Allergy and Immunology News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day.

• Allergic rhinitis was significantly associated with nasal eosinophilia and irreversible nasal airway obstruction. Chronic inflammation and structural remodeling of the nasal mucosa occurs in allergic rhinitis n children at age 6. Allergic rhinitis associated with irreversible nasal airway obstruction, whereas nonallergic rhinitis was not. http://bit.ly/1kVGuV
  
  
• Ozone concentrations below the current U.S. clean-air standard may still temporarily impair lung function http://bit.ly/3wu6Mu
  
  
• 120 people die each year in the United States from peanut allergies. Food allergies are becoming more prevalent http://bit.ly/4vi0V
  
  
• T-cell epitope mapping identified several major T-cell allergens, may offer peptide therapy in the future http://bit.ly/tg6f4
  
  
• In honeybee or yellow jacket venom allergy, VIT with purified extracts had a lower rate of severe local reactions http://bit.ly/3dO7H
  
  
• Lower vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in the airway as a marker for emphysematous changes in the lungs http://bit.ly/2uSUWp
  
  
• Google "wonder wheel" for asthma - a rudimentary mind map: http://bit.ly/4tOOF

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