Allergy sufferer, Yen Dao, of Linwood, left, receives a series of shots for tree pollen, grass pollen, weed pollen and a general year round shot from nurse practitioner, Danielle Gosner, at the Atlantic Allergy and Asthma Center, in Linwood, N.J., Tuesday, March, 19, 2013.
Washington: When children suffer from allergies and asthma induced by dust mites, finding relief seems an uphill task. Researchers now claim that three years of allergy shots would offer long-term control of allergic asthma.
Allergic children react to proteins within the bodies and faeces of the mites. These particles are found mostly in pillows, mattresses, carpeting, stuffed animals and upholstered furniture. Researchers say there may be as many as 19,000 dust mites in one gram of dust.
The recommended duration of immunotherapy for long-term effectiveness has been three to five years, said Iwona Stelmach, from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), who led the study.
Sydney: Young children with severe or persistent asthma are more likely to develop many common mental health problems like anxiety and depression, an Australian study says.
University of Western Australia (UWA) psychologist and study co-author Monique Robinson said their findings build on previous studies which have found that as the severity of asthma increases, so do problems such as anxiety and depression.
We were interested in understanding the link between asthma in early childhood and mental health problems later on as little is known about the relationship, Robinson said, the journal Psychological Medicine reports.
We looked at whether the link was present for mild as well as severe asthma, and whether the link depended on asthma symptoms being persistent throughout childhood as opposed to asthma that lessens as the child grows older, added Robin, according to an UWA statement.
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS - JULY 19: Children with asthma and other chronic illnesses receive oxygen in a hospital ward on July 19, 2012 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Honduras now has the highest per capita murder rate in the world and its capital city, Tegucigalpa, is plagued by violence, poverty, homelessness and sexual assaults. With an estimated 80% of the cocaine entering the United States now being trans-shipped through Honduras, the violence on the streets is a spillover from the ramped rise in narco-trafficking.
