If nut products are eaten regularly during pregnancy, the risk of asthma in the child increases significantly, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

From the NEJM: A 44-year-old man presented with a 7-day history of epistaxis on the left side. He reported that he had washed his face in a freshwater stream 7 days before the onset of symptoms. A suspected blood clot was seen in the left middle...

Pruritus (itch) is a major symptom of allergic skin diseases. Acupuncture has been shown to reduce histamine-induced itch in healthy volunteers. The study authors investigated the effect of acupuncture on type I hypersensitivity itch and skin reaction...

From the NEJM: A 60-year-old woman presented with abdominal discomfort that had developed over the previous several weeks. Laboratory evaluation was notable for the white-cell count, which included 1.8% eosinophils. Colonoscopy demonstrated a worm,...

Atopy is highly prevalent and remains the biggest risk factor for asthma. Atopy has a heritable component but is not due to genetic factors alone. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and its bioactive moiety endotoxin are common to all gram-negative bacteria, and...

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. Role of sphingosine kinase...