Kids with food allergies at increased risk of asthma, rhinitis, finds a new study
Risk of allergic diseases increases with the number of food allergies a child might have, say researchers

Children with a history of food allergy have a high risk of developing asthma and allergic rhinitis, a new US study has warned.
The risk increases with the number of food allergies a child might have, said researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
“Eczema, asthma and allergic rhinitis are among the most common childhood medical conditions in the US,” said lead researcher David A Hill, an allergy and immunology fellow. The study is a retrospective analysis of the electronic health records of more than one million urban and suburban children in the CHOP Care Network from 2001 to 2015.....

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Early Virus Raises Asthma Risk in Certain Kids: Study

FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A common genetic variation significantly boosts the odds of asthma in children who've had a severe respiratory illness at a young age, researchers report.
"Our findings suggest that genetic influences on asthma might be more pronounced in the context of early life environmental exposures, especially viral respiratory infections," said Dr. Rajesh Kumar, an allergist at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. He is senior author of the new report.....

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Bronchiolitis Plus Gene Variant Raises Asthma Risk in Children

FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A common genetic variation significantly increases the odds of asthma in children who've had a severe respiratory illness at a young age, according to research published online Aug. 24 in PLOS ONE.
The study involved 3,483 Hispanic children, aged 8 to 21, and 666 black children. The researchers focused on a variation of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene.....

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