«Accordingly, we examined
the effects of allergic disease on respiratory health in two sets of patients with COPD, one a nationally representative sample of 1,381 COPD patients from the National Health and Nutrition Survey III (NHANES III) and the other a cohort of 77 former smokers with COPD from a study of the effects of endotoxin exposure on health status.»
Not exact matches
Research in the United States, Canada, Europe, and other developed countries, among predominantly middle - class populations, provides strong evidence that human milk feeding decreases the incidence and / or severity
of diarrhea,1 - 5 lower respiratory infection,6 - 9 otitis media,3,10 - 14bacteremia, 15,16 bacterial meningitis, 15,17 botulism, 18 urinary tract infection, 19 and necrotizing enterocolitis.20, 21 There are a number
of studies that show a possible protective
effect of human milk feeding against sudden infant death syndrome,22 - 24insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus,25 - 27 Crohn's
disease, 28,29 ulcerative colitis, 29 lymphoma, 30,31
allergic diseases,32 - 34 and other chronic digestive diseases.35 - 37 Breastfeeding has also been related to possible enhancement
of cognitive development.38, 39
In summary, although the overall
effect of breast - feeding on
allergic disease remains unknown, most practitioners agree that exclusive breast - feeding is the preferred method
of nutrition for all infants based on other potential benefits
of breast - feeding.
Although most experts maintain that the health benefits
of breast - feeding far outweigh any possible negative impacts it may bear, there has been no clear consensus on its
effects on
allergic disease.
Studies examining the role
of breast - feeding in the development
of allergic disease in infants demonstrate potentially protective as well as neutral or nonprotective
effects, likely due to the heterogeneity in their study design.
There are several randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) evaluating the
effect of probiotic bacteria on the prevention and treatment
of allergic disease.
Studies examining the role
of breast - feeding in the development
of allergic disease in infants have failed to demonstrate the protective
effect of breast milk because
of the heterogeneity in study methods (including breast - feeding frequency, recall
of feeding practices, and maternal atopic background).
We are already seeing this
effect in the well - known familial clustering
of allergic diseases, in which maternal allergy dominates.
Peanut butter can help a dog with hypoglycemic
effects of kidney
disease, and it can be an
allergic trigger in some dogs.
«Previously available treatments have helped with the management
of allergic skin
disease in dogs, but an unmet need still exists for a treatment that works rapidly and effectively with minimal short - and long - term side
effects,» said Douglas DeBoer, DVM, DACVD, Professor
of Dermatology at the University
of Wisconsin - Madison School
of Veterinary Medicine, an expert in veterinary dermatology and allergy.