Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 8-week supplementation with 500 mg daily of pomegranate extract significantly improved symptom severity (p < 0.05) and significantly decreased neutrophil and eosinophil levels (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.002, respectively)...
Prebiotic Intake and Allergic Rhinitis
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results suggest that consuming prebiotic foods is associated with a lower incidence of allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis is a common disease characterized by rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, and sneezing. The underlying cause of allergic...
Daily Supplementation of Lactobacillus paracasei IJH-SONE68 Improves Symptoms of Chronic Allergies
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12 weeks of oral administration of Lactobacillus paracasei IJH-SONE68 significantly reduced symptoms, such as nasal congestion and watery eyes, related to chronic allergies. Allergic rhinitis (AR), a chronic inflammatory...
Bullying Among Black and White School Children with Food Allergies
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study evaluates the bullying experiences of black and white children with food allergies (FA), and how these experience affect peer relationships, anxiety, and school policies. According to recent studies, FA affect eight percent of...
An Urban Environment Poses Higher Risk of Dog and Owner Allergies than a Rural Environment
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study shows that dogs and humans can be predisposed to allergies in response to the same environmental risk factors. Humans and pet dogs are more prone to develop allergies in urban than in rural environments due to the differing...
Ginger Extract an Effective Alternative Treatment for Patients with Allergic Rhinitis
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study found that ginger was as good as loratadine in improving quality of life and caused less side effects in study participants with allergic rhinitis (AR). According to estimates by the World Health Organization,...
Failure to Thrive in Infants May Be an Early Clinical Marker for Cow’s Milk Allergy
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study shows that failure to thrive (FTT) may be a useful clinical marker for early identification of cow’s milk allergy (CMA), particularly in non-IgE mediated forms of allergy to cow’s milk. Children whose current...
Allergies Affect the Adult Fecal Microbiota
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. American adults with allergies, especially but not exclusively to nuts and seasonal pollen, have lower richness and altered composition of their gut microbiota. Allergies represent one of the country’s most common, yet often overlooked...
Probiotics Associated With Improved Quality of Life in Patients With Seasonal Allergies
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Seasonal allergies were significantly reduced in participating allergy sufferers who supplemented with a combination of L. Gasseri KS-13, Bifidobacterium bifidum G9-1, and B. longum MM-2 for 8 weeks during the spring...
The Problem With Food Allergy Testing – Informed Opinion
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PH.D. There are fundamental problems with the food allergy tests themselves as well as the interpretation of the results. You might be surprised to learn that food allergy testing, a common laboratory test done by both physicians and...