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Eczema risk from early day care
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Miss C. Williams is one of several AllergyBestBuys customers who has recently asked for our help with food issues. The General Allergy Check has shown negative, and she thinks her problems could lie with additives or histamine in food. She e-mailed:
Question: Where can I get professional, qualified help with food allergy or intolerance? ? I live near Bristol.
Answer: You can find a nutritional therapist who is a member of The British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy from the online directory on their website www.bant.org.uk Search either by county or post code. You can also search for a practitioner by name.
Daily vitamin pill relieves asthma
The trace element Selenium, found naturally in meat, fish and eggs, may help reduce the inflamed airways associated with asthma.
A new study by the University of Maryland has shown that asthmatics are more likely to have low levels of selenium than non-sufferers and that supplementation can reduce symptoms. In the trial 24 patients with asthma were given daily selenium supplements or a placebo for 14 weeks. Those taking the supplement had reduced symptoms.
Please be aware that although Selenium is an essential trace element, it is toxic if taken in excess and you should talk to your GP before taking it
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YOU HAVE TO LOOK pretty hard to spot the personal nose filter worn by the man in the photograph. That’s how discreet the NasalAir Guard is, making it one of our bestselling solutions for personal allergen protection. The hayfever season may be over in Europe and the US but customers in Australia and those who suffer from year-round rhinitis or problems when flying will be pleased to stock up at HALF PRICE. Type 100925 at the checkout to get a 50% discount on any size NasalAir Guard (except trial size). Offer valid until 15th October. Click here now.
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WELL, we went off to settle Sam into University, I took one look at the bed in his Hall of Residence and whipped out the dustmite-proof mattress protector I’d packed for him before you could say ‘pass the inhaler’! Heaven knows what’s going on in the mattresses on the beds in student digs or shared flats but without a protective cover zipped round them they must be dustmite heaven.
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Eczema risk from early day care
Children who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than those cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany. can now predict if newborns will be at high risk of developing allergies as they grow older, thanks to to researchers at the University of Adelaide.
A number of studies have found that eczema is more common among East German than West German children. Given that East German infants are also more likely to attend early day care, Dr Claudia Cramer and her team from the IUF-Institut fur Umweltmedizinische Forschung in Dusseldorf, Germany, investigated whether being in day care before the age of two, along with several other potential risk factors, influenced eczema risk.
The researchers followed 3,097 children from birth to age 6. Thirteen percent of the children from eastern Germany had been diagnosed with eczema by age 4, compared to 8 percent of the children from western Germany. Fifty-five percent of the children from East Germany attended day care in their first two years of life, compared to 6 percent of the West German children.
Early day care attendance was the only factor independently associated with eczema risk. Children in early day care were 56 percent more likely to have the skin condition than children who didn't attend day care before age 2. The effect seemed to weaken as children got older.
While the study didn't look at why early day care could increase the risk of the development of eczema, the researchers say that in day care children may be exposed to more allergens and microorganisms than at home. Children in day care could also be more stressed, which could promote the development of eczema.
Future research should look into how different types of day care and the amount of time children spend in day care affects children's immune response and stress levels, the researchers conclude.
