Everyone has heard of seeing eye dogs and other types of personal assistance dogs: have you heard of an allergen-finding dog? These new dogs to protect people with allergies are called Angel Service Dogs. These dogs are being trained to smell traces of nuts in foods or in an area, so ...

Celiac disease is a devastating condition: not only does it mean a huge change in diet, it can also result in severe damage to the small intestine, caused by gluten. It is also a life-time condition: there is no known cure. There is now hope for patients suffering with celiac ...

New research shows that for every 1 case of celiac disease found, as many as 8 cases go undiagnosed! At the root of this issue is the phenomena of atypical celiac disease, which may present as a multisystem autoimmune disorder. For instance, patients who appear to have hypothyroidism, liver enzyme ...

One of the primary drug treatments for asthma is inhaled corticosteroids. New research indicates that vitamin D may actually improve the effectiveness of your inhaled corticosteroid. The specific corticosteroid studied was dexamethasone. Taking vitamin D boosted the performance of dexamethasone more than ten times. This could mean that simple vitamin ...

A new study shows that rising rate of asthma is now almost 8 per cent of the total US population. However, while asthma rates are going up in general, some US states have much lower rates than other states. Some individual states have either much higher or much lower asthma ...