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Health: Library - 22 November 2007
Eczema and dermatitis are common skin conditions, caused by an allergic reaction or by irritating chemicals. The skin gets red, swollen or blistered, and intensely itchy.
Health Minutes - 17 April 2008
An international review of the best evidence on allergic rhinitis shows that it's a bigger problem than many think and can affect people's lives significantly.
Health: Talking Health - 20 February 2008
What do you do for dust mites?
Health: Talking Health - 28 November 2007
What's your experience? Does milk make your nose run and your throat clag up?
Health: Your Stories - 15 November 2007
When Claudine Ryan learned her adventurous little boy was allergic to native ant stings, it took many months before she felt confident to let him out of her sight.
Health: The Pulse - 01 November 2007
Household spray cleaning products, even used only occasionally, can trigger asthma, say European researchers.
Health Minutes - 23 October 2007
The prevalence of asthma is on the decline, though the reason is unknown.
Health: The Pulse - 04 October 2007
Hay fever is as much a part of spring as blossom and bees. It can be hard to treat; but a new study suggests acupuncture may help.
Health Minutes - 12 September 2007
There's a simple test which people with peanut allergy can do to make life more flexible.
Health: The Pulse - 12 October 2006
Spring is here ... along with hay fever, asthma and other allergies. Could the culprit be your own garden? Here are some tips to make it allergy free.
Health Minutes - 12 May 2005
For people who have serious allergies, one effective treatment is immunotherapy - desensitisation injections. But there are risks. A new approach in the early stages of research may prove to be an advance.
Health: Features - 17 February 2005
Food allergies can range from annoying to life-threatening. They continue to baffle even experts in the field. And be warned, they can strike at any time.
Health Minutes - 16 September 2004
Anaphylaxis, the most serious allergic reaction, causes blood pressure to drop and airways to close down. Peanut allergies tend to get the publicity but a study from the Royal Hobart Hospital found bull ant stings followed by bee stings were the main culprits.
Health Minutes - 25 August 2004
A group of US researchers looked at long term benefits of desensitisation injections for insect allergies and found there was a significant benefit for those who'd had immunotherapy.
Health Minutes - 03 June 2004
Having an infectious illness in the first six months of life slightly increases the risk of developing eczema.
Health Minutes - 07 April 2004
Atopic dermatitis - or eczema - is an itchy rash which tends to occur in the bendy bits - the inside of the elbow and the back of the knee for instance. It usually starts in childhood and is linked to asthma and hay fever. The most common treatment is cortisone - or steroid creams. Complementary practitioners and some GPs have clung to the belief that evening primrose oil, whose active ingredient is thought to be gamma linolenic acid, is just the job for eczema.
Health Minutes - 17 March 2004
There are many possible triggers for wheezing, breathlessness and coughing in people with asthma. But according to an Australian review of the evidence, aspirin and so-called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen are a bigger problem than may have been appreciated.
Health Minutes - 18 August 2003
The cause of runny noses in children isn't well understood. In some cases though, treating the child with antibiotics will help.
Health Minutes - 19 March 2003
Peanut allergy can cause shock and death in children. Researchers have discovered there are factors that predispose to this allergy.
Health Minutes - 19 September 2002
The house dust mite is an allergen associated with asthma. Anti-allergy mattress covers are available to protect against dust mites. But do they work?
Health Minutes - 19 September 2002
Children exposed to two or more cats or dogs in the first year of life have lower responses to a whole host of allergic substances at age six or seven, researchers have found.
Health Minutes - 16 April 2002
Incidences of reflux seem to be rising in the community. This could just be better recognition by paediatricians, but one of the world leaders in this field thinks it may be doctor-induced – a result of the aggressive treatment of milk regurgitation.
Health Minutes - 19 March 2002
A UK study shows that when, as a homeopathic treatment, asthmatics take tiny doses of whatever it is they're allergic to, the results aren't any better than taking a placebo.
Health Minutes - 13 August 2001
One of the causes of asthma is the the house dust mite. Trying to get rid of it by pulling up carpets, getting rid of pets like cats, covering mattresses and pillows and so on, is of limited use in reducing asthma attacks, though it is of some help in the first year of life, a study shows.
Health Minutes - 16 July 2001
Aboriginal children living in remote communities don't get asthma, but when they live in towns they get asthma at the same rate as non-Aboriginal children, though it's not clear why.
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