If nut products are eaten regularly during pregnancy, the risk of asthma in the child increases significantly, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

The dye Patent Blue V (PBV) is increasingly used for staging procedures in breast cancer but is reported to cause adverse reactions. 9 patients with hypersensitivity reactions to PBV who were identified through the Norwegian network for reporting...

Currently, there is no reliable biomarker for evaluation of disease severity and activity of chronic urticaria (CU). Markers of blood coagulation and fibrinolysis are elevated in severe cases of CU. Plasma fibrin degradation products (FDP), d-dimer...

131 adult asthma patients were enrolled into a study that assessed asthma triggers via a questionnaire. Regardless of asthma severity, 59.5 % of the subjects reported to be triggered by more than 10 factors. The most common triggers were air...

At least 120 people die each year in the United States from peanut allergies. Food allergies are becoming more prevalent worldwide. Embedded video from CNN Video References: Peanut-free ballgame highlights food allergy dangers. CNN. Posted at...

The Ets transcription factor PU.1 is a master regulator for the development of multiple lineages during hematopoiesis. The expression of PU.1 is regulated during early T lineage development in the thymus. Spi-1 (PU.1) 5' UTR regulatory element. Image...