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Article: Asthma and allergy shots.
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- Pediatrics for Parents
- Article date:
- May 1, 1996
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Children with both allergies and asthma suffer a double whammy. When their allergies are active, their asthma seems to be worse also. Many of these children receive "allergy shots" to help lessen their allergic symptoms, which seems to lead to better control of their asthma.
A recent study of children suffering from both allergies and moderate-to-severe asthma tried to determine whether immunosuppressive ("allergy shots") really helped improve their asthma. The study group, 121 children aged five to 14, were divided into two groups. One group received allergy shots for 30 months and other group placebo injections. The severity of the children's asthma was carefully ...