MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'hayfever'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:47:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463842&cid=t_93937_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F296466518%2F (Image credit www.about.com)  A University of Carolina study monitoring 1200 newborns found that first borns were more likely to carry a gene variant which raised their risk of developing an allergy before the age of 10.  The study suggested that a first born experienced different conditions in the uterus from subsequent siblings. The researchers measured levels of an antibody called Immunoglobulin E (IgE) in the babies’ umbilical cord blood.  This is known to play a key role in the development of allergic responses.   First born babies were more likely to have high levels of IgE, and those that did were also more likely to show signs of an allergic response when they were subsequently tested, using a skin prick test, at the age of four and ten. The researchers also believe the... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463842 Fri, 23 May 2008 10:22:01 +0100 1463842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=612030&cid=t_93937_87_f&fid=34882&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbreathspakids.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Foil-seed-rape-fashionable-demon-or-time.html This reported attitude is rather more indicative of the pitchforks and torches approach than the scientific approach that one might expect from somebody representing "the leading medical charity for people with allergy". Oh misery me! mecum omnes plangite! (Source: Breath Spa for Kids) Breath Spa for Kids blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=612030 Mon, 14 May 2007 13:18:00 +0100 612030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=602002&cid=t_93937_87_f&fid=34882&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbreathspakids.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Freducing-hayfever-symptoms-abusing-my.html It seems that Dr. Clark Bartram of Unintelligent Design has granted me a damehood. I have just learned of my enoblement to Dame Shinga Salisbury Shingashire. I shall follow in the fine tradition of people who abuse honours by recommending something for which I have absolutely no evidence-base although I feel its truthiness.Stephen Colbert's "truthiness"...describes things that a person claims to know, without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination, or actual facts.I realise that it would fully round out my abuse if I were to have a financial or other interest in my recommendation but, sadly, I don't, not even indirectly, no matter how upstream or downstream you look. Nonetheless, I hope that the lack of any conflict of interest doesn't detract from the magnitude of the complet... Breath Spa for Kids blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=602002 Fri, 11 May 2007 16:59:00 +0100 602002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=602003&cid=t_93937_87_f&fid=34882&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbreathspakids.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fgreater-and-earlier-incidence-of.html There have been lots of advance warnings in the UK about the likelihood of widespread hayfever earlier this year; we have been advised that there will be an earlier onset to the pollen season than usual. It seems that these warnings were appropriate as there are reports of a doubling in sales of hayfever remedies and higher than usual numbers of people, between the ages of 5-44, who are experiencing eye problems.In the week ending 24 April, figures show that NHS Direct was receiving on average 150 calls a day from people with these hay symptoms, which is a rise of all calls to NHS Direct from 0.7% to 1.5%. The most likely cause of this is increased pollen from trees like the Silver Birch, Oak and Plane trees brought on by the recent warm sunny weather. Commenting on this Helen Young, Execu... Breath Spa for Kids blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=602003 Wed, 09 May 2007 15:34:00 +0100 602003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=569578&cid=t_93937_87_f&fid=34882&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbreathspakids.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fholford-recommends-nutritional-approach.html And please let Shinga read some decent research papers before she explodes.Several valued correspondents have brought Patrick Holford's nutritional recommendations for people with hayfever to my attention. Holford's PR people are to be congratulated because the same press release appears in many places in the form of articles about dealing with hayfever: one of the most recent of these is in the Manchester Evening News, Supplements to Solve Hayfever Sniffles. There is a more detailed account of Holford's claims regarding particular supplements and hayfever on his own site.I'm going to state right here that there is negligible evidence to support Holford's claim that:MSM has so many benefits for allergy sufferers that it’s hard to know where to start.I will enlarge upon why I reject this ... Breath Spa for Kids blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=569578 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:18:00 +0100 569578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=554447&cid=t_93937_87_f&fid=34882&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbreathspakids.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Firregular-verb-theory-and-supportive.html I'm frequently reminded of the irregular verb theory. Val McDermid has a pithy example:I am diplomaticYou are tactfulHe/she is a liarI think that irregular noun counting is also becoming more common. For some time, it seems as if single studies are transformed into plurals and a handful of studies is inflated into "a plethora". (YorkTest make this charming transformation:There is now a plethora of data showing that people who have adapted their diet according to the YORKTEST results report an improvement in their symptoms. Some of these data have been independently reported [refs to 4 studies, one of which is unpublished, another of which is a poster at a conference and one other that is of dubious clinical relevance (like the unpublished, it is an audit of a customer satisfaction question... Breath Spa for Kids blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=554447 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:06:00 +0100 554447 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=438167&cid=t_93937_117_f&fid=34444&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.webmd.com%2Fallergies-and-asthma%2F2006%2F03%2Fsingulair-for-hayfever.html Singulair has become a popular choice for those who would otherwise suffer from asthma most of the time, probably because it is a convenient, once-a-day pill instead of another inhaler. It is also perceived by patients and parents as safer than corticosteroid and bronchodilator asthma inhalers. During the past couple of years, Singulair has also been marketed for hay fever (allergic rhinitis). However, a study published last month, authored by ENT specialists from Chicago, demonstrated that Singulair, a which costs 3 dollars a day by prescription, was no more effective than sustained-release 240mg Sudafed, an over-the-counter decongestant capsule which costs less than one dollar. Sudafed was slightly more effective at reducing nasal congestion during the September allergy season in Chicago... Allergies and Asthma blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=438167 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 05:00:00 +0100 438167