Environmental/Airborne Allergy News

Microbial transglutaminase has the potential to be a new and emerging inhalant high-molecular-weight allergen, according a research letter published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Swiss International Air Lines has announced a plan to introduce various ground and inflight products to improve the air travel experience for passengers with allergies, according to a press release.

Middle-aged patients who reduced their home exposure to mold and environmental tobacco smoke may decrease their asthma or asthma-related respiratory symptoms, according to researchers.

SAN DIEGO — Indoor air exposure to allergens in the workplace, school and home could pose a unique set of environmental and sociological factors leading to increased asthma morbidity, according to data presented here at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting.

One in five primary care patients met criteria for chemical intolerance, according to recent study results. The chemically intolerant group reported significantly higher rates of comorbid allergies and more often met screening criteria for a range of possible psychiatric disorders.

The proportion of Americans with asthma increased by nearly 15 percent from 2001 to 2010, according to survey data released by the CDC.

Less effective asthma control among older patients is associated with obesity, higher average daily exposure to traffic exhaust, and nonatopic status, according to recent data.

Lower rates for asthma and allergies were detected in children from farm environments compared with rates for children from nonfarm areas, according to European study results.

The 6q15 and 8q12 chromosome regions may be asthma triggers, and case-control admixture mapping is an effective tool for performing genome-wide association studies in Mexican and Puerto Rican populations, according to study results.

A meta-analysis of articles published from 1998 to 2011 found that stress may exacerbate the symptoms of asthma.