Breast milk contains a variety of bioactive substances, among them soluble CD14 (sCD14), which plays an important role in innate immunity. The authors analysed data of a large prospective birth cohort study to examine the determinants of sCD14 in breast milk, and investigated whether breast-feeding practice and sCD14 concentrations in breast milk are determinants of the risk of Atopic Dermatitis and asthma in children. Eight hundred and three mothers and their newborn infants were included in this analysis. (more…)
The prevalence of atopic dermatitis is increasing in Western societies. The hygiene hypothesis proposes that this is due to red ...
The protective effect of breast-feeding on asthma and allergy has been debated for more than 60 years without any hope of a con ...
Atopic Dermatitis is considered to be one of the first manifestations in the atopic march. The aim of this study was to investi ...
If the breast-fed baby is lactose intolerant (usually a temporary condition following intestinal infection at this age), moth ...
If an exclusively breast-fed baby is exhibiting the type of allergic to milk symptoms previously discussed, the mother will i ...
The protective effect of breast-feeding on asthma and allergy has been debated for more than 60 years without any hope of a consensus. A major problem is the lack of randomized controlled trials. However, breast-feeding has a number of other benefits and should be recommended irrespective of any effect on asthma or allergy. This is why randomized trials are not considered ethical. Thus, we have to rely on observational studies, which have produced conflicting results. Mothers who do or do not breastfeed differ in several environmental exposures, including socio-economic class, smoking and area of living, which influence indoor and outdoor exposure to pollutants. Despite statistical adjustment for these confounding factors, the evidence is never as robust as it would be with an randomized controlled trial. (more…)
Breast milk contains a variety of bioactive substances, among them soluble CD14 (sCD14), which plays an important role in innat ...
The prevalence of atopic dermatitis is increasing in Western societies. The hygiene hypothesis proposes that this is due to red ...
The prevalence of asthma increases with increasing levels of Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE). However, the effect of early-l ...
If the breast-fed baby is lactose intolerant (usually a temporary condition following intestinal infection at this age), moth ...
Avoidance of any one of the individual risk factors associated with childhood asthma has not been successful in preventing its deve ...
If an exclusively breast-fed baby is exhibiting the type of allergic to milk symptoms previously discussed, the mother will inevitably question whether foods in her diet are responsible. Of course, the first thing she must do is consult her baby’s doctor to rule out any other cause for the symptoms. (more…)
If the breast-fed baby is lactose intolerant (usually a temporary condition following intestinal infection at this age), moth ...
There are still many people that are giving consultation to others, suggest the wrong advice in the context of the treatment of bab ...
Childhood is the period of life when allergies to food are most prevalent. Food allergy is much more common in babies and young ...
The most important aspect of managing food allergies in children and babies is to be sure that the developing child has each an ...
Many people will tell you that they have a food allergy; in fact in today's society it is considered to be trendy, with celebri ...
Recently, UK Department of Health has circulated advice aimed at reducing the development of peanut allergy. The advice, based on an expert-committee report, is that pregnant women “may wish” to avoid eating peanuts or foods containing peanut products if they or the father or siblings of the unborn child are atopic. The same advice is given for the lactation period.
Are your children having peanut allergies? If yes, and you are new to this things, you are advised to look for some guidance. ...
A paradigm of immune development underlies allergy development and progression in early childhood. Briefly, the immune system o ...
A better detection, the least restrictive health food allergies choices, specific measures of allergy prevention, and teaching ...
Asthma and allergic diseases are common in both children and adults. Their development depends on an interaction between asthma ...
A cross-sectional, descriptive, questionnaire-based survey was conducted in schools in Toulouse, France, to determine the preva ...