While eczema can flare up at any time of the year, it is especially common during the harsh winter months. Cold, dry air and the heat blasting from furnaces and radiators conspire to turn already dry skin into a cracked, ... read more

Allergies cost Australia almost $8 billion a year, and the burden is rapidly rising as more Australians develop hay fever, eczema and potentially deadly anaphylaxis.

A new Access Economics report to be released tomorrow has put the total burden of ... read more

A recent research at Netherlands shows that organic dairy products such as yogurt, milk and cheese may help protect children from ailments such as asthma. They conducted a study on the diets of 2500 pregnant women and children and found ... read more

People sneezing and sniffling during allergy season may take some comfort in the findings of a new study.

Researchers in Europe have found that people with allergies have a lower risk of developing glioma. Those are tumors of the central ... read more