Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/health/diseases-conditions/asthma-and-allergies health Health - Asthma & Allergies en-us Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:36:46 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/health/diseases-conditions/asthma-and-allergies http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/allergies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100208/hl_nm/us_asthma nm/20100208/us_asthma Reuters health Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:36:46 GMT Reuters - Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, scientists said on Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/allergies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100206/hl_hsn/herbalsnottheanswerforasthmastudyshows hsn/20100206/herbalsnottheanswerforasthmastudyshows HealthDay health Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:49:21 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Many asthma patients who use herbal remedies experience increased symptoms and poorer quality of life, a new study shows. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/allergies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/hl_afp/lifestylehealthenvironmentautojustice afp/20100203/lifestylehealthenvironmentautojustice AFP science Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:08:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/allergies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/hl_afp/lifestylehealthenvironmentautojustice"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265208786220-1-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=x6Db5lN1xde31aratcnxuQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Vehicles are caught in a heavy traffic on the main expressway in Seoul, in 2008. A court ruled Wednesday that South Korea's government and five main automakers are not responsible for respiratory diseases allegedly caused by air pollution.(AFP/File/Jeon Young-Han)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A court ruled Wednesday that South Korea's government and five main automakers are not responsible for respiratory diseases allegedly caused by air pollution.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/allergies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/hl_afp/lifestylehealthenvironmentautojustice"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265208786220-1-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=x6Db5lN1xde31aratcnxuQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="Vehicles are caught in a heavy traffic on the main expressway in Seoul, in 2008. A court ruled Wednesday that South Korea's government and five main automakers are not responsible for respiratory diseases allegedly caused by air pollution.(AFP/File/Jeon Young-Han)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/allergies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100202/hl_hsn/healthtiphavecleanairathome hsn/20100202/healthtiphavecleanairathome HealthDay health Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:48:51 GMT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Polluted air inside the home can aggravate asthma and allergy symptoms. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/allergies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/hl_nm/us_asthma_pregnancy nm/20100202/us_asthma_pregnancy Reuters health Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:50:20 GMT Reuters - U.S. researchers have linked mothers' infection during pregnancy to asthma, the most common chronic disease among American children, in their offspring. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/allergies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100129/hl_hsn/toolittlevitamindmayworsenasthma hsn/20100129/toolittlevitamindmayworsenasthma HealthDay health Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:49:39 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- People with asthma who have low levels of vitamin D fare worse than those with high levels of the "sunshine" vitamin, a new study finds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/allergies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100126/hl_nm/us_infant_swimming nm/20100126/us_infant_swimming Reuters health Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:05:06 GMT Reuters - Children who start swimming before the age of 2 may be at increased risk of a common infant lung infection, and possibly asthma and respiratory allergies later in life, a new study suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/allergies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100118/hl_hsn/shotsrelievechildrenshayfevercutexpenses hsn/20100118/shotsrelievechildrenshayfevercutexpenses HealthDay health Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:48:19 GMT HealthDay - SATURDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Allergy vaccinations reduce total health-care costs in children with hay fever by one-third and drug prescription costs by 16 percent, according to a 10-year U.S. study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/allergies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100113/hl_nm/us_peanut_allergies nm/20100113/us_peanut_allergies Reuters health Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:14:07 GMT Reuters - Many children who test positive for sensitivity to peanuts may not actually have full-blown allergies to the food, a new study suggests.