canada may have allergies to peanuts or tree nuts, with the U.S. rates seemingly on the rise, two new studies suggest. Peanuts and tree nuts such ...

Work exposure to soy tied to asthma symptoms

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Allergic reactions to soy may be a cause of asthma symptoms in some workers at soy processing plants, a new study suggests. Soy is among the most common sources of food allergies, and some studies have found ...

Study links dogs, not cats, to kids' asthma risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For children at higher-than-average risk of asthma, having a dog around the house may increase the chances of developing the lung disease, a new study suggests. The study, which followed 380 children at increased risk of asthma ...

Rheumatoid arthritis increasing in white women

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After decades of decline, rheumatoid arthritis is on the rise among white women in the US, new research shows. While the study wasn't designed to investigate why this is happening, the speed of the change points to ...
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