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Allergy To Peanuts May Be Cured By Peanuts

February 27, 2010

Children who are allergic to peanuts may find a cure in peanuts themselves. A previous pilot study showed that 21 out of 23 kids were effectively desensetized to peanuts by giving then increasing small doses of peanuts. A new study is on the way with 104 British children aged 7-17 who are suffering from peanut […]

Study Finds 1:3 People Likely To Get Asthma

February 19, 2010

According to a recent study 1:3 people can expect to develop asthma at some point in their lives. Researchers examined the medical histories of 9, 041, 085 patients over a 16 year period. Data was collected between 1991 and 2007. They found that the lifetime risk of being diagnosed with asthma is 33.9%. It is […]

Text Messaging Good For Mothers-To-Be

February 7, 2010

Text messaging has again been identified as effective in delivering wellness tips, this time to pregnant women. A free health education program in the USA is making it possible to deliver health teaching through text messaging. Topics will include nutrition, immunization, prevention of birth defects and more. Mothers will receive weekly messages by texting “BABY” […]