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Barriers to managing asthma include access to appropriate care, patient adherence, distrust of the medical profession, delayed asthma diagnosis, culture, lifestyle choices and genetic discrepancies according to experts at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Seattle. "Lack of access to high quality care contributes to disparities in asthma care, especially for vulnerable populations," said Michael B. Foggs, M.D.

Title: New Compound Might Be Improvement Over Allergy ShotsCategory: health newscreated: 11/10/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 11/10/2008

Reuters - Although there is controversy over the use of immunotherapy among children younger than 6 years old, a new study shows that it is safe and effective for the treatment of hayfever in this age group and may prevent the later development of more allergies and asthma.

Reuters - Milk may be a treatment for milk allergy. In a carefully controlled study, researchers from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Duke university found that giving milk-allergic children milk in increasingly higher doses over time eased their allergic reactions to milk and even helped some of the children completely overcome their milk allergy.