Climate change is affecting the health of all individuals and represents an even more significant health risk for individuals with COPD.

The likelihood for upper respiratory tract infections and wheeze in children was impacted by when the child was born in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings published in The ...

The effects of climate change — warmer temperatures and longer periods between frosts — are leading to longer and more severe seasonal allergy seasons in Maine. Rising temperatures cause Maine's ...

Langerhans cells may possess high-affinity receptors for IgE on their surface, which avidly bind allergens, such as food, aeroallergens and microbial superantigens. Such linkage induces the ...

Prior studies have proposed several markers, including family history of asthma and atopy, sensitization to food antigens and aeroallergens, viral infection, presence of other atopic conditions (e ...

“Climate change is making aeroallergens like pollen in the air worse, and the trend is for this problem to continue to increase with a changing climate,” according to a report produced by the ...

Without proper filtration, the aeroallergens will pass through the vacuum cleaner and back into the surrounding air,' says Elena. Like with air purifiers, this is where a HEPA filter makes all the ...

If present, the severity of eczema was evaluated by the scoring atopic dermatitis index.19 SPTs using common food allergens (cow's milk, hen's egg), aeroallergens (house dust mite, cat dander, grass ...

Airway epithelial cells act as a physical barrier against environmental toxins and injury, and modulate inflammation and the immune response. As such, maintenance of their integrity is critical.

The World Bank Group reports that as this global health emergency escalates, devastating impacts on health and well-being will also accelerate. All aspects of health are affected by climate change, ...