Many children are living with asthma. Asthma is a lung disease because the constriction of small airways (bronchioles). When this happens, there is moderate to severe difficulty in breathing came with by wheezing. Even though wheezing is not always heard but most of the time it is always present. (more…)

Childhood is the period of life when allergies to food are most prevalent. Food allergy is much more common in babies and young children than in adults. Most food allergies are outgrown by the age of five years. Food allergy in adults is relatively uncommon. Estimates of food allergy in adults indicate an incidence of less than 2 %. (more…)

There’s a recent research from the University of Southampton in Southampton, England, regarding relation of kiwi fruit and allergy. It concludes that kiwi fruit appears to be a significant food allergen especially among kids. This fruit is capable of causing severe reactions combine with other allergic reactions. This study, for the fist time is designed to investigate the clinical characteristics of kiwi-fruit allergy in adults and children. The findings demonstrate that the allergy can result in severe reactions, particularly in young children who suffer from other allergies. (more…)

The incidence of allergy and asthma is rising. On the other hand, primary care physicians have dealt with allergic conditions far more often than they may expect even before the recent increase in allergic reactions and conditions. Some examples of immunological disease that the primary care physician sees include asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis.

Bellow are 10 important facts about allergies, common symptoms, treatment and specific allergen.

1. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) estimates that 40 to 50 million people in the United States suffer from allergies.
2. Many plants carry pollens that can trigger allergies, but ragweed is the most common. In fact, 75 percent of people with seasonal allergy symptoms are allergic to ragweed, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).
3. The primary treatment for any allergy is avoidance, or refraining from contact with the triggering allergen. Though many allergy drugs can help alleviate the symptoms of an allergic reaction, only avoidance can completely prevent an allergy from occurring.
4. While indoor allergies and allergens are not usually seasonal like many types of outdoor allergens, late summer usually sees higher levels of dust mites (due to higher humidity), molds and some pollens (which can be tracked indoors or brought in on clothes).
5. The airborne waste created by dust mites is the source of most dust allergies. Dust mites are microscopic arachnids (spiders) one-third of a millimeter long that live indoors in household dust. Between 100 and 500 dust mites typically inhabit a single gram of dust, though in some cases the number can soar to 19,000.

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