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Article: Prevention of allergic disease in childhood reviewed.
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- Respiratory Therapeutics Week
- Article date:
- July 12, 2004
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2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher reviews the prevention of allergic disease in childhood in a recent issue of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.
"The development and phenotypic expression of atopic diseases depends on a complex interaction between genetic factors, environmental exposure to allergens, and non-specific adjuvant factors, such as tobacco smoke, air pollution, and infections. Preventive measures may include both exposure to allergens and adjuvant risk/protective factors and pharmacological treatment. These measures may address the general population, children at risk for development of atopic disease (high-risk infants), children ...