A study out of Brigham and Women's Hospital with Harvard Medical School in Boston indicates that women who have stress during their pregnancy may have children with an increased risk of asthma. Researcher, Dr Rosalind Wright of Brigham and Women's hospital, said that this is the first study in humans ...

If your child has a peanut allergy in addition to asthma, it's likely that their asthma attacks are worse, according to a new study. In a study of 160 children between the ages of 5 and 18, children with peanut allergies had both more hospitalizations for asthma and a higher ...

If you have a child with a food allergy, you likely have felt very alone. Your child may feel alone too. This is where books like The Allergy Buddy Club can help. The book promotes food allergy awareness through story. In the book, children learn about the most common food ...

Gluten-sensitive enteropathy is also known as celiac disease or celiac sprue. This autoimmune condition is known to affect 1 in 133 US residents. If you have celiac disease yourself, your offspring have a 5 to 15 per cent chance of having it themselves. It's also true that your genetic siblings ...

If you introduce your baby to gluten before six months of age, you could be in for trouble. Babies exposed to gluten before six months were much more likely to have problems with constipation at 2 years of age. Gluten is a protein that is found in certain grains - ...