Environmental/Airborne Allergy News

HOUSTON — Subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy may be effective in reducing symptoms of pollen food allergy syndrome in children, according to findings presented at the American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Scientific Meeting.

A majority of patients with seasonal allergies self-select medication to treat their rhinitis symptoms without consulting with a health care provider and thus, are choosing suboptimal OTC medications, according to findings published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

ATLANTA — Data showed as many as 4.7 million working adults have work-related asthma, with health care support workers facing the most significant risk, according to findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Nickel and vanadium found in burning fuel oil from ships off the Southern California coast might damage the developing lungs of children, according to findings presented at the American Thoracic Society 2016 International Conference.

Workers in fields in Australia — such as farmers, animal workers and those in vocational jobs — have a high rate of workplace exposure to asthmagens, according to results from a recent study.

LOS ANGELES — In Pittsburgh, elevations of nitrogen dioxide were retrospectively associated with ED visits for acute exacerbations of respiratory disease, according to recent study findings presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

A rapid version of the nasal provocation test was effective in confirming a house dust mite allergy and can be performed in less time than the classic nasal provocation test, according to recent research.

The percentage of ever-employed adults with current asthma that is work-related increased from 9% in 2009 to 15.7% in 2012, according to data presented in MMWR.

As marijuana becomes increasingly common and legally accessible in some states, clinicians have an increased concern regarding the potential allergens associated with the use and handling of Cannabis sativa.

HOUSTON ─ Dust from Iraq and Kuwait may cause acute and chronic lung problems for troops deployed in war zones as well as people who live there, according research from Mark B. Lyles, MA, MS, DMD, PhD.