Food Allergy + Asthma = Poor Outcomes

Started by Macabre, September 11, 2013, 10:39:03 AM

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Macabre

http://www.medwirenews.com/48/104745/Respiratory_News/Asthma%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9Cfood_allergy_combination_linked_to_poor_outcomes.html

"US research in a group of inner-city school children with asthma shows that those with food allergies experience greater asthma-related morbidity, use more healthcare resources, and have greater lung function impairment than those without"


Here's the original article (not full access):

Food Allergy and Increased Asthma Morbidity in a School-Based Inner-City Asthma Study
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, Volume 1, Issue 5, Pages 479-484
James L. Friedlander, William J. Sheehan, Sachin N. Baxi, Lianne S. Kopel, Jonathan M. Gaffin, Al Ozonoff, Chunxia Fu, Diane R. Gold, Wanda Phipatanakul

Me: Sesame, shellfish, chamomile, sage
DS: Peanuts

GingerPye

DD, 25 - MA/EA/PA/env./eczema/asthma
DS, 22 - MA/EA/PA/env.
DH - adult-onset asthma
me - env. allergies, exhaustion, & mental collapse ...

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